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One MRO Service: Ethiopia’s First Privately Owned Aircraft Maintenance Provider Aims High

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 08:08:34 +0000

Ethiopia is set to witness a milestone in its aviation industry as One MRO Service secures its license from the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, paving the way for the nation’s first privately owned aircraft maintenance provider, reports Ethiopian monitor. Based in Addis Ababa, One MRO Service has received certification to perform maintenance on Boeing 737 [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines Unveils Second Campus in Hawassa

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:33:10 +0000

Ethiopian Airlines Group has opened a new aviation training center in Hawassa, Ethiopia. The new campus will serve as the second location for Ethiopian Aviation Academy and will offer pilot training programs. The facility houses various types of classrooms, three training simulators, three aircraft storage and workshop hangars, dormitories for trainees and instructors, a cafeteria [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX Final Accident Report Cites AOA Sensor, MCAS as the main cause of the crash

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 08:08:58 +0000

Ethiopia’s transport minister announced on Friday (December 23) that state investigators in their final report on ET302 confirm that a software malfunction was the main cause of the March 10, 2019 Boeing 737 Max crash. The Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Nairobi crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 passengers and [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines to Resume flights to Singapore

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 17:35:35 +0000

Ethiopian Airlines is planning to resume flights to Singapore on March 25, 2023, a move that brings the national carrier back closer to restoring service to all pre pandemic destinations. The restored route will be operated four days a week with the 270-seat Boeing 787 Dreamliners configured in a two-class configuration on the service, which [...]

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Ethiopian to resume regular flights to the Northern Tigray Region

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:53:01 +0000

Ethiopia’s national airline is preparing to resume regular flights to the northern Tigray region after a two-year absence. This is made possible following a peace accord signed in South Africa on November 3 for a ceasefire between the Ethiopian government and the People’s Liberation Front of Tigray TPLF. Under the terms of the peace treaty [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines Ramps up flights to Latin America and South East Asia

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:30:48 +0000

Ethiopian Airlines from August 2022 is expanding service to South America, with the addition of the 5th weekly Addis Ababa – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Buenos Aires Ezeiza flight. The Planned service increase will take effect between 04AUG22 and 29OCT22. The service increase will be operated by the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, with a capacity [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines: Mesfin Tasew Appointed CEO of the Airline with Immediate Effect

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:29:31 +0000

The Board of Management of Ethiopian Airlines Group announced today the appointment of Mesfin Tasew Bekele as CEO of the airline, and he takes on the role effective March 23, 2022. Mesfin succeeds the former CEO of the Airline group, Tewolde GebreMariam whose early retirement request due to health issues was approved by the board. [...]

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Ethiopia based Flight Support Company Krimson Aviation Expands Presence in Africa

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:39:17 +0000

African Aviation industry recovery is coming in fits and starts with its growth hindered by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent Omicron COVID-19 variant created an operating environment colored by travel restrictions, border closures and lockdowns that obviously impacted airlines and their suppliers. But an Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-based flight support, aircraft charter, [...]

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