Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines
የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ

, formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government. EAL was founded on 21 December 1945 and commenced operations on 8 April 1946, expanding to international flights in 1951. The firm became a share company in 1965 and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines.

The airline has been a member of the International Air Transport Association since 1959 and of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) since 1968. Ethiopian is a Star Alliance member, having joined in December 2011. The company slogan is The New Spirit of Africa. Ethiopian's hub and headquarters are at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, from where it serves a network of 125 passenger destinations—20 of them domestic—and 44 freighter destinations. The airline has secondary hubs in Togo and Malawi. Ethiopian is Africa's largest airline in terms of passengers carried, destinations served, fleet size, and revenue. Ethiopian is also the world's 4th largest airline by the number of countries served.

After the liberation of Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie I asked the United States, the United Kingdom, and France to help him to establish an airline as part of his modernization effort. According to the BBC News it is possible that the Emperor intended the creation of a quality national airline to help dispel impressions of Ethiopian poverty. In 1945, the Ethiopian government began negotiations with both Transcontinental Air Transport and Western Air Express (later merged into TWA). On 8 September 1945, TWA signed an agreement with the American historian and foreign affairs advisor to Ethiopia John H. Spencer to establish a commercial aviation company in Ethiopia.

The carrier, originally called Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), was founded on 21 December 1945, with an initial investment of ETB 2,5 million, divided in 25,000 shares that were entirely held by the government. The company was financed by the Ethiopian government but managed by TWA

Fleet

Ethiopian Airlines fleet

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8
In February 2005, Ethiopian Airlines signed a preliminary agreement to buy up to ten Boeing 787 Dreamliners (five firm orders plus five options), becoming the first African carrier to order 787s. On 31 May 2005, Boeing announced that Ethiopian had exercised its purchase rights and confirmed a firm order for ten aircraft. The carrier was the first African airline to order and to operate the Boeing 777-200LR. and took possession of its first (the 900th delivered 777 model) in November 2010. Ethiopian Airlines was also the first African airline to begin operating the Airbus A350 aircraft in 2016.

Services

Business Class seats onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Economy Class cabin on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Cloud Nine and Economy Class are the two classes available on most of Ethiopian Airlines' flights, but not on all-economy-layout Food and drinks

On all flights, passengers are provided with food and complimentary beverages onboard, in both classes. The food service consists of hot meals, hot or cold snacks, or light refreshments, depending on the length of the flight and the time of the day. The choice of acquiring special drinks at an extra cost is available too. The airline also offers assorted menus for passengers having special meal requirements.

In-flight entertainment

Cloud Nine
Ethiopian Airlines' Business Class is named Cloud Nine. Passengers travelling in this class are provided with onboard amenities and a wide variety of reading material. On routes operated with Boeing 777-200LR equipment passengers are provided with sleeper seats and on-demand audio and video services, with 85 channels on 15.4 inch IFE screens.

Economy Class
A variety of meals —ranging from light snacks to hot dishes— and amenities are provided to passengers flying on this class, both depending upon the length of the flight. Reclining seats and on-demand audio and video, with 80 channels and 8.9-inched screens, are available on Boeing 777-200LR services.

Lounges
Ethiopian Airlines passengers are offered two lounges at Bole International Airport. Cloud Nine passengers can wait for the departure of flights at the Cloud Nine Lounge, where they are provided with a wide variety of amenities, as well as personal computers or wireless connection. Likewise, ShebaMiles cardholders with Gold or Silver status can make use of the Sheba Miles Lounge facilities. Customer Service agents are available at both lounges in order to assist passengers with any query regarding their flights.

List of Ethiopian Airlines destinations

Angola Luanda Quatro de Fevereiro Airport Passenger
Argentina Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport Passenger
Austria Vienna Vienna International Airport Passenger
Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport Passenger
Belgium Ostend/Bruges Ostend–Bruges International Airport Terminated
Brussels Brussels Airport Passenger + Cargo
Liège Liège Airport Cargo
Benin Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport Passenger
Botswana Gaborone Sir Seretse Khama International Airport Passenger
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Terminated
São Paulo São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport Passenger
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Ouagadougou Airport Passenger
Burundi Bujumbura Bujumbura International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Cameroon Douala Douala International Airport Passenger
Yaoundé Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport Passenger
Canada Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Passenger
Central African Republic Bangui Bangui M'Poko International Airport Terminated
Chad Ndjamena N'Djamena International Airport Passenger
Chile Santiago Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Cargo
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Passenger
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Passenger
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Cargo
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Terminated
Nanjing Nanjing Lukou International Airport Cargo
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport Passenger
Ürümqi Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport Cargo
Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport Cargo
Comoros Moroni Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport Passenger
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport Passenger
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Terminated
Democratic Republic of the Congo Goma Goma International Airport Passenger
Kinshasa N'djili Airport Passenger + Cargo
Lubumbashi Lubumbashi International Airport Passenger
Djibouti Djibouti City Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport Passenger
Eritrea Asmara Asmara International Airport Passenger
Assab Assab International Airport Terminated
Massawa Massawa International Airport Terminated
Teseney Teseney Airport Terminated
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Malabo International Airport Passenger
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Hub
Arba Minch Arba Minch Airport Passenger
Asosa Asosa Airport Passenger
Axum Axum Airport Passenger
Awasa Awasa Airport Passenger
Baco/Jinka Baco Airport Terminated
Bahar Dar Bahir Dar Airport Passenger
Beica Beica Airport Terminated
Bulchi Bulchi Airport Terminated
Buno Bedele Bedele Airport Terminated
Debra Marcos Debre Marqos Airport Terminated
Debre Tabor Debre Tabor Airport Terminated
Dembidolo Dembidolo Airport Passenger
Dessie Combolcha Airport Passenger
Dire Dawa Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport Passenger
Dodollo Dodola Airport Terminated
Gambela Gambela Airport Passenger
Ghimbi Ghimbi Airport Terminated
Ginir Ghinnir Airport Terminated
Goba Robe Airport Passenger
Gode Gode Airport Passenger
Gondar Gondar Airport Passenger
Gore Gore Airport Terminated
Humera Humera Airport Passenger
Jijiga Jijiga Airport Passenger
Jimma Aba Segud Airport Passenger
Kebri Dahar Kabri Dar Airport Passenger
Lalibela Lalibela Airport Passenger
Lekempti Nekemte Airport Terminated
Mekele Alula Aba Airport Passenger
Maji Tum Airport Terminated
Mekane Selam Mekane Selam Airport Terminated
Mendi Mendi Airport Terminated
Mizan Teferi Mizan Teferi Airport Terminated
Mota Mota Airport Terminated
Neghelli Neghele Airport Terminated
Nejo Nejjo Airport Terminated
Semera Semera Airport Passenger
Sheikh Hussein Sheikh Hussein Airport Terminated
Shilavo Shilavo Airport Terminated
Shire Shire Airport Terminated
Soddu Sodo Airport Terminated
Tippi Tippi Airport Terminated
Tum Tum Airport Terminated
Wacca Wacca Airport Terminated
France Marseille Marseille Provence Airport Passenger
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Passenger
Gabon Libreville Libreville International Airport Passenger
Germany Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport Terminated
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Passenger
Ghana Accra Kotoka International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Greece Athens Athens International Airport Passenger
Ellinikon International Airport Terminated
Guinea Conakry Conakry International Airport Passenger
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Passenger + Cargo
India Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Cargo
Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Chennai Chennai International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Passenger
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Cargo
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Indonesia Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Passenger
Ireland Dublin Dublin Airport Passenger
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Passenger
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport Passenger + Cargo
Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Passenger
Japan Tokyo Narita International Airport Passenger
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport Passenger
Kenya Mombasa Moi International Airport Passenger
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport Passenger
Lebanon Beirut Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Passenger
Liberia Monrovia Roberts International Airport Terminated
Luxembourg Luxembourg City Luxembourg Findel Airport Terminated
Madagascar Antananarivo Ivato International Airport Passenger
Nosy Be Fascene Airport Passenger
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Passenger
Malawi Blantyre Chileka International Airport Passenger
Lilongwe Lilongwe International Airport Passenger
Mali Bamako Senou International Airport Passenger
Mexico Mexico City Mexico City International Airport Cargo
Mozambique Beira Beira Airport Passenger
Maputo Maputo International Airport Passenger
Namibia Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport Passenger
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminated
Maastricht/Beek Maastricht Aachen Airport Terminated
Niger Niamey Diori Hamani International Airport Passenger
Nigeria Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Passenger
Enugu Akanu Ibiam International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Kaduna Kaduna International Airport Terminated
Kano Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Passenger
Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Norway Oslo Oslo Gardermoen Airport Passenger + Cargo
Oman Muscat Muscat International Airport Passenger
Pakistan Karachi Jinnah International Airport Terminated
Philippines Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Passenger
Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Airport Seasonal
Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport Passenger
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport Passenger + Cargo
Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire Airport Passenger
Russia Moscow Domodedovo International Airport Passenger
Rwanda Kigali Kigali International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport Passenger
Dhahran Dhahran International Airport Terminated
Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Senegal Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport[citation needed]
Seychelles Mahe Seychelles International Airport Passenger
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Passenger
Somalia Berbera[nb 1] Berbera Airport Terminated
Bosaso Bosaso Airport Passenger
Garowe Garowe Airport Passenger
Hargeisa[nb 1] Hargeisa International Airport Passenger
Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport Passenger
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport Passenger
Durban King Shaka International Airport Terminated
Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport Passenger + Cargo
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Passenger
South Sudan Juba Juba Airport Passenger + Cargo
Malakal Malakal Airport Terminated
Spain Barcelona Barcelona–El Prat Airport Terminated
Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Passenger
Zaragoza Zaragoza Airport Cargo
Sudan Khartoum Khartoum International Airport Passenger
Port Sudan Port Sudan New International Airport Terminated
Wadi Halfa Wadi Halfa Airport Terminated
Sweden Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport Passenger
Switzerland Geneva Geneva Airport Passenger
Zürich Zurich Airport Begins 31 October 2022
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport Passenger
Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro International Airport Passenger
Zanzibar Zanzibar International Airport Passenger
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport Passenger
Togo Lomé Lomé–Tokoin International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport Passenger
Istanbul Atatürk Airport Cargo
Uganda Entebbe/Kampala Entebbe International Airport Passenger + Cargo
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport Terminated
Dubai Dubai International Airport Passenger + Cargo
United Kingdom London London Heathrow International Airport Passenger
Manchester Manchester Airport Passenger
United States Chicago Chicago O'Hare International Airport Passenger
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport Terminated
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Terminated
Miami Miami International Airport Cargo
Newark Newark Liberty International Airport Passenger
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport Passenger
Washington, D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport Passenger
Yemen Aden Aden International Airport Terminated
Al Hudaydah Hodeida International Airport Terminated
Sana'a Sana'a International Airport Terminated
Ta'izz Ta'izz International Airport Terminated [97] Zambia Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport Passenger
Lusaka Lusaka International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Ndola Ndola Airport Passenger
Zimbabwe Harare Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Passenger
Victoria Falls Victoria Falls Airport Passenger