Ethiopian Airline
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the flag carrier of Ethiopia. During the past sixty plus years, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in Africa for efficiency and operational success, turning profits for almost all the years of its existence.
Operating at the forefront of technology, it has also become one of Ethiopia’s major industries and a veritable institution in Africa. It commands a lion’s share of the pan African network including the only daily east-west flight across the continent. Ethiopian serves 60 international destinations.
Further more, it is working diligently to make the Ethiopian Aviation Academy the leading aviation academy in Africa. Ethiopian is one of the airlines, in the world, operating the newest and youngest fleets.
It was founded in 1945 and has 46 aircrafts in its fleet and have ordered 40 more.
| Operating Fleet | |
| Long Range Passenger Services |
3 - Boeing 777-200LR 11 - Boeing 767-300ER |
| Medium Range Passenger Services |
8 - Boeing 757-200 ER 5 - Boeing 737-700 5 - Boeing 737-800 |
| Regional and Domestic Passenger Services | 8 - Q400 DHC-8 |
| Cargo and Non-Scheduled Services |
2 - Boeing 757-260F 2 - MD-11F 2 - Boeing 747-200F |
| Total operating fleet | 46 Aircrafts |
| Fleet on Order | |
| Long Range Passenger Services |
12 - A350-900 from Airbus 10 - 787-8 DreamLiner from Boeing 2 - 777-200LR from Boeing |
| Medium Range Passenger Services | 10 - 737-800 from Boeing |
| Pilot Training Aircrafts | 6 - DA40NG from Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH |
| Total fleet on order | 40 Aircrafts |
They service 60 international and 17 domestic airports as below:
Africa (39): |
Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Bamako, Bangui, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Cairo, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Dire Dawa, Djibouti, Douala, Entebbe, Harare, Johannesburg, Juba, Khartoum, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lome, Luanda, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Malabo, Maputo, Mekele, Mombasa, N’Djamena, Nairobi, Ouagadougou, Pointe-Noire, and Zanzibar. |
Europe & |
Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, and Washington |
The Middle |
Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kuwait, Mumbai, Delhi, Riyadh, Sana’a, and Tel Aviv. |
Domestic (17): |
Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, Assosa, Axum, Bahar Dar, Dire Dawa, Gambella, Gonder, Gode, Humera, Jijiga, Jimma, Kabri Dar, Lalibela, Mekele, Shire, and Shilavo |

