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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Ethiopian Airlines|logo=EthiopianAirlinesLogo.gif|logo_size=193px|IATA=ET|ICAO=ETH|callsign=ETHIOPIAN|founded=1945, [Ethiopia ([Chairman),
Girma Wake (
CEO)]|frequent_flyer=
ShebaMiles)|fleet_size=26 (10 on order)|destinations=50 (10 will be added in 3 years)|company_slogan=Africa's World Class Airline|website= http://www.ethiopianairlines.com|-->
Ethiopian Airlines is an [airline based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the
flag carrier of Ethiopia, operating scheduled international passenger and freight services to 50 destinations world-wide, as well as domestic services to 28 destinations and passenger and cargo charter flights. Its main hub is
Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa.
Flight International 3 April 2007
History
Ethiopian Airlines was founded on December 30, 1945 by Emperor Haile Selassie with assistance from TWA. It commenced operations on
April 8,
1946 with a weekly service between Addis Ababa and
Cairo with 5
Douglas DC-3 propeller-driven aircraft.Camerapix,
Spectrum Guide to Ethiopia (Brooklyn: Interlink, 2000), p. 296
It started long-haul services to
Frankfurt in 1958 and inaugurated its first jet service in January 1963 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. In 1965 it changed from being a corporation to a share company and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines. It is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia and has 4,700 employees (at March 2007).
Although it relied on American pilots and technicians at the beginning, by its 25th anniversary in
1971, Ethiopian Airlines was managed and fully staffed by Ethiopian personnel. In 1998 it started transatlantic services. It is one of the few profitable African airlines. The airline was featured by
The Economist as an example of excellence in late 1987, "In Search of Excellence, the Hard Way",
The Economist,
31 December 1987. and Ethiopianist Paul B. Henze recognized it in 2000 as being "one of the most reliable and profitable airlines in the Third World",Paul B. Henze,
Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia, (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 246.
The airline provided service to the Eritrean capital of
Asmara until a civil war erupted between the two countries in 1998. In 2002, the airline carried 1,054,687 passengers. It employed 4,539 staff in January 2005. Ethiopian Airlines commenced "Vision 2010" a few years ago which aims to increase the net profit of the airline to 1 billion US Dollars and the staff to 6,000. The airline calls its frequent flyer program "Sheba Miles" in reference to the legendary
Queen of Sheba.
Destinations
Cargo
at Lalibela airport
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo operates two
Boeing 757-200PF freighter aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines fleet @ CH-Aviation to points in Africa, Middle East, India and Europe. Ethiopian Cargo Network.
During the first five months of 2007, the cargo division of Ethiopian Airlines has leased two
DC-10 from World AirwaysWorld Airways signs DC-10 Cargo contract with Ethiopian Airlines (
World Airways online)28 December 2006 to add capacity on its network.
In July 2007, Ethiopian Airlines announced they would purchase an
MD-11 to be delivered in January 2009, and also an intention to lease a second MD-11F later that same year.Ethiopian and BCC Sign Deal for MD-11 Freighter Aircraft (
Ethiopian Airlines online)26 July 2007
{]|2|||-|McDonnell Douglas MD-11|1
order||Delivery due 2009|-!Total number of aircraft|
2+1
order|
Updated: September 2007|}
Incidents and accidents
Since
1970, there have been two fatal events involving Ethiopian Airlines aircraft .
On
15 September,
1988 a Boeing 737 on
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604 taking off from Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, ingested pigeons into both engines. One engine lost thrust almost immediately and the second lost thrust during the emergency return to the airport. During the crash landing, 31 of the 105 passengers were killed .
On 23 November,
1996, three hijackers commandeered a
Boeing 767 on
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961. The flight was on its first leg of an
Addis Ababa-
Nairobi-Brazzaville-
Lagos-
Abidjan route. The hijackers instructed the pilot to fly to
Australia. Flying south along the African coast, the controller of Nairobi advised them to land at Mombasa. The fuel ran out and one of the plane's engines stopped. While attempting a landing near
Moroni in the Comoros Islands the aircraft ran completely out of fuel and ditched into waters 500m from shore. 123 of the 175 passengers and crew died.The pilot, Capt. Leul Abate was dubbed Person of the Week in the US media for a smooth landing on the ocean and as a result saving some of the passengers. All of the hijackers are presumed dead.
Fleet
The Ethiopian Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at
August 2007){]|1|16/95||-|
Boeing 737#737-700 series|5|16/102||-|Boeing 757|6|16/144||-|
Boeing 767|1|||-|Boeing 767|9|24/216 (ET-ALH)
24/218 (ET-ALJ,-ALO,-ALP)
24/220 (ET-ALC)
30/206 (ET-ALL)||-|Fokker F50|5|0/52||-|
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|3|0/18||-|
Boeing 787#787-8|(8 orders)||EIS 2008|-|Boeing 787#787-9|(2 orders)||EIS 2008|-!Total number of aircraft|
30(10 orders)|
Updated: September 2007|}
Not counting the earlier Fokker 50 planes, the fleet average age is 15.9 years at September 2007 Ethiopian Airlines Fleet Age.
In February 2005 Ethiopian Airlines signed a preliminary agreement to buy up to 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (5 firm orders and 5 options). On
31 May 2005 Boeing announced that Ethiopian had exercised its purchase rights and confirmed a firm order for 10 aircraft. Expected delivery of the new planes is between 2008 and 2011. Ethiopian Cargo operates two C-130 Hercules. ET Cargo also leases additional aircraft based on traffic requirements. Three of the existing four passenger 757-200s are expected to be converted to freighter configuration.
External links
- Official website
- Profile
- Fleet
References
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Ethiopian Airlines|logo=EthiopianAirlinesLogo.gif|logo_size=193px|IATA=ET|ICAO=ETH|callsign=ETHIOPIAN|founded=1945, [Ethiopia ([Chairman), Girma Wake (
CEO)]|frequent_flyer=ShebaMiles)|fleet_size=26 (10 on order)|destinations=50 (10 will be added in 3 years)|company_slogan=Africa's World Class Airline|website= http://www.ethiopianairlines.com|-->
Ethiopian Airlines is an [airline based in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. It is the
flag carrier of Ethiopia, operating scheduled international passenger and freight services to 50 destinations world-wide, as well as domestic services to 28 destinations and passenger and cargo charter flights. Its main hub is
Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa.Flight International 3 April 2007
History
Ethiopian Airlines was founded on
December 30, 1945 by Emperor Haile Selassie with assistance from
TWA. It commenced operations on
April 8, 1946 with a weekly service between Addis Ababa and Cairo with 5
Douglas DC-3 propeller-driven aircraft.Camerapix,
Spectrum Guide to Ethiopia (Brooklyn: Interlink, 2000), p. 296
It started long-haul services to Frankfurt in 1958 and inaugurated its first jet service in January 1963 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. In 1965 it changed from being a corporation to a share company and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines. It is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia and has 4,700 employees (at March 2007).
Although it relied on American pilots and technicians at the beginning, by its 25th anniversary in 1971, Ethiopian Airlines was managed and fully staffed by Ethiopian personnel. In 1998 it started transatlantic services. It is one of the few profitable African airlines. The airline was featured by
The Economist as an example of excellence in late 1987, "In Search of Excellence, the Hard Way",
The Economist,
31 December 1987. and Ethiopianist Paul B. Henze recognized it in 2000 as being "one of the most reliable and profitable airlines in the Third World",Paul B. Henze,
Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia, (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 246.
The airline provided service to the Eritrean capital of Asmara until a civil war erupted between the two countries in 1998. In 2002, the airline carried 1,054,687 passengers. It employed 4,539 staff in January 2005. Ethiopian Airlines commenced "Vision 2010" a few years ago which aims to increase the net profit of the airline to 1 billion US Dollars and the staff to 6,000. The airline calls its frequent flyer program "Sheba Miles" in reference to the legendary Queen of Sheba.
Destinations
Cargo
at
Lalibela airport
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo operates two
Boeing 757-200PF freighter aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines fleet @ CH-Aviation to points in Africa, Middle East, India and Europe. Ethiopian Cargo Network.
During the first five months of
2007, the cargo division of Ethiopian Airlines has leased two DC-10 from World AirwaysWorld Airways signs DC-10 Cargo contract with Ethiopian Airlines (
World Airways online)28 December 2006 to add capacity on its network.
In
July 2007, Ethiopian Airlines announced they would purchase an
MD-11 to be delivered in
January 2009, and also an intention to lease a second MD-11F later that same year.Ethiopian and BCC Sign Deal for MD-11 Freighter Aircraft (
Ethiopian Airlines online)26 July 2007
{]|2|||-|
McDonnell Douglas MD-11|1
order||Delivery due 2009|-!Total number of aircraft|
2+1
order|
Updated: September 2007|}
Incidents and accidents
Since
1970, there have been two fatal events involving Ethiopian Airlines aircraft .
On 15 September,
1988 a
Boeing 737 on
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604 taking off from Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, ingested pigeons into both engines. One engine lost thrust almost immediately and the second lost thrust during the emergency return to the airport. During the crash landing, 31 of the 105 passengers were killed .
On 23 November, 1996, three hijackers commandeered a
Boeing 767 on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961. The flight was on its first leg of an Addis Ababa-Nairobi-
Brazzaville-Lagos-Abidjan route. The hijackers instructed the pilot to fly to Australia. Flying south along the African coast, the controller of Nairobi advised them to land at Mombasa. The fuel ran out and one of the plane's engines stopped. While attempting a landing near Moroni in the
Comoros Islands the aircraft ran completely out of fuel and ditched into waters 500m from shore. 123 of the 175 passengers and crew died.The pilot, Capt. Leul Abate was dubbed Person of the Week in the US media for a smooth landing on the ocean and as a result saving some of the passengers. All of the hijackers are presumed dead.
Fleet
The Ethiopian Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at August
2007){]|1|16/95||-|
Boeing 737#737-700 series|5|16/102||-|Boeing 757|6|16/144||-|Boeing 767|1|||-|
Boeing 767|9|24/216 (ET-ALH)
24/218 (ET-ALJ,-ALO,-ALP)
24/220 (ET-ALC)
30/206 (ET-ALL)||-|
Fokker F50|5|0/52||-|de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|3|0/18||-|Boeing 787#787-8|(8 orders)||EIS 2008|-|Boeing 787#787-9|(2 orders)||EIS 2008|-!Total number of aircraft|
30(10 orders)|
Updated: September 2007|}
Not counting the earlier Fokker 50 planes, the fleet average age is 15.9 years at September 2007 Ethiopian Airlines Fleet Age.
In February 2005 Ethiopian Airlines signed a preliminary agreement to buy up to 10
Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (5 firm orders and 5 options). On
31 May 2005 Boeing announced that Ethiopian had exercised its purchase rights and confirmed a firm order for 10 aircraft. Expected delivery of the new planes is between 2008 and 2011. Ethiopian Cargo operates two
C-130 Hercules. ET Cargo also leases additional aircraft based on traffic requirements. Three of the existing four passenger 757-200s are expected to be converted to freighter configuration.
External links
- Official website
- Profile
- Fleet
References
