25 Facts About Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines is Africa's largest airline in terms of passengers carried, destinations served, fleet size, and revenue.

Ethiopian Airlines is the world's 4th largest airline by the number of countries served.

In 1945, the Ethiopian Airlines government began negotiations with both Transcontinental Air Transport and Western Air Express .

Ethiopian Airlines was financed by the Ethiopian government but managed by TWA.

The Skytrains were initially intended for military use, although Ethiopian Airlines operated them in a mixed passenger-cargo configuration.

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Since then, Ethiopian Airlines has been managed and staffed by Ethiopian personnel.

In 1990, Ethiopian Airlines became the first passenger airline in taking delivery of the Boeing 757 Freighter, receiving the first of five a year later.

Furthermore, the Fokker 50 entered the fleet to operate domestic routes; actually, Ethiopian Airlines became the last company in taking delivery of this aircraft in 1997, just after the collapse of Fokker due to financial problems.

Ethiopian Airlines was the CEO of Asky Airlines, a strategic partner of Ethiopian Airlines.

Whereas many African state-owned airlines were and remain often poorly run, with staffings often serving nepotistic purposes, and business decisions being made on political grounds, Ethiopian Airlines remained professionally run and managed, leading The Christian Science Monitor to term it in 1988 a "capitalist success in Marxist Ethiopia".

Ethiopian Airlines government reorganized the airline as a fully owned aviation holding group in July 2017.

Ethiopian Airlines currently has its head office at Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, but intends to build a new head office facility.

Ethiopian Airlines that received 4th place in the competition's second round has threatened to take legal action, accusing the airline of not giving due consideration to the proposed design.

Performance figures for the government-owned Ethiopian Airlines are available in their Annual Reports and occasional press reports.

In January 2018, Ethiopian Airlines signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Zambian government to assist in the relaunch of Zambia Airways.

In July 2018 Ethiopian Airlines signed an agreement with German ACM Aerospace to set up a facility that will manufacture and supply aircraft seat covers, safety belts, carpets, and other interior parts.

Ethiopian Airlines launched a Mozambican subsidiary, Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines, in December 2018.

In January 2021, Ethiopian Airlines signed an interline agreement with South African carrier CemAir.

Ethiopian Airlines serves more destinations in Africa than any other airline.

Ethiopian Airlines is responsible for aircraft maintenance and operational management.

Ethiopian Airlines was the first African airline to begin operating the Airbus A350 aircraft in 2016.

Ethiopian Airlines passengers are offered two lounges at Bole International Airport.

In November and December 2020, Ethiopian Airlines was accused of banning or placing on leave those who are ethnic Tigrayans a minority, in relation to the Tigray War.

Ethiopian Airlines denied the allegation, stating no employee was "suspended or terminated due to their ethnic background".

Ethiopian Airlines denied transporting weapons for the war and stated the goods transported were "food stuff and refill".

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