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Ethiopian Airlines' first Airbus A350-1000

Press Release: Ethiopian, Thales celebrate A350-1000 with AVANT Up

In Toulouse, France, Ethiopian Airlines and Thales celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first A350-1000 aircraft, which is also the firs... Continue Reading

Press Release: Ethiopian Airlines lays foundation with SIRAX solutions

Lufthansa Systems proudly announces that Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa and the fastest growing brand in the world, relie... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-9 in-flight

Press Release: Ethiopian to expand with up to 20 Boeing 777X jets

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced today an agreement for the East African airline to purchase eight 777-9 passenger airplanes and the ... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Airlines and Thales at contract signing ceremony (Pictured above left to right: Mesfin Tasew: Group Chief Executive Officer – Ethiopian Airlines Group, Retta Melaku: COO – Ethiopian Airlines, Mathieu Franco: Senior Account Manager - Thales Thales InFlyt Experience, Bruno Guinamand: Regional Vice President - Thales InFlyt Experience)

Press Release: Ethiopian picks Thales AVANT Up IFE for A350-1000s

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing global airline brand and the continent’s largest airline, is pleased to announce that it has s... Continue Reading

Pictured here at the Airbus chalet, celebrating Ethiopian Airlines’ selection of Airbus’ HBCplus during the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), from left to right: ~ André SCHNEIDER, VP Cabin & Cargo Programme, Airbus; ~ Mesfin TASEW, Group Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines; ~ Don BUCHMAN, General Manager and Vice President Commercial Aviation, Viasat; ~ Niels STEENSTRUP, President, Aviation, Inmarsat (recently acquired by Viasat).

Press Release: Ethiopian picks Airbus Ka HBCplus for four new A350s

Revealed at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Ethiopian Airlines will equip its four new A350-1000s with Airbus’ integrated satellit... Continue Reading

Hawassa Training Facility Inauguration. A crowd gathers to pose for a photo at the front of the building

Press Release: Ethiopian inaugurates second academy in Hawassa

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, has inaugurated a new aviation training center in the city of Hawassa. The n... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Airlines is seen at the gate of an airport

Press Release: Ethiopian, MailAmerica to develop cross border services

Ethiopian Airlines Group (ET) has partnered with MailAmericas (MA), a private postal operator and gold member of the consultive committee fo... Continue Reading

Inauguration of the new facility, Ethiopian Sky Technologies. A group of male executives are cutting the ribbon.

Press Release: Geven-SkyTecno, Ethiopian team for 737 MAX insulation

Geven-SkyTecno and Ethiopian Airlines have inaugurated a state-of-the-art facility for the manufacturing of insulation blankets for Boeing 7... Continue Reading

Teshome says she never works a typical day at aviation services provider Krimson Aviation. Image of the executive at her desk taken by Krimson Aviation

Helina Teshome of Krimson Aviation flies the flag for women, diversity

Africa is vast: the US, China, India, Japan and much of Europe would fit within its coastline with room to spare. It is also extraordinarily... Continue Reading

The RAY robot, sitting in front of an ATR turboprop on the tarmac

RAY, the autonomous UVC robot, stands ready to disinfect cabins

As airlines look to enhance disinfection onboard without the repeated use of harsh chemicals, ultraviolet light is having a serious moment i... Continue Reading

A man shows the IATA Travel Pass to a boarding agent at the airport

Collins integrating IATA Travel Pass into passenger management systems

The International Air Transport Association has seen strong industry take-up of its IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app that helps travelers to s... Continue Reading

A Boeing 737 MAX, in Boeing livery, in-flight

Public will have 45 days to comment on proposed 737 MAX changes

Members of the public will soon be able to share their thoughts about proposed fixes for the Boeing 737 MAX, as the US Federal Aviation Admi... Continue Reading

The Boom Headrest wraps around a plastic dummy's neck to give support like a travel pillow

ABC teams with veteran engineer Aysegul Durak on Boom Headrest

Italian cabin branding specialist ABC International is known in the aviation industry for developing and installing three-dimensional crests... Continue Reading

White paper airplane with white dotted line following it on a blue background.

Press Release: AirTraffix plants 350 trees following FTE Expo success

Digital start-up Wand Technology has donated 350 trees in the name of national airlines and duty-free merchants, following its debut with A... Continue Reading

Woman reading the duty free magazine on airasia aircraft

Passenger health over profits as AirAsia ends duty free cigarettes

Airlines are known for small margins and high fees, so it is unusual to see a carrier walk away from revenue. But AirAsia is doing just that... Continue Reading