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The CEO, Asky Esayas WoldeMariam Hailu discusses Aviation in West Africa with the Publisher of Atqnews on a flight to Nairobi Kenya.
Asky has been around for 10 years or more. Is Asky a profitable airline?
Yes, Asky was established in the year 2010 and now it is 13 years young and Asky is a profitable airline. It is not only profitab… read more
Ethiopian
Airlines Group solidifies its commitment to expansion by signing a
Memorandum of Understanding for an additional 11 Airbus A350-900s at the
Dubai Airshow. This new agreement brings the airline’s total order book
for … read more
Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have finalized an agreement for the purchase of 11 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This landmark deal, announced today during the Dubai Air Show, is the largest-ever order of Boeing airplanes by an African carrier.
The order includes an option for Ethiopian Airlines to acqui… read more
Recently, Deputy Head of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia said that China is committed to working with Ethiopia in the field of tourism. Indeed, Ethiopia and China have the opportunity to work together in the tourism sector. According to the Deputy Head, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China has also identified Ethiopia as a new des… read more
The Ethiopian government has so far been revamping regional tourist destinations, restoring historical sites as well as building new potential areas like Hallala Kella, Koysha, Wonchi, Gorgora, and others in a bid to attract more tourists from continental and global circumferences.
Born to the farsighted vision of the Prime Minister… read more
Cooperation, collaboration, and commitment of stakeholders, including Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO), African Airlines Association (AFRAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) has made free routing flights a reali… read more
As the majority shareholder in Nigeria Air, the airline that former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari wanted to launch before the end of his term in office in 2023, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has been the subject of criticism since its involvement in this project, which is currently suspended by the Nigerian courts.
In the int… read more
Malawi Airlines is planning to expand its network by opening several regional routes. In preparation for this expansion, the airline, in which Ethiopian Airlines is a minority shareholder, is banking on higher-capacity modules.
The rebranded Uganda Airlines is opening up the African skies albeit gradually, while also expanding into the hitherto monopolised routes of major carriers. The revived East African carrier is steadily becoming a giant in African space with its tenacious expansion of routes in the last four years when it began operations.
The airlin… read more
BOC Aviation has scored a major publicity coup with a new African customer: Ethiopian Airlines. As revealed on 27 September by NewsAero, the Singaporean lessor announced on Monday 30 October 2023 that it would be delivering a second-hand Boeing 737-800 under a lease to the Ethiopian national carrier, which has just repositioned it with its strategic partner, Asky Airlines.