By Alan Dron Air Transport Word UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed the cause of a 2013 fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 at London Heathrow Airport. It was caused by thermal runaway in the lithium metal batteries of the aircraft’s Emergency Location Transmitter (ELT), AAIB has stated in an official
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An asylum seeker has been discovered alive in the hold of a plane that landed at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport on Friday morning, after smuggling himself on to an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa. The stowaway was found after the plane landed in Sweden just before 7am. The flight time for journeys between Addis Ababa
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By Juliet Van Wagenen Source: Aviation Today Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to order 44 new aircraft, effectively doubling its 76-plane fleet in the face of rising air traffic as Africa’s economy sees steady growth. To accommodate the projected rise, the African carrier has implemented “Vision 2025,” a fleet expansion plan that aims to add
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Airlines in Africa, and the tale of democracy: Kenya and South African carriers bleed, while Ethiopian flies high Perhaps there is something unique in the airline business that makes it easier for a “clever” and developmental authoritarian regime to find success. KENYA Airways (KQ) last week announced a loss of $257 million (Ksh25.7 billion), the
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Seven passengers – including two children – on the inaugural Ethiopian Airlines flight through Dublin claimed asylum at the airport’s immigration gates. A Garda spokeswoman this morning confirmed that it was five adults and two children that claimed asylum. “We are working with Ethiopian Airlines to ensure proper processes are in place for people coming
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By CHRISTINE MUNGAI Confused if Africa is rising or not? To help you navigate your way, we created a (very unscientific) index of business attractiveness. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate on the ground may have a different story. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate
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By CHRISTINE MUNGAI Confused if Africa is rising or not? To help you navigate your way, we created a (very unscientific) index of business attractiveness. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate on the ground may have a different story. The headline figures might remain promising, but businesses that actually operate
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Growing tourism industry adding tailwind to Horn of African country’s burgeoning economy. MORE than 96 million people are counted as Ethiopian, accounting for 1.3% of the total world population and making the country the 13th most-populated globally. The country is also as diverse as it is populated, home to cross-cultural civilisations from North Africa, sub-Saharan
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The clock is ticking who will be the first to grab first trip to Los Angeles? Ethiopian Airlines will begin 3x weekly Boeing 787-8 flights between Addis Ababa and Los Angeles as of June 2015. The flight will operate westbound on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and eastbound on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.The flight will stop
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By John Mulligan The chief executive of Aer Lingus has lashed out against Ethiopian Airways, claiming the African airline will be hogging valuable space at Dublin Airport that could be used for other carriers. Ethiopian Airways will launch a service between Addis Ababa and Los Angeles next month. The flight stops off in Dublin en-route,
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