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Ethiopian Airlines secures $450 million loan for Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 777Fs
Ethiopian Airlines has secured a $450 million loan from Citibank to finance five new Boeing aircraft. The loan…
2023-12-20
Suspected drone attack kills 26 civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
At least 26 people, believed to be protestors, have been killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, reports said. According…
2023-08-15
Ethiopian Airlines to resume JFK flights via Abidjan after three-year hiatus
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will resume direct flights to New York via Abidjan after a three-year hiatus, the airline…
2023-02-23
Ethiopian Airlines to resume Copenhagen service after 19-year hiatus: report
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will resume flights to Copenhagen, 19 years after halting its service to the Danish capital,…
2022-12-21
Ethiopian Airlines to resume Tigray flights as peace holds in war-torn region
Ethiopian Airlines (EA) will resume regular flights to the Tigray region after halting services due to war erupting…
2022-12-02
Vision 2035: Ethiopian Airlines to double fleet, network and expand partnerships
Ethiopian Airlines aims to double its fleet and destination network with its ambitious ‘Vision 2035’ strategy. The airline…
2022-12-02
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-3717 intercepted after hour-long radio silence
UPDATE 20-10-2022, 15:30 (UTC +3): This article was updated with a statement from the Hellenic Air Force. Ethiopian Airlines (EA) flight…
2022-10-20
Ethiopian Airlines completes Africa’s first B767 pax-to-freighter conversion
Ethiopian Airlines (EA) completed the first passenger to freighter conversion of one of its B767 aircraft, becoming the…
2022-10-14
Ethiopian Airlines pilots asleep at controls during Addis Ababa flight: report
Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fell asleep while operating a flight from Khartoum International Airport (KRT) to Addis Ababa…
2022-08-19
Ethiopian Airlines to operate Africa’s first A350-1000 after converting order
Ethiopian Airlines (EA) has become Africa’s first airline customer of the A350-1000 after it “upsized four of its…
2022-07-29
Ethiopian increases frequency to Washington DC via new Lomé route
Ethiopian Airlines (EA) launched a new passenger route to Washington DC via Lomé, Togo, upping the airline’s current…
2022-06-01
Ethiopian denies smuggling weapons during Tigray conflict
Ethiopian Airways, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, said it was not aware of its aircraft having been used…
2021-10-06
IAI to build pax to cargo conversion center in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to set up a conversion center in Addis…
2021-08-20
Ethiopian Tigrayan forces destroy commercial airport
Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front-backed (TPLF) forces allegedly destroyed Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), serving Axum, a…
2020-11-23
Tigray crisis: three African airways called “unsafe at present”
Due to a major escalation of the conflict in the Tigray Region near the Ethiopia and Eritrea border,…
2020-11-17
Ethiopia admits shooting down African Express Embraer 120
Ethiopia admitted shooting down a Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian aid in southwest Somalia. Six passengers were killed in the…
2020-05-11
Ethiopian Airlines reports profitable FY2019 amidst difficulties
Ethiopian Airlines, which has been under the spotlight of the aviation industry for the past six months due…
2019-10-07
BREAKING | Ethiopian pilots followed Boeing guidelines
The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 pilots who crashed on March 10, 2019, followed the procedures and…
2019-04-04