The Ethiopian Airlines started today operating its first direct flight to Muscat International Airport. The Ethiopian Airlines will operate three weekly Boeing 737 flights. Wahad bin Saud al Harthy, Director of Marketing at Oman Airports Management Company said that the flights between Muscat and Addis Abeba will be on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday weekly. He [...]

THE Patriotic Front (PF) Government has recorded notable successes in the tourism sector during its first 90 days of being in office. One of the major achievements over the last three months was when Zambia and Zimbabwe won a bid to co-host the 186 member United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly in 2013. [...]

Ethiopian Airline has come a long way since commencing operations in 1945 with a weekly service between Addis Ababa and Cairo. Early on the airline recognized that a successful future depended on first developing a far-reaching pan-African route network. With this aim now largely fulfilled, the airline’s focus is shifting. New destinations and increased numbers [...]

Star Alliance has upped the battle for African skies by enlisting Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopian now becomes the third African airline after South African Airways and Egypt Air to join the alliance that boasts of 29 global carriers. “With Ethiopian Airlines now part of the Star Alliance network, we offer our customers the widest choice of [...]

Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier, is in negotiations with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft for the purchase of five Q400 turboprop aircraft. The airline has been in negotiations with the Canadian manufacturer for some months according to a senior Ethiopian Airlines Executive. Bombardier and Ethiopian Airlines are in the process of negotiating the details in the purchase [...]

Kenya Airways this week welcomed Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi as part of the new aircraft’s international tour. The plane touched down in Kenya’s capital city following a stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was welcomed by Kenya Airways staff and management, as well as special guests and trade minister Chirau [...]

Star Alliance’s stated intention of “bringing Africa to the world and the world to Africa” has been boosted by the entry of Ethiopian Airlines into its fold. The carrier formally joined the alliance in December, becoming its third African member. The addition of Ethiopian expands Star’s network in East, central and West Africa and brings [...]

Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi and Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest airline, announced a strategic partnership Monday that will see Etihad become Air Berlin’s largest shareholder and gain access to new European routes as it seeks to keep pace with its larger Gulf-based rival, Emirates. Under the terms of the agreement, Etihad will increase an existing [...]

CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebre-Mariam, disclosed that in line with the airlines major expansion activities it is talking with Boeing management to purchase 5 787-8 Dream liners, according to the Reporter. Ethiopian Airlines ordered 10 Dream liners in 2005 making it the first amongst African airlines to purchase the latest of Boeing airplanes On Sunday, December 11, [...]

South African Airways (SAA) will start flying non-stop from Johannesburg to Beijing, China, from January next year, in line with the carrier’s strategy to expand its network to Asia. The inaugural flight is scheduled to leave Johannesburg’ OR Tambo International Airport on 31 January 2012, and is set to arrive in Beijing on 1 February. [...]