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Eritrean authorities have suspended all flights by Ethiopian Airlines to the East African nation effective Sept. 30, the airline said on Wednesday. Flights from Ethiopia to Eritrea had resumed in ...
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 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. On 10 March 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft which operated the flight crashed near the town of Bishoftu six minutes after takeoff .
Ethiopian Airlines, the national airline of Ethiopia, [1] has a good safety record. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As of March 2019 [update] , the Aviation Safety Network records 64 accidents/incidents for Ethiopian Airlines that total 459 fatalities since 1965, [ 5 ] plus six accidents for Ethiopian Air Lines, the airline's former name. [ 6 ]
The airline's hub is located at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. [5] Following is a list of Ethiopian Airlines' scheduled destinations. Each destination in the list below is provided with the country name, the name of the airport served, and whether it is served by passenger aircraft, cargo aircraft, or both.
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. [9] 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. [10]
It is the main hub of Ethiopian Airlines, the national airline that serves destinations in Ethiopia and throughout the African continent, as well as connections to Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The airport is also the base of the Ethiopian Aviation Academy. [3] As of June 2018, nearly 380 flights per day were using the airport. [4]
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was an international commercial flight scheduled from Beirut to Addis Ababa that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Rafic Hariri International Airport on 25 January 2010, killing all 90 people on board.