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'Sabotage' Not Ruled Out Altogether in Ethiopian Plane Crash

published 844 days, 20 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 844 days, 20 hours, 59 minutes ago
Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:15:52 AM GMT Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:15:30 AM GMT
Hypotheses and speculations mounted about a "sabotage" action in the Ethiopian plane crash which plunged into the Mediterranean sea in stormy weather earlier this week with 90 passengers and crew on board feared dead. (more)

Ethiopian Airlines Confirms Order For 10 Boeing Planes

published 846 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 846 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:46:32 AM GMT Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:44:53 AM GMT
Boeing has secured an order from Ethiopian Airlines for 10 of its 737-800s aircraft in a deal valued at about $767 million. (more)

Names of Passengers Aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409

published 846 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 846 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:46:32 AM GMT Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:39:26 AM GMT
The Lebanese newspaper the Daily Star has published the names of passengers aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409. (more)

Bad weather likely brought down Ethiopia jet

published 846 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 846 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:46:32 AM GMT Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:19:40 AM GMT
An Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed into the sea off Beirut was probably brought down by bad weather, Lebanon's defence minister has said. (more)

Ethiopian jet crash bodies pulled from sea off Beirut

published 847 days, 7 hours, 10 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 847 days, 7 hours, 11 minutes ago
Monday, January 25, 2010 4:04:22 PM GMT Monday, January 25, 2010 4:04:02 PM GMT
At least 24 bodies of people killed in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash off Beirut have been pulled from the sea. (more)

Ethiopian airlines plane crash shouldn’t sully success story

published 847 days, 7 hours, 10 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 847 days, 7 hours, 13 minutes ago
Monday, January 25, 2010 4:04:22 PM GMT Monday, January 25, 2010 4:02:06 PM GMT
When news of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash broke this morning my heart sank at the thought of covering yet another negative story about Ethiopia. (more)

Ethiopian airliner crashes after takeoff from Beirut

published 847 days, 16 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 847 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes ago
Monday, January 25, 2010 6:17:19 AM GMT Monday, January 25, 2010 6:16:28 AM GMT
An Ethiopian Airlines [ETHA.UL] plane with 90 people on board crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut international airport in the early hours of Monday, the Lebanese transport minister said. (more)

Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes into sea off Beirut

published 847 days, 16 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 847 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes ago
Monday, January 25, 2010 6:17:19 AM GMT Monday, January 25, 2010 6:12:20 AM GMT
An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut airport. (more)

ASKY to take to the wing

published 868 days, 19 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 868 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes ago
Monday, January 04, 2010 3:38:34 AM GMT Monday, January 04, 2010 3:07:55 AM GMT
The new pan African airline, ASKy Airline, is set to start operation on January 15. The multinational private airline was established by West African investors. The airline is based in Lome, Togo. The Ethiopian Airlines... (more)

Ethiopian Airlines to join Star Alliance early next year

published 897 days, 22 hours, 21 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 897 days, 22 hours, 31 minutes ago
Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:53:52 AM GMT Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:43:50 AM GMT
Ethiopian Airlines will early next year join Star Alliance, a global network of some of the best airlines in the world, which will further boost its performance by providing it with more traffic via code sharing agreements with the members of the Alliance, the public relations department [...] (more)

Ethiopian Airlines wins AFRAA Award

published 901 days, 17 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 901 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:26:18 AM GMT Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:19:54 AM GMT
(November 30, 2009) – Ethiopian has earned another industry honor, “Airline of the Year Award” at the 41st Annual General Assembly of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) held in Maputo, Mozambique on November 24, 2009. According to AFRAA, the award was presented to Ethiopian Airlines “In recognition of its outstanding, efficient and exemplary provision of [...] (more)

Ethiopian Airlines Enhances Cooperation with Lufthansa

published 909 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 909 days, 17 hours ago
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:51:04 AM GMT Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:15:07 AM GMT
Addis Ababa (November 22, 2009) – Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa have further enhanced their cooperation by extending their code share partnership agreement thereby adding flexibility and more convenience to the services of their respective customers. Ethiopian Airlines expanded its operations during the 2009/10 winter season by increasing flight frequencies to eleven of its destinations in Africa, [...] (more)

Airbus A380’s trial flights at Bole Int’l Airport said successful

published 915 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 910 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes ago
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:50:17 AM GMT Monday, November 23, 2009 2:46:30 AM GMT
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) said the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport has a full capacity to accommodate larger aircrafts in all sizes and categories.    The Airbus A380, a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, conducted a trial flight in the Airport on Friday.  The Addis Ababa [...] (more)

Airbus scores a major commercial win with Ethiopian Airlines’ A350 XWB firm order

published 915 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 915 days, 20 hours, 51 minutes ago
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:30:17 AM GMT Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:23:54 AM GMT
November 15, 2009 - Ethiopian Airlines’ acquisition of 12 A350 WXBs, which was confirmed today at the 2009 Dubai Airshow, not only pushed the new jetliner’s total sales past the 500 milestone, it also represented another key commercial win for Airbus. With this latest success, the Addis Ababa-based airline becomes a new customer by placing its first-ever [...] (more)

TEDDY AIR TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST BRAND NEW CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN PLANE

published 925 days, 21 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 925 days, 21 hours, 55 minutes ago
Sunday, November 08, 2009 1:29:02 AM GMT Sunday, November 08, 2009 1:19:28 AM GMT
Tewodros Shiferaw, Managing Director of Teddy Air, a private Ethiopian air operator, told the Ethiopian Reporter that it will receive the first of its four brand new 2009 model Cessna Grand Caravan planes today. (more)

CEO Girma Wake says Ethiopian Airlines is soaring to new heights

published 946 days, 20 hours, 21 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 946 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes ago
Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:53:42 AM GMT Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:46:25 AM GMT
Addis Ababa (October 17, 2009) – Ethiopian Airlines is among the best airlines in Africa. The national flag carrier surprised everyone in the African aviation industry when in July 2009; it signed $4.3 billion agreements to purchase five B777s and 12 A350 XWBs from Boeing and Airbus respectively.  Earlier this year, Ethiopian placed another order for [...] (more)

Ethiopian Airlines to Sponsor 2009 Great Ethiopian Run

published 958 days, 4 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 962 days, 19 hours, 28 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Friday, October 02, 2009 3:46:45 AM GMT
Addis Ababa (September 29, 2009) – Ethiopian Airlines proudly announces that it has become the Title Sponsor of the 2009 Ethiopian Great Run, the biggest road race in Africa. The 2009 Great Ethiopian Airlines Run, the 9th edition of the race, will take place in Addis Ababa on November 22, 2009. “Ethiopian is delighted to be [...] (more)
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