C and i studied from primary to preparatory in my home town then for higher education i joined adama science and technology university to study. On february 1996 the ethiopian peoples revolutionary democratic front introduced a new flag with a blue disk, symbolizing the bright prospect in sight for the nations, nationalities and peoples of ethiopia united in their common will. Addis abababased ethiopian airlines is the national airline of ethiopia. Standing on a slippery slope tsegaye tegenu august 25, 2011 i read response article written by abdurahman ahmedin concerning the historical interpretation made by professor mesfin woldemariam. During the past seventy plus years, ethiopian has become one of the continents leading carriers, unrivalled in africa for efficiency and operational success, turning profits for almost all the years of its existence. Ethiopian connects chongqing with freight corridors of the world. Ethiopian airlines has always been very successful but the leaps it took this past few years in terms of the number of destinations it took, the number of passengers it transported and the general recognition it wielded internationally are unique by its own standards. In 1557 jesuit missionaries arrived, but their ongoing attempts to convert the ethiopian emperors from coptic christianity to roman catholicism were largely unsuccessful, and provoked social and political. Eal was founded on 21 december 1945 and commenced operations on 8 april 1946, expanding to. With its strong mission as the erstwhile panafrican airline of bringing africa together and closer to the world, ethiopian has expanded air connectivity within africa and with the rest of the world over the last 7 decades.
Ethiopian airlines formerly ethiopian air lines eal and often referred to as simply ethiopian. Ethiopia had 58 airports as of 2012, and 61 as of 2016. The airlines hub is located at addis ababa bole international airport. Ethiopian airlines ethiopian is the flag carrier of ethiopia. Ethiopian airlines et is the flag carrier of the country of ethiopia and a member of the star alliance. In june, ethiopian airlines took delivery of its 100th aircraft, a boeing 7879. But ethiopian is one of the big success stories in african aviation.
I am pleased and proud to announce that ethiopian achieved a record operating profit of etb 428 million and a net profit of etb 508 million despite the challenging business. Professor mesfin woldemariam interpretation of ethiopian. I am pleased and proud to announce that ethiopian achieved a record. One of the leading airlines on the african continent, ethiopian airlines serves more than 60 international destinations across africa, asia, europe, the middle east, and north america, as well as operating an. Its pages feature everything from travel and culture to business and technology, celebrating africa ascendant.
An ideal partner will have financial and international flight capabilities to give ethiopian airlines an increased competitive advantage. Ethiopian airlines fleet of b737 history airfleets. Use to access the greatest selection of flights online. This video gives good explanation about the history of ethiopia and its ancient architecture.
Selamta, the magazine of ethiopian airlines, is a worldclass publication providing an array of coverage as diverse as the airline and the regions it serves. Ethiopian airlines ethiopian is the national airline of ethiopia with its main hub at bole international airport. Jul 07, 2012 this video gives good explanation about the history of ethiopia and its ancient architecture. One of them, the ethiopian peoples revolutionary party eprp, believed so strongly in civilian rule that it undertook urban guerrilla war against the military rulers, and anarchy ensued in the following years.
Following is a list ethiopian airlines scheduled destinations. Download ethiopian fact sheet april 2016 ethiopian airlines. Ethiopian airlines is an airline based in addis ababa, ethiopia. Ethiopian airlines is the most consistently profitable fullservice african carrier, however, in an increasingly competitive marketplace, it faces stiff competition from gulf and nascent african operators. The journey of ethiopian airlines arkebe oqubay 2 and taffere tesfachew 3 this paper is a contribution to the how they did it hdi series, a new line of publications from the vicepresidency for economic governance and knowledge management. Ethiopian won the african airline of the year and captain desta zeru, vice president of flight operations, africa legend of travel awards from african travel. Many national airlines in africa have struggled over the years, several have gone bust and a few like south african airways are a constant drain on taxpayers. Ethiopian airlineshistory ethiopian airlines corporate website. Find the most convenient scheduled flights flying from ethiopia. The genesis and the making of the fiscal military state, 169619.
Reggaedubscene reggaedancehall ska music history 666,033 views. Ethiopian airlines is the flag carrier of ethiopia. It was also on ethiopian airlines that many of the leaders traveled to addis for this historic event. Please refer to the current fleet list to see each aircrafts individual age.
Ethiopian airlines fleet of dh8 history aviation website for aircraft and airline information flight, travel, fleet listing, production list of airbus boeing douglas embraer dash, atr, sukhoi, saab. At the turn of the first millennia, the dominant kingdom was in aksum. Its main hub is bole international airport, addis ababa history. Ethiopia, landlocked country on the horn of africa, the largest and most populous country in that region. Annual report 200708 3 the fiscal year 20072008 was another year of success for ethiopian airlines with a newly recorded profit in the airlines history. Haile selassie april 211966 state visit to jamaica duration. Ethiopian airlines swot analysis top ethiopian airlines. Ethiopian airlines fleet of dh8 history airfleets aviation. Ethiopian airlines fleet of b737 history aviation website for aircraft and airline information flight, travel, fleet listing, production list of airbus boeing douglas embraer dash, atr, sukhoi, saab. The derg borrowed its ideology from competing marxist parties, all of which arose from the student movement. During the past sixty plus years, the airline has become one of the continents leading carriers, unrivalled in africa for efficiency and operational success. Ethiopian airlines company profile, information, business. Ethiopian airlines accepted as future star alliance member carrier pdf press release.
In 2016 it made more profit than all of the other african airlines put together. At the time, sceptics doubted the wisdom of transferring modern technology and. Ethiopian airlines simple english wikipedia, the free. So why does this model work, when for other stateowned carriers in africa, it doesnt. Ethiopian airlines accidents and incidents wikipedia.
Mar 11, 2019 the average age of the ethiopian aircraft is just 5. Only supported aircraft types that are active with this airline are included in the calculations. Ethiopian airlines fleet of f50 history aviation website for aircraft and airline information flight, travel, fleet listing, production list of airbus boeing douglas embraer dash, atr, sukhoi, saab. Second, twentiethcentury economic history clearly links. Live tracking maps, flight status, and airport delays for airline flights, privatega flights, and airports. Annual report ethiopian airlines corporate website. Tsegaye tegenu 1996, the evolution of ethiopian absolutism. Thus, the eprdf that assumed power in may 1991 after its protracted 17 year armed insurgency undertaken the reconstruction of the ethiopian state. Ethiopian airlines is celebrating its 70years of highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of africa. Ethiopian airlines group invites willing candidates to bid for representing ethiopian airlines group in the sales territory of morocco as cargo general sales and services agent gssa 11 november,2019.
Please share information you have so we can build a timeline. Ethiopian airlines is helping and playing a leading role in transforming addis ababa and ethiopia into a world class aviation hub of the african continent not only for trade and business but also for tourism. If you want to embed the above time line in your blog or news site feel free to do so by using the below html code. The airline flies nonstop to 20 domestic destinations and more than 80 international destinations. Ethiopian airlines age african growing enterprises file institute. The journey of ethiopian airlines african development bank. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. However, these pledges were not translated into practice. Jun 24, 2019 2019 march ethiopian airlines plane crashes southeast of addis ababa, killing all 157 people on board, leading to grounding of boeing 737 max 8 planes around the world. Details on the origins of all the peoples that make up the population of highland ethiopia were still matters for research and debate in the early 1990s. Ethiopian airlines groupwould like to invite willing. Anthropologists believe that east africas great rift valley is the site of humankinds origins.
Ethiopian airlines fleet of f50 history airfleets aviation. Ethiopian airlines is the countrys flag carrier, and is. During the past sixty plus years, ethiopian has become one of the continents leading carriers, unrivalled in africa for efficiency and operational success, turning profits for almost all the years of its existence. Emperor haile selassie established the airline following the italian occupancy, 193540. Ethiopian airlines eal has in the past seven decades narrowed the gap between itself and leading global players.
It is the national airline of ethiopia, operating scheduled international passenger and freight services to 80 destinations worldwide, as well as domestic services to 28 destinations and passenger and cargo charter flights. Ethiopian ancient architecture and the ethiopian history. These study guide questions were submitted by real pilots who actually interviewed with ethiopian airlines tell me about yourself. Among these, the bole international airport in addis ababa and the aba tenna dejazmach yilma international airport in dire dawa accommodate international flights. The average age of the ethiopian aircraft is just 5. This includes about 50 destinations elsewhere in africa, as well as points in europe, asia, north america and south america. Ethiopian airlines book your next flight online and fly. Ethiopia and the early islamic period warriors from the islamic state of adal with their leader gragn ahmed invaded ethiopia beginning about 1527. Ethiopian airlines this study examines firmlevel technological learning and catchup in africa, using ethiopian airlines eal as a case study. The capital is addis ababa new flower, located almost at the center of the country.
Out of africa the growth of ethiopian airlines future. Ethiopian is a multiaward winning airline including. Each destination in the list below is provided with the country name, the name of the airport served. The airline took delivery of its first boeing 737 max 8 in july 2018. Situated in the horn of africa, ethiopia is bordered by eritrea to the north, sudan to the west, kenya to the south, somalia to the east and djibouti to the northeast. Making history had already become commonplace for ethiopian. Tsegaye tegenu, 1998, the logistic base and military strategy of the ethiopian army. Ethiopian airlines, the national airline of ethiopia, has a good safety record. Ethiopian airlines company profile, information, business description, history, background information on ethiopian airlines. Ethiopian has been registering an average growth of 25% per annum for the past seven years. Ethiopian airlines institute of developing economies. During the past sixty plus years, the airline has become one of the continents leading carriers, unrivalled in africa for efficiency and operational success, turning profits for almost all the years of its existence.
Ethiopian airlines is not liable for any missed flights due to delayed trains. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Julian turner talks to henok tefera, ethiopian airlines vicepresident of corporate strategy, communications and alliances, about how the. Ethiopian airlines is the countrys flag carrier, and is wholly owned by the government of ethiopia.
My name is natnael ebrahim i was born in diesse in june 24 1985 e. Sep 26, 2011 haile selassie april 211966 state visit to jamaica duration. After its nairobibound flight et 302 took off from the capital addis ababa at 8. Operating at the forefront of technology, it has also become one of ethiopias major industries and a veritable. As of march 2019, the aviation safety network records 64 accidentsincidents for ethiopian airlines that total 459 fatalities since 1965, plus six accidents for ethiopian air lines, the airlines former name. You can see the interrelation between thousands years old constructions design is related to the 600.
Eal was founded on 21 december 1945 and commenced operations on 8 april 1946. Oct 22, 2012 ethiopian airlines ethiopian is the flag carrier of ethiopia. Jul, 20 i would like to also work on the list of early ethiopian pilots. History and ideology 57 selfadministration through regional autonomy.
Use wegos airport directory for a full list of airline flight schedules. This includes about 50 destinations elsewhere in africa, as well as. You can see the interrelation between thousands years. The valley traverses ethiopia from southwest to northeast. The carrier started operations on 8 april 1946, and the first scheduled destination served was cairo via asmara using douglas c47 skytrain equipment. They were powerful enough to take military expeditions into south arabia. Ethiopian airlines will seek a partnership with a european airline as a means of gaining access to both increased capital and new markets. As part of the african development banks strategy to.