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Ethiopian Adds Three B787s With Long-Term Lease Agreement With ILFC

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG), announced today that Ethiopian Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines in Africa, has agreed to lease three of Boeing’s new Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft. “ILFC is proud to reinforce our partnership with Ethiopian Airlines by adding to their fleet the most advanced aircraft […]

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Lufthansa Technik to Support Ethiopian Dreamliner Fleet

Long-term contract for the first 787 customer in Africa Lufthansa Technik is expanding its involvement in the provision of technical support for the Boeing 787 by signing a long term contract with Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, is the second 787 customer, next to Japan Airlines, to have appointed Lufthansa […]

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Ethiopian Wins African Airline of the Year Award

“Ethiopian Captain Desta Zeru Wins African Legend of Travel Award” Ethiopian Airlines announce that it has been recognized for its commitment to service excellence after winning two awards from African Travel Quarterly (ATQ) magazine on Monday, October 22, 2012 at an event held in Lagos, Nigeria. Ethiopian was given the “African Airline of the Year” […]

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Global 6000 Jet World Tour Continues in Africa

Bombardier’s Global 6000 jet, featuring the Bombardier Vision flight deck, is set to make its African debut when it kicks off that continent’s portion of its world tour in September, with a 16-city showcase across a total of 12 countries. It is also set to appear on the static display at South Africa’s Africa Aerospace and Defence on September […]

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Ethiopian to Launch Flights to Kuala Lumpur

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa,  announced that it will commence scheduled thrice weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur on October 31, 2012, via Bangkok. Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia and dubbed the Garden City of Lights, is renowned for its numerous tourist attractions, which include the Batu Caves, Menara Tower, the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve, the […]

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Airbus provides famine relief for Africa

The Airbus Corporate Foundation has helped deliver 36 tonnes of dried food to famine-blighted areas of southeast Africa, in a relief effort organised jointly with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IRFC). On 27 July, a flight test crew left Toulouse, France aboard an A340 and collected the supplies from Bergen, […]