Clarification of 2000 U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Warning for Ethiopia

U.S. Embassy Press Release Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,– There has been no recent FAA warning for flights in or out of Ethiopia. The FAA flight prohibition (SFAR 87 of May 16, 2000) pertaining to Northern Ethiopia predates the June 18, 2000 cessation of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea and has not been updated subsequently. The FAA

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Ethiopian Airlines connects Uganda to South Sudan

New vision Traders and other organizations transacting business in South Sudan are beaming with smiles of satisfaction after Ethiopian Airlines being granted permission to operate direct flights between Entebbe and Juba starting next week. This was done in a bid to fill the vacuum of travel options that followed the grounding of Air Uganda flights.

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Ethiopia’s India connect grows: A Dreamliner named Taj Mahal

Ajkikhabar Addis Ababa: In what is being seen as a recognition of the heavy traffic generated on its routes to the Indian subcontinent, the flagship carrier of the East African nation ofEthiopia has named its newestBoeing 787 Dreamliner after India’s most famous monument. The Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has named its eighth 787 Dreamliner after the Taj Mahal, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s monument

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Ethiopian Receives 8th B787 Dreamliner

ETN GTI News Ethiopian was the first in the world outside Japan to receive the B787 in August 2012. The airline will take delivery of further two B787s in 2014. Currently, Ethiopian is the largest operator of the B787 in Africa, serving routes to Africa, Brazil, Europe, the U.S., Canada and China with the aircraft.

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Ethiopian again delays B787 to Hong Kong and Seoul

Flyethiopian.com Ethiopian Airlines has again postponed the launch of its B787 Dreamliner Addis Ababa—Hong Kong—Seoul Incheon service. The four-times weekly route had been scheduled to commence today, but is now due to start flying on August 1. Outbound service ET608 will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It will depart Addis Ababa at 2315, arriving

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Ethiopian and Agence Française de Développement Sign €50 million Loan Agreement

Ethiopian Airlines Press Release Ethiopian Airlines and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a loan agreement of 50 million euros on 20 June 2014 at the Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters. The agreement is aimed at financing the construction of the new state-of- the art cargo terminal.  Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, and

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Ethiopian Airlines: African dream

Routes News Ethiopian is one of the oldest and most successful airlines operating on the African continent. Routes News lists five things you need to know about it. History maker Ethiopian Airlines was established in 1945 as a joint venture with TWA and the Ethiopian government. The airline originally started with five Douglas C-47 Skytrain

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UK agency says faulty wiring likely caused Dreamliner fire

By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fire that scorched the top of a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner at London Heathrow airport last summer was likely caused by faulty wiring in an emergency rescue beacon that led to “an uncontrolled discharge” from a lithium-ion battery, the UK aviation safety agency said on Wednesday. The

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Ethiopian Airlines to start service to Madrid, Spain

Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has finalized preparations to start three weekly services to Madrid, Spain starting from September 2, 2014. Ethiopian flights to Madrid will be operated through Rome and will bring the number of the airline’s international destinations across five continents to 83.

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Ethiopian Wins Bombardier Airline Reliability Performance Award

Ethiopian Airliness Press Release Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has won the 2014 Airline Reliability Performance Award from Bombardier Aerospace. Ethiopian has won the award four years in a row. The award was given to Ethiopian for achieving an average dispatch reliability rate

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