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Ethiopian Airlines
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
ET
ETH
071
 Ethiopian

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-360ER
Ethiopian Airlines
Bole International Airport
PO Box 1755
Addis Ababa
ETHIOPIA

Tel.: +251 116 615 110
Fax: +251 116 611 474
SITA:
Email: info@ethiopianairlines.com
Website: www.ethiopianairlines.com
Type: Scheduled, charter, international, domestic, pax, cargo
Owner: Ethiopian govt (100%)
Shareholdings: Asky
Employees: 4,967
Base: Addis Ababa (ADD)
Hubs: -
Ops start: April 1946
Alliances: Air One, Brussels Airlines; Gulf Air; Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Saudi Arabian, SAA, TAAG, Turkish Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines operates the follwing aircraft Executives:
  • Airbus A350-900 (12 on order)
  • 7 x Boeing 737-700 (2 operated for Asky Air)
  • 2 x Boeing 737-800 (10 on order)
  • 8 x Boeing 757-200
  • 11 x Boeing 767-300ER
  • Boeing 777-200LR (5 on order)
  • Boeing 787-8 (10 on order)
  • 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (4 on order)
  • 5 x Fokker 50
  • 2 x Boeing 747-281BCF (operated by Southern Air)
  • 2 x Boeing 757-260PCF
  • 2 x McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Chairman:
Chief Executive:
Chief Operations Officer:
EVP Finance:
VP Flight Operations:		 Seyoum Mesfin
Girma Wake
Tewolde Mariam
Kassim Geresu
Tesfaye Ambaye

Ethopian Airlines is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the national airline of Ethiopia, operating scheduled international passenger and freight services to over 57 destinations worldwide, as well as domestic services to 17 destinations and passenger and cargo charter flights. Ethiopian Airlines is the largest airline in Africa by number of passengers. Ethiopian Airlines serves over 50 destinations worldwide and over 35 destinations within Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Airlines was founded on December 29, 1945, by Emperor Haile Selassie with assistance from TWA. It commenced operations on April 8, 1946, with a weekly service between Addis Ababa and Cairo with five Douglas DC-3 propeller-driven aircraft.

Annual Results - 2009
Year End
Operating revenue
($ 000)
% change 09 / 08
Operating costs ($ 000
Net income ($,000)
Pax
(000)
% change 09/08
RPKs (million)
Load Factor %
FTKs
(millions)
% change 09/08
30 June
1,159,038
5.8
1,066,563
127,656

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