Ethiopian Airlines (
Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ; የኢትዮጵያ
[SUP]?[/SUP] in short), formerly
Ethiopian Air Lines, often referred to as simply
Ethiopian, is an
airline headquartered on the grounds of
Bole International Airport in
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.[SUP]
[3][/SUP] It serves as the country's
flag carrier.[SUP]
[3][/SUP]
The company is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia.[SUP]
[3][/SUP][SUP]
[5][/SUP] Its hub is Bole International Airport, from which the airline serves 61 international destinations and 17 domestic.[SUP]
[3][/SUP] The company flies to more destinations in
Africa than any other airline.[SUP]
[5][/SUP][SUP]
[6][/SUP] Likewise, it is one of the few
Sub-Saharan profitable airlines,[SUP]
[5][/SUP] as well as one the fastest growing airlines in the industry.[SUP]
[7][/SUP][SUP]
[8][/SUP] The airline's cargo division has been awarded
The African Cargo Airline of the Year in early 2011.[SUP]
[7][/SUP][SUP]
[8][/SUP][SUP]
[9]
The airline was featured by
The Economist as an example of excellence in late 1987,[SUP]
[21][/SUP] and economist Paul B. Henze recognized it in 2000 as being "one of the most reliable and profitable airlines in the Third World",[SUP]
[22][/SUP] In 2007, Ethiopian Airlines provided basic pilot and aviation maintenance training to trainees from African countries including
Chad,
Djibouti,
Madagascar,
Rwanda,
Sudan and
Tanzania. Other training was given to employees of
Kenya Airways,
Air Zimbabwe,
Bellview Airlines,
Cape Verde Airlines and
Air Madagascar.[SUP]
[23][/SUP]
Ethiopian Airlines started
"Vision 2010" in 2005 which aimed to increase passenger traffic to 3
million, revenue to
US$1 billion and employees to 6,000 by the year 2010. In its fiscal year 2007/2008, the airline transported 2.5 million passengers and generated 9.2 billion birr revenue (US$900 million) with a net profit of 507 million birr (US$56 million).[SUP]
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[TABLE="class: toccolours"]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #ce2029"]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #ce2029"]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Airbus A350-900[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]318[/TD]
[TD]348[/TD]
[TD]Expected EIS: 2017[SUP]
[42][/SUP][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 737-700[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]102[/TD]
[TD]118[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 737-800[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]138[/TD]
[TD]154[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 757-200[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]144[/TD]
[TD]160[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]154[/TD]
[TD]170[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]155[/TD]
[TD]171[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]159[/TD]
[TD]175[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 767-300ER[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]208[/TD]
[TD]232[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]210[/TD]
[TD]234[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]211[/TD]
[TD]235[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]213[/TD]
[TD]237[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]221[/TD]
[TD]245[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]220[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]225[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 777-200LR[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]287[/TD]
[TD]321[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 787-8[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]246[/TD]
[TD]270[/TD]
[TD]Expected EIS: January 2012[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]78[/TD]
[TD]78[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]64[/TD]
[TD]71[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 747-200F[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]N/A[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 757-200PCF[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Boeing 777F[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]Expected EIS: September/October 2012[SUP]
[2][/SUP][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Total[/TD]
[TD]
47[/TD]
[TD]
35[/TD]
[TD]
6[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/SUP][/SUP]