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Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines Partner to Transport Humanitarian Aid Aboard New 737 MAX jets

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:22:55 +0000

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have again partnered to bring humanitarian aid to those in need – this time using the airline’s three recently delivered 737-8 airplanes to transport more than 12,000 pounds of supplies to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The airline has so far received eleven aircraft of this type joining its fleet. “Ethiopian Airlines has [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines Boosts Zimbabwean flying with new service to “The City of Kings”

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:18:10 +0000

Ethiopian Airlines has added a new connection to its route map as part of a broader expansion plan. The move increases its network to 131 destinations globally. The airline yesterday (Oct. 30) inaugurated a new 4X-weekly flight to Bulawayo, a third destination city in Zimbabwe after Harare and Victoria Falls and a third new destination [...]

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Ethiopian adds Bengaluru to its International Network

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:19:45 +0000

As of March 27, 2022, Ethiopian Airlines resumed thrice-weekly passenger flights to Bengaluru (BLG), in southern India after it halted operations for two years due to the pandemic. The nonstop service between Bengaluru and Addis Ababa will be served using the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, Bengaluru is dubbed [...]

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Ethiopian Completes First 737 MAX flight since 2019 Grounding

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:50:07 +0000

After almost three years, Ethiopian Airlines has formalized the return of the Boeing 737 MAX to its regular operations. The airline today Feb 1, conducted a B737MAX aircraft demonstration flight from Addis Ababa to Mount Kilimanjaro carrying the company directors, Ethiopian state officials, Boeing executives and journalists, among others. The five hour non-stop flight with [...]

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Which African Airlines have Returned the Boeing 737MAX Jet to Service?

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:08:36 +0000

Two years since its grounding and nearly seven months following the recertification and Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Royal Air maroc and Mauritania Airlines are the only carriers flying the jetliner for scheduled services in Africa. Ethiopian Airlines with four Boeing 737 MAX 8s in its fleet that [...]

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Families of 737MAX Crash Victims have Started Receiving Settlement Funds from Boeing

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 06:09:29 +0000

On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed, killing 157 people on board and subsequently sparked a crisis that almost turned Boeing on its head. After years in the courtroom, the families of victims whose lives were claimed in the ill-fated Boeing 737MAX crash have started receiving monetary compensation marking an end to the [...]

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