Africa’s airline industry reorganises to boost profitability Published by Conrad Onyango on 26 October 2022 After being battered by Covid-19, African airlines are re-modelling operations to increase connectivity, traffic volumes and profitability.
COVID-19: Should Ethiopian Airlines stop flying to China? Published by Richard Li on 20 February 2020 Ethiopian Airlines should be commended for calmly assessing the potential risks of COVID-19, writes Richard Li.
Does Ghana really need a national airline? Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 20 November 2019 Ghana’s government has signed provisional orders for three Boeing 787 Dreamliners and six smaller aircraft.
It’s crunch time for South African Airways Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 14 November 2019 South African Airways has cancelled all domestic, regional, and international flights on November 15 and 16 due to a planned strike.
African airlines can’t compete in their own market Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 4 October 2019 Without drastic improvement in how most of the continent’s carriers are run, this won’t change.
Itumeleng Mukhovha: Investing in Africa – an outlook on Nigeria and Ethiopia Published by Itumeleng Mukhovha on 2 April 2019 The desperate search for growth, yield and solvency has led investors to pay more attention to emerging markets in Africa, writes Baker McKenzie’s Itumeleng Mukhovha.
Single air transport market: The benchmark for African economic integration Published by Joel Ng and Densua Mumford on 14 February 2018 A unification of 12 countries’ air markets could result in some 155,000 jobs and $1.3bn additional GDP to their economies.
Ethiopian to start flights to Kisangani and Mbuji Mayi in the DRC Published by Press Office on 23 January 2018 Ethiopian is expanding its global network with a plan to add 10 new destinations in just six months of the 2018 calendar year.
Ethiopian partners with Zambian government for the re-launch of the national carrier Published by Press Office on 16 January 2018 The Government of Zambia will be the majority shareholder with a 55% stake, and Ethiopian will have a 45% stake in the airline, Zambia Airways.
Ethiopian to debut flight to Geneva Published by Press Office on 8 January 2018 The route will be operated with a Boeing 787-800, one of the most technologically advanced aircraft in the carrier’s fleet family.
Ethiopian Airlines mobile application is up and running Published by Press Office on 4 January 2018 Customers can find it in the Apple store and on Google Play for download on their mobile phones, and use it to transact with the airline for many of its products and services.
Star Slliance, Air China and Beijing Capital International Airport agree joint cooperation Published by Press Office on 14 December 2017 In a MoU the parties have agreed to cooperate to further establish Beijing Capital International Airport as a leading hub and transfer airport as well as to significantly enhance the future customer experience.
Ethiopian Airlines mobile application goes live Published by Press Office on 12 December 2017 Customers will enjoy 10% discount on all bookings made through Ethiopian mobile app.
Ethiopian’s second Boeing 787-9 made its debut flight to Beijing Published by Press Office on 5 December 2017 Ethiopian is among the veteran carriers that started serving the People’s Republic of China back in the early 1970s.