Ethiopian Airlines that carries our national flag is our nation’s signal, symbol and sign. It is a pride of our nation and our people. It exemplifies our national identity and national kudos. Ethiopian Airlines has a long and gracious history, unwavering quality background and reputation with superior performance and outstanding hospitality, security and services. The first scheduled flight of Ethiopian airlines took place to Cairo via Asmara in Douglas C-47 Skytrain on 8th April 1946 and the rest is an outstanding history Ethiopian Airlines is not simply Ethiopian Airlines only; it is indeed an African Airlines.
It is simply the best African Airlines and one of the best Airlines in the world. Ethiopian Airlines connects over fifty countries in Africa. Ethiopian Airlines has been known for its multifaceted activities and performances. It is known for its professionalism in all aspects be it in training its outstanding pilots, technicians and mechanizes, staff and management and service providers, crew personnel etc.
It gives meticulous, scrupulous and rigorous and outstanding trainings not only to Ethiopians but also to those who come from different parts of Africa as well; as a result, it has earned acknowledgement, respect and admiration across the continent of Africa for its unprecedented, unequivocal and unmatched and outstanding work it renders both at home to Ethiopians and towards those African brothers and sisters who come to Ethiopia for training. It has also earned respect and admiration for outstanding hospitality and services it renders to its esteemed customers from all over the world.
Ethiopian Airlines has progressed and transformed over the years keeping its own independence with no internal or external interference or pressure what so ever and always managed and lead by qualified and reputable Ethiopian CEOs and management and staff of high caliber. They possess the highest standard of educational, professional, technical and technological knowledge, experience and background of the field; as a result, they are always in demand all over the world; however, they always turn down all those lucrative and profitable foreign demands for the love of their nation and their people.
They always choose to remain here at home serving their people. They put their country and their people above and over those external privileges and benefits. These people truly deserve our love, respect and admiration for serving our people and our nation. They are our heroes and heroines. Ethiopian received five different awards during 2013. Ethiopian won an Award for pioneering the African Renaissance from the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Ethiopian won SKYTRAX World Airline Award for Best Airline Staff Service in Africa for its outstanding customer service. Ethiopian won ‘Africa’s Best Business Class Airline” award by Chinese passengers. Ethiopian won Bombardiers Airline Reliability Performance Award for the third year in a row. Ethiopian won the Passenger Choice Awards for “Best Regional Airline in Africa”, the African Business of the Year Award, double awards for the “African Airline of the Year” and “Best Cabin Crew in Africa”. Ethiopian CEO won Professional Excellence Award.
Ethiopian CEO won 2013 Airline Strategy Award for Regional Leadership and Professional Excellence Award. Further, Ethiopian received eight different awards during in 2014. Ethiopian won the “Best Airline to Africa” award by Premier Traveler Magazine. Ethiopian won the “Best Foreign Airline of the Year from Africa” by Kuala Lumpur Airport. Ethiopian won the “Airline of the Year” award from African Airlines Association (AFRAA). Ethiopian won ‘Best Airline in Africa” award for the second time in a row from Passenger Choice Awards.
Ethiopian won Bombardier Reliability Performance Award for the fourth year in a row. Ethiopian won the “GOLD Level Boeing Performance Excellence Award”. Ethiopian Aviation Academy won the “Airline Training Service Provider of the Year” award from AFRAA. Ethiopian also won the “Best Airline of the Year” award from MICE Magazine in C Ethiopian received 21 Different Awards during 2015. For detail award information please follow the link here. Ethiopian ranked 6th among the 22 most dependable airlines around the world. The ranking was made after a serious assessment in three areas: On-time performance, low checked bags costs, average age of the airline fleet. For news details please click the link here.
Ethiopian Airlines made more profit than all other African carriers combined and has been the most profitable Airline in Africa for two consecutive years. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon nominated Ethiopian CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam to serve as a member of his High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport. Ethiopian signed a code share agreement with TAP Portugal (Portugal’s leading airline), expanded its code share coverage with Air India and renewed the Air Cargo partnership with Liege Airport for the next five years. US president H.E. President Barak H. Obama, along with US Government Senators and some members of the House of Representatives paid a visit to Ethiopian Airlines during the president’s three day official visit to Ethiopia from 26 to 28 July 2015.
An All Women Functioned Flight, aimed at crystallizing Ethiopian corporate commitment to “Women Empowerment for a Sustainable Growth”, operated for the first time ever on 19 November 2015 from Addis Ababa to Bangkok. The whole process was conducted by women from flight deck crew members and Cabin Operations to Airport Operations, Flight Dispatchers, Load Controllers Ramp Operations, Baggage Handling, Flight Planning, Cargo Handling, On-board logistics, Aviation Safety and Security, Ticket Officers, Catering, Air Traffic Controllers and the Global Call Center.
751 trainees graduated in different fields from the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy.2016: Ethiopian Inaugurated the largest and most modern In-flight Catering Center which covers a total area of 11,500m2, encompassing most-modern operations and food processing area, fully-equipped with high-tech cooking and bakery equipment, large capacity dishwashing and heavy-duty ice-cube machines, hot kitchen, storage units, cold rooms, stores, flow wrapping, loading bays, high lift trucks and vans, varieties of cooling facilities, a dedicated Halal kitchen as well as a number of modern rooms. Ethiopian 1st Airline in Africa to Receive Airbus A350XWB and First in the World to fly it in African Skies Ethiopian is proud to be the first airline from Africa to take delivery of the A350 and excel in offering its passengers the ultimate travel experience on-board this aircraft ahead of other carriers. Ethiopian is also pleased to make all Africans proud by being the first airline in the world to fly this ultra-modern airplane in the African skies.
Ethiopian has won prestigious awards time and again. Here are some of them. Ethiopian Recognized as Company of the Year by All Africa Business Leaders Award Addis Ababa, 5 December 2018 Ethiopian Crowned Best Airlines in Africa Award, for the 7th Consecutive year in a Row Addis Ababa: November 27, 2018 Ethiopian wins Africa Lease Deal of the Year 2018 Award . October 9, 2018 Ethiopian Voted “Best African Airline” at Arabian Travel Awards Addis Ababa, September 25, 2018 Ethiopian Receives ISO Environment Management System Certification.
August 30, 2018 Ethiopian & DHL Global Forwarding Partner to Build the Leading Cargo Logistics Provider JV Company in Africa. Addis Ababa, 26 July 2018 Ethiopian Tops on SKYTRAX World Airline Awards 2018: ‘Best Airline in Africa’, ‘Best Business Class in Africa’& ‘Best Economy Class in Africa ’ : Addis Ababa, 21 July 2018 STAR ALLIANCE AGAIN VOTED BEST ALLIANCE AT SKYTRAX WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS– July 19th, 2018 Ethiopian Wins SKYTRAX Best Airline in Africa Award for 2nd Time.
In 19 July 2018, Ethiopian Wins Airline Reliability Award for 7th Year in a Row Addis Ababa, May 30, 2018 Ethiopian Wins 2018 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award: “Best Business Class in Africa and Indian Ocean” : Addis Ababa, May 4, 2018 Ethiopian Honored with APEX Passenger Choice Award 2018 Addis Ababa, March 16, 2018 Ethiopian Wins 2018 Africa’s Outstanding Food Services Award Addis Ababa: April 30, 2018 Ethiopian Receives “Fastest Growing International Cargo Airline of the Year” Award . Addis Ababa, February 28, 2018 Ethiopian Airlines named 2018 Best Airlines in Africa. Ethiopian Airline named Best Airline in Africa. The Airline has won the title six times before. It has also won best Airline in Africa by the African Airline Association (AFRAA) for the seventh time in a row. Way to go Ethiopian! Keep up the good work. Editor’s
The Ethiopian Herald May 24/2019
BY YOHANNES GEBRESELLASIE (PH.D)
