Tag Archives: Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopia: Abune Petros in our heart

May 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

On 29 July 1936 Abune Petros was executed by the Italian fascist that were trying to colonize our country for his refusal to submit. On May 2, 2013 the monument that was built to commemorate our Holy Father was removed … read more »

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50 Ethiopian immigrants sentenced to lengthy jail term with hard labor in Zambia

April 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Getahune Bekele Although the word “hard labour” sounds brutal and primitive, Zambian magistrate Shadreck Chanda was merciless in passing judgment when he sent 50 destitute Ethiopians to jail for entering the landlocked nation illegally on 29 March 2013. The Ethiopians … read more »

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Ethiopian Airlines extends its Asian reach and links South America with China

February 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Airlines plans to expand its Asian network with the addition of Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Seoul Incheon from 18-Jun-2013. Hong Kong will also become a direct route from Addis Ababa, rather than operating via Bangkok. But those … read more »

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Uganda: Ethiopian Airways Joins Bukenya – Jussulla Kickboxing Fight

February 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Airways have joined the international kickboxing fight between Ugandan Sharif Bukenya and Jarkul Jussulla from Finland scheduled for February 23 at Freedom City. Eddy Gombya, the fight organiser, disclosed the sponsorship but didn’t divulge details of the total package … read more »

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Ethiopia: TPLF and the culture of violence

January 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

According to ESAT the FBI has foiled an attempt by the Ethiopian government to assassinate Ato Abebe Gelaw. Goosh Abera and his accomplices are under custody. Please note here I said the Ethiopian government since there seems to be no … read more »

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Zimbabwe: Let Down By Ethiopian Airlines

October 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

  By Charles Mtetwa A SUDDEN plunge of an Ethiopian Airlines flight triggers confusion and murmurs of uncertainty as the Airbus charts through the Addis Ababa to Harare flight trail. But no message comes through from the flight deck to … read more »

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The Ethiopian Air Lines Saga By Berhane Kidane

October 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Since its inception, the Ethiopian Air Lines has been the pride of all Ethiopians. The Ethiopian Airlines is one of the best Air Lines in the world. Its employees do not just consider their job as a place where they … read more »

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Ethiopian Airlines Receives Delivery of the Customized Q-400

October 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft featuring reconfigured cabins at the manufacturer’s Q400 assembly line at Downsview near Toronto. Based on customer feedback, Ethiopian Airlines asked the manufacturer to reconfigure the … read more »

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Ethiopian airlines attracts more visitors by issuing tourist visas

September 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

MUSCAT — Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing Airline in Africa has announced that Omani nationals and residents can currently apply for Ethiopian visa through Ethiopian Airlines office in Muscat. This facility will attract more passengers in the Sultanate to visit … read more »

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Ethiopian dares to Dream

September 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Gulliver, economist AFRICA’S booming aviation industry reached another landmark in August when Ethiopian Airlines became the first carrier outside Japan to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (pictured), a state-of-the-art passenger jet. The introduction of the 787 to African skies could … read more »

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Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi is dead, Says Airlines Employee

July 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, a regional strongman in the volatile Horn of Africa in power for over two decades, has died in hospital abroad, the government said Tuesday. “Prime Minister Meles Zenawi passed away yesterday evening at around midnight,” … read more »

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Kenya seizes 600kg of illegal Nigeria-bound ivory

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kenya security dogs at Nairobi airport Friday sniffed through a layer of pepper to uncover 600kg of illegal ivory bound for Nigeria. “Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Canine Unit together with Police and Customs officials at Kenya’s main airport in Nairobi … read more »

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Ethiopian Pilots Complete Training for 787 Dreamliner

April 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Source: Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines, the first African airline to operate the 787, has trained eight pilots on the 787 Dreamliner at the Boeing Flight Services campus located at Gatwick, London. Additional batches of trainees are conducting … read more »

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Boycott Woyanne cash cow: Ethiopian Airlines

April 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Woyanne junta continues to commit horrible atrocities against Ethiopians with impunity. The recent ethnic cleansing campaign against the Amhara, Gambella and Afar people is not surprising because nothing has been done when khat-addicted dictator Meles Zenawi waged a war … read more »

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Is Ethiopian Airlines Anti-Oromo?

August 3, 2011 by benim

My name is Dirribi Demissie Bokku. I am president of Mecha -Tulama Association. In this capacity I was imprisoned for three years because we protested against the removal of Oromia’s capital from Finfinne. Prior to my imprisonment I was employed … read more »

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Ethiopian Airlines is Africa’s Most Profitable Airline for a third year in a row – Report

July 17, 2011 by benim

Ethiopian Airlines is once again Africa’s most profitable airline, according to 2011 World Airline Report by Air Transport World (ATW). For Fiscal Year 2010 which ended in June, Ethiopian Airlines made a net profit of 121.4 million dollars, ranking it … read more »

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Ethiopia suspends flights to Sudan and Djibouti due ash cloud

June 15, 2011 by benim

Ethiopian Airlines has temporarily cancelled some domestic flights and international routes destined to neighboring countries due to an ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Eritrea. The Dubbi volcano, in southern Eritrea, very close the Ethiopian border, erupted late on … read more »

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Airline: flights disrupted by E. Africa ash cloud

June 14, 2011 by benim

An Ethiopian Airlines spokesman said an East African volcanic ash cloud disrupted several flights on Tuesday, and an Ethiopian scientific official said the cloud has reached as far as southern Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopian Airlines spokesman Getachew Tesfa said flights … read more »

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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Wins Bombardier’s “Airline Reliability Performance” Award

May 25, 2011 by benim

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopian Airlines has won the 2010 Annual Airline Reliability Performance Award from the Bombardier Aerospace. According to Bombardier, “Ethiopian Airlines achieved the highest overall dispatch reliability and stood first in the overall Q-400 product category for … read more »

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Zimbabwe pilots end month-long strike

April 21, 2011 by benim

Harare – Striking Air Zimbabwe pilots have resumed flights to South Africa, partially ending a crippling one-month strike after reaching a deal with the government, the airline said on Thursday. “Air Zimbabwe board and management wish to advise the public … read more »

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Mysterious death of Ethiopian immigrant remains unsolved

February 14, 2011 by benim

Zenebech Injera is one the highest-rated Ethiopian restaurants in the District, an unassuming carryout serving up spicy dishes from its storefront on T Street Northwest in the Shaw neighborhood. It was outside this local hot spot that the body of … read more »

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Ethiopian Airlines pilot was alerted of imminent crash: report

February 14, 2011 by benim

BEIRUT: The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed shortly after takeoff from Beirut in January last year received several cockpit warnings that disaster was imminent, according to an investigative report probing the disaster, made public over the weekend. … read more »

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Another Nigerian dies on board Ethiopia Airlines

February 10, 2011 by benim

Barely a month after the death of Fatima Ajani, on board Ethiopian Airlines, another Nigerian, Ebegboni Matti, died on Sunday in Addis Ababa aboard another flight. Mr. Matti, accompanied by his wife Stella, was on his way to Bombay, India, … read more »

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Ethiopian Airlines and ET African Journeys Offer Tanzania Safari Deal

January 27, 2011 by benim

Ethiopian Airlines and ET African Journeys are offering a special deal on a deluxe nine-day safari to Tanzania, home of the world-famous Serengeti National Park. The price of $2,259 (plus taxes) includes airfare, deluxe accommodations, games drives, transfers and most … read more »

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Emirates Airbus plane bumps into Ethiopia’s new Boeing

January 8, 2011 by benim

A recently delivered Ethiopia’s new Boeing 777-200 LR, one of the first ever owned by an African airliner, has collided with an Emirates’ Airbus A340 at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport. The incident happened on Tuesday when the Emirates plane, … read more »

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Emirates plane collides with Ethiopian New Boeing 777

January 6, 2011 by benim

Ethiopian Airlines’ new Boeing 777-200 LR collided with Emirates’ Airbus A340 yesterday at Bole International Airport. The incident happened when the Emirates plane was trying to take-off to Entebbe International Airport while the Boeing 777 was parked at Stand 17 … read more »

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Ethiopia – A Boeing 737 aircraft carrying Meles Zenawi made emergency landing

January 3, 2011 by benim

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had a scary encounter in December when his aircraft made an emergency landing shortly after take off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, the weekly Reporter newspaper said. Meles was in Burkina Faso to attend that … read more »

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Ethiopian Airlines Becomes Major African Freight Transporter

November 22, 2010 by benim

Ethiopian Airlinestransported 87 percent of the total freights by African Airlines in 2009, African Airlines Association (AFRAA) annual report indicated. “…Out of five AFRAA member airlines, which transported a total of 44,225 tons of freight in 2009, Ethiopian Airlines accounted … read more »

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Ethiopian Airlines in medical emergency landing, man dies

November 19, 2010 by benim

Incident: Ethiopian B763 near Boston on Nov 17th 2010, medical emergency An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration ET-ALP from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was enroute at FL360 near Boston when a male passenger (64) became seriously ill. … read more »

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Ethiopian, AFD sign 30 mln euro loan agreement

October 17, 2010 by benim

he Ethiopian Airlines and the Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) signed a loan agreement of 30 million euro at the Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters on Friday. The agreement is aimed at financing the expansion and upgrading of Ethiopian Airlines training academy … read more »

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