Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a new hangar in Addis Ababa for aircraft parts manufacturing.

Ethiopian Airlines is returning to London Gatwick Airport after a 17-year absence.

After taking a 40% stake in FlyNamibia in September 2022, the South African regional carrier is on the look-out for similar ventures in southern Africa.

A new Airbus initiative aims to help African airlines strengthen local maintenance capabilities and prepare for new-technology aircraft.

Together with other African airlines, Ethiopian is facing increasing competition from external carriers, notably Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.

Ethiopian Airlines Chairman Girma Wake is stepping down as the transition period to the carrier’s new management begun in 2022 has ended.

The CEOs of RwandAir and Ethiopian Airlines have called on governments to accelerate air transport development in Africa to support economic growth.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, the company’s CEO said, and is now looking to further expand its fleet and network map.

The escalating levels of blocked funds will continue to damage airline connectivity worldwide, IATA has warned.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Togolese carrier ASKY, which is managed by Ethiopian Airlines, is adding a pair of used Boeing 737-8s from Ireland-headquartered lessor AerCap in summer 2023.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Ethiopian Airlines will begin serving Pakistan’s most populous city Karachi, providing the sole nonstop link between the country and Africa.

Air Namibia was liquidated in 2021 following years of incurring losses and mismanagement.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Ethiopian Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo are increasing freighter capacity to China in response to demand.

Ethiopian is exploring launching flights to Malta, including a one-stop service to the U.S.

The training facility forms part of Ethiopian’s Vision 2035 15-year strategic plan, which aims to grow the group’s activities across all business areas.

Mesfin Tasew became CEO at Ethiopian Airlines in March following the early retirement of Tewolde GebreMariam because of health issues.

Airlines wanting to build back up their activities to and from China face some significant hurdles.

Ethiopian Airlines will increase its presence in the U.S. with a new Atlanta service to be launched in May.

The Addis Ababa-based carrier is also significantly restoring its China network.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

An aviation accident report is supposed to answer more questions than it raises.

A final report on the second fatal Boeing 737 MAX accident is critiqued as not giving appropriate weight to flight deck human-factors and pilot performance.