Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines is an airline based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the national airline of Ethiopia, operating scheduled international passenger and freight services to over 50 destinations worldwide, as well as domestic services to 32 destinations and passenger and cargo charter flights.
Its main hub is Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Airlines is the fourth largest airline in Africa by passengers and destinations; Ethiopian Airlines serves over 50 destinations worldwide and over 35 destinations within An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757-200 lands al London Heathrow Airport, England.

The Airlines was founded on December 30, 1945, by Emperor Haile Selassielt and commenced operations on April 8, 1946, with a weekly service between Addis Ababa and Cairo. In 1958, the Airlines started long-haul services to Frankfurt and inaugurated its first jet service in January 1963 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. In 1965, it changed from a corporation to a share company and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines.
In the early 1960s it provided some initial aviation support to the Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission in its operation to provide topographic maps of Ethiopia 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 staffed by Ethiopian personnel.
In 2007, Ethiopia Airlines provided basic pilot and aviation maintenance training to trainees from African countries including Rwanda, Tanzania, Chad, Djibouti, Madagascar and Sudan. Other training was given to employees of Kenya Airways, Bellview Airlines, Cape Verde Airlines, Air Zimbabwe, and Air Madagascar. In 1998, it started transatlantic services.
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• Founded; December 30, 1945
• Main Hub; Bole International Airport
• Fleet Size; 34 incl.cargo
• Company Slogan; Africa’s World Class Airline
• Head Quarters; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Destinations; 73
• Website; www.ethiopianairlines.com