Aviation

Ethiopia Lifts Ban on Boeing 737 Max after 2019 Crash

Ethiopia’s Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) has lifted the three-year ban imposed on Boeing 737 Max after the tragic crash involving the aircraft type in the country’s worst air disaster. The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) said it lifted the ban after being satisfied with improvements in the planes’ design and the airlines’ pilot training programme. […]

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Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing Sign Strategic MoU to Position Ethiopia as Africa’s Aviation Hub

Ethiopian Airlines Group and the Boeing Company, USA have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa. Building on the two parties’ over 70 years of shared history in aviation, the MoU aims at positioning Ethiopia as Africa’s aviation hub – “Ethiopia for Africa”. Boeing has recognised […]

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Ethiopian Records Strong On-time Performance

Ethiopian Airlines said it reached 91 per cent on-time performance of all global flight departures in the last three months while the industry average stands around 85 per cent. The airline operated a total of 18,385 flights in January, February, and March in which it scored 91 per cent on-time departures. “We have recognised from […]