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Mohammed Ahmed began his career as chief aeronautical engineer at Ethiopian Airlines in the 1960s, playing a foundational role in the airline’s early development. [10] In 1980, he became CEO, known for boldly countering the policies of Ethiopia’s communist Derg regime, thereby preserving the airline’s independence from government influence. [11]
Ethiopian Airlines (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer menged), formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, [32] [33] and is wholly owned by the country's government. EAL was founded on 21 December 1945 and commenced operations on 8 April 1946, expanding to ...
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled international flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan.On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked [1] en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi [2] by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. [3]
Ethiopian Airlines is the flag carrier of Ethiopia; [1] it was founded as Ethiopian Air Lines on 21 December 1945. [2] The carrier started operations on 8 April 1946, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and the first scheduled destination served was Cairo via Asmara using Douglas C-47 Skytrain equipment.
Ethiopian Airlines is the largest airline in Africa, and one of the highest grossing airlines in the world with a revenue over 5 billion USD. The largest bank in Ethiopia, the commercial bank's former headquarters in Addis Ababa, now serving as one of the other head offices.
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Tewolde joined Ethiopian Airlines in 1985 as a traffic officer based in Addis Ababa.He rose through the ranks to become manager cargo traffic handling. He then served as area manager and regional director for India based in Bombay, Saudi Arabia based in Jeddah, and then North America based in New York City.
Copa Airlines became the first Latin American carrier to serve the airport in December 2021 with direct flights to Panama City. In June 2022, Air Canada reintroduced Montreal service. Ethiopian Airlines started service to Atlanta in 2023, becoming the first African carrier to serve the airport since South African Airways ended service in 2006. [64]