Ethiopian Signs Codeshare with Singapore, Air Europa

Ethiopian Airlines has announced it would expand its codeshare alliance with Singapore Airlines from June 1, 2017 so that it would offer customers travelling between Africa and Asia seamless connectivity options. Ethiopian Airlines’ daily non-stop services to Singapore from Addis Ababa, due to be launched in June 2017, will be covered by the expanded codeshare […]

Ethiopia Airlines Wins Cargo Awards

African’s largest cargo operator, Ethiopian Airlines, has won ‘Cargo Airline Award for Network Development’ at the tenth anniversary of the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards held on March 9, 2017.   The airline explained that the Network Development Awards are presented to airlines that have developed new routes or achieved a remarkable growth in passengers or […]

ETHIOPIAN WINS AFRICAN CARGO AIRLINE AWARD

Ethiopian Airlines has been awarded the African Cargo Airline of the Year Award during the 2017 Air Cargo Africa Conference held in Johannesburg from 21st to 23rd February 2017.  Air Cargo Africa 2017 has been organized by STAT Media Group in celebration of excellence in the industry while supporting Africa’s steady growth.  Winners have been […]

Of Ethiopia Airlines and Nigeria

In 1964, the United Nations Flight Unit established the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, known then as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Training Centre. About the same time, UN also established similar training centres in Dakar, Senegal, in Nairobi, Kenya and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Today the training centre established in Addis Ababa has […]

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Beyond Scepticism about World Economy, African Airlines Records Modest Growth

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.6%, compared to the same month in 2015, which was the same level achieved in April. Capacity climbed 5.5%, which pushed the average load factor down 0.7 percentage points to 78.7%. […]