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Founded | December 21, 1945 | (as Ethiopian Air Lines)||||||
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Commenced operations | April 8, 1946 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | ShebaMiles | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance (future) | ||||||
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Destinations | 80 (64 international and 16 domestic) | ||||||
Parent company | Ethiopian Government (100%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||
Key people | |||||||
Profit | US$121.4 million (FY 2010) | ||||||
Website | www |
Ethiopian Airlines (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ; የኢትዮጵያ 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.[3] It serves as the country's flag carrier.[3] The company is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia.[3][5] Its hub is Bole International Airport, from which the airline serves a network of 64 international destinations and 16 domestic ones. The carrier flies to more destinations in Africa than any other airline.[5][6] Likewise, it is one of the few Sub-Saharan profitable airlines,[5][7] as well as one the fastest growing airlines in the industry.[8][9] The airline's cargo division has been awarded The African Cargo Airline of the Year in early 2011.[8][9][10]
Ethiopian is a member of the International Air Transport Association, and of the African Airlines Association since 1968.[11] The airline does not currently participate in any airline alliance, yet it was accepted as a future Star Alliance member in late September 2010.[12]
History
After the liberation of Ethiopia from the Italian occupation, Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie I asked the Americans, British and French to assist him in establishing a new airline, in an attempt to modernise the country. According to the BBC News, some say the Emperor envisioned the creation of a quality national airline to shake off the poverty-stricken image Ethiopia had at that time.[5] Americans believed the country could become an important hub for air traffic into the Red Sea region and its surroundings,[13] and agreed to help the Emperor.
The carrier was eventually founded as Ethiopian Air Lines on 21 December 1945, with aid from both Transcontinental Air Transport and Western Air Express, which later merged into TWA.[3][13][14] The airline relied upon American pilots, technicians, administrators and accountants;[13] it even had TWA General Managers.[15] On its 25th anniversary in 1971, the company was ready to continue without foreign assistance. Since then, Ethiopian Airlines was managed and staffed by Ethiopian personnel. The first Ethiopian General Manager was Col. Semret Medhane,[16] who served in this position for the period 1971-1975.[13]
The newly airline commenced operations on 8 April 1946.[3][14] Its maiden flight operated the Addis Ababa–Asmara–Cairo route using one of the five Douglas C-47 Skytrains acquired from the US Government.[16] This route was later operated on a weekly basis.[16] The Skytrains were initially intended for military use. Ethiopian operated them in a mixed passenger-cargo configuration. It was therefore a common practice for the company to accommodate both passengers and cargo in the same cabin during the early years.[17][18]
Soon afterwards, the carrier launched services to Aden and Djibouti, as well as a domestic flight to Jimma.[16] By the end of 1946, four Skytrains were incorporated into the fleet, and three more in 1947 to operate new international routes.[16] Bombay, Nairobi and Port Sudan were added to the route network as international scheduled services in the late 1940s.[16] Likewise, the company started operating charter flights to Jeddah during the Hajj season.[16] The carrier incoporated three Convair CV-240s in 1950, aimed at operating international routes.[16] A long-haul service to Frankfurt was launched in 1957.[16] In the same year, Ethiopian inaugurated a self-owned maintenance facility.[16] The DC-6 was incorporated into the fleet in 1958 to operate long-haul routes.[16]
In the early 1960s the airline added Accra, Khartoum and Monrovia to its destination network. It was also decided to build a new airport to replace the Lidetta airfield, unable to accommodate the Boeing 720 jetliner the company intended to acquire. This was the birth of Bole International Airport, where the company set its headquarters.[16] The first jet service was inaugurated in 1963 operating the Addis Ababa–Nairobi route.[16] Athens and Madrid were also incorporated as international scheduled services. The firm changed from a corporation to a share company in 1965, and it also changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines. Also in the early 1960s, the carrier provided some initial aviation support to the Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission in its operation to acquire topographic maps of Ethiopia.[19]
The late 1970s saw the arrival of the Boeing 727s as a replacement for the Boeing 720s.[16] The DHC-5 Buffalo entered Ethiopian's fleet in the early 1980s.[16] In 1984 the Boeing 767-200ER also came to replace the Boeing 720.[16] ATR-42s and Twin Otters were incorporated into the fleet in the mid-1980s.[16]
By 1996 the airline was flying to Bangkok, Beijing, Durban and Johannesburg; routes to Ivory Coast and Senegal were also being operated. Furthermore, the Fokker 50 entered the fleet to operate domestic routes.[16] In the late 1990s the carrier saw the incorporation of Copenhagen and Maputo to its international network, as well as New York and Washington as transatlantic destinations; the frequent flyer programme, named "Sheba Miles" after the legendary Queen of Sheba, was launched too.[16] The airline disrupted its flights to the Eritrean capital Asmara after a war erupted between the two countries in 1998.
A fleet renewal started in the early 2000s, with the incorporation of the Boeing 737-700 and the Boeing 767-300ER;[20] in the late 2000s the airline announced it would be the launch customer of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and placed orders to acquire brand new Airbus A350-900s, Boeing 777-200LRs and Bombardier equipment.[16]
On 29 September 2010 Ethiopian Airlines was officially invited to join Star Alliance. The airline will be the 30th overall member airline and the third airline in Africa. The integration process is expected to take 12 months.[21]
Financial performance
The airline was featured by The Economist as an example of excellence in late 1987,[22] and economist Paul B. Henze recognized it in 2000 as being "one of the most reliable and profitable airlines in the Third World".[23] 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.[24]
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 2010. During the fiscal year (FY) 2007/2008, the airline transported 2.5 million passengers and generated a revenue of Br9.2 billion (US$900 million) with a net profit of Br507 million (US$56 million).[25] During FY 2008/2009, Ethiopian transported 2.8 million passengers (12.3% increase y/y) and generated Br12.2 billion in revenue (US$980 million—a 32.8% increase y/y) with a net profit of Br1.345 billion (US$108 million—a 165% increase over the previous year). In the same period, Ethiopian hauled 101 thousand tons of cargo—a 38.4% increase over the previous year.[26] For FY 2009/2010, Ethiopian generated 1.3 billion dollars revenue and a net profit of USD 118 million. By the year 2010 Ethiopian exceeded all goals set in “Vision 2010”.[27] These results were the best ever for then-64-year-old airline, and were attributed to an aggressive marketing campaign and major cost cutting measures.[28] The company's net profit for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2010 was US$121.4 million.[7] In July 2011, Ethiopian was named Africa's most profitable airline for the year 2010 by Air Transport World.[7] It is 100%-owned by the Government of Ethiopia, and has 5,635 employees, as of 31 December 2010.[3]
Destinations
As of July 2011, the passenger network comprises 38 cities in Africa, 8 in Europe and the Americas, 15 in the Middle East and Asia, and 16 within Ethiopia. Likewise, the cargo network serves 14 destinations in Africa, 8 in the Middle East and Asia, and 2 in Europe.
Ethiopian was officially invited to join Star Alliance on 29 September 2010.[12] It is expected the airline will become the 30th alliance member in September 2011. The carrier currently has codeshare agreements with the following airlines, as of July 2011 (Star Alliance carriers are indicated by *):[3]
- Air China * [29][30]
- Air Nigeria (under implementation)
- BMI *
- Brussels Airlines * [31]
- Gulf Air[32]
- Kuwait Airways
- Lufthansa * [33][34]
- LAM Mozambique Airlines[35]
- SAS * [36]
- Saudi Arabian Airlines[37]
- South African Airways * [38]
- Turkish Airlines *
Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa have closely linked their frequent flyer programmes Shebamiles and Miles & More,[39] allowing members to earn and spend miles on both airlines' networks.
In July 2008 Ethiopian Airlines entered a strategic partnership with Lomé–based start–up airline ASKY Airlines in which Ethiopian holds a 40% stake.[2][40] Ethiopian Airlines is responsible for aircraft maintenance and operational management. The plan is to turn Lomé into Ethiopian Airline's regional hub for the West African market. ASKY started operations in January 2010 and became profitable after a few months.[41][42]
Fleet
On 1 June 1984, the first Boeing 767-200ER delivered to the company set a new distance record for a twinjet when it flew 7,500 miles (12,100 km) non-stop from Washington D.C. to Addis Ababa.[43][44]
In February 2005 Ethiopian Airlines signed a preliminary agreement to buy up to 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (5 firm orders plus 5 options), becoming the first African carrier in ordering this kind of equipment.[5] On 31 May 2005 Boeing announced that Ethiopian had exercised its purchase rights and confirmed a firm order for 10 aircraft.[45] The carrier also became the first African airline in ordering the Boeing 777-200LR.[5][46] The first 777 Ethiopian took possession of was the 900th model of this aircraft delivered by Boeing.[46][47]
As of July 2011, the Ethiopian Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 10 years.[48]
Passenger Fleet | |||||||
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Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes | ||
P | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A350-900 | — | 12 | — | 30 | 318 | 348 | Expected EIS: 2017[50] |
Boeing 737-700 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 102 | 118 | |
Boeing 737-800 | 5 | 10 | — | 16 | 138 | 154 | |
Boeing 757-200 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 144 | 160 | |
1 | 154 | 170 | |||||
2 | 155 | 171 | |||||
1 | 159 | 175 | |||||
Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | — | 24 | 208 | 232 | |
1 | 210 | 234 | |||||
2 | 211 | 235 | |||||
2 | 213 | 237 | |||||
3 | 221 | 245 | |||||
1 | 30 | 190 | 220 | ||||
1 | 195 | 225 | |||||
Boeing 777-200LR | 5[51] | — | — | 34 | 287 | 321 | |
Boeing 787-8 | — | 10 | 2 | 24 | 246 | 270 | Expected EIS: March 2012[52][53] |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 8 | — | 4 | 0 | 78 | 78 | |
7 | 64 | 71 | |||||
Cargo Fleet | |||||||
Boeing 747-200F | 1 | — | — | N/A | |||
Boeing 757-200PCF | 2 | — | — | ||||
Boeing 777F | — | 2 | — | Expected EIS: September/October 2012[54] | |||
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | 2 | — | — | ||||
Total | 46 | 34 | 6 |
Aside from the equipment shown above, the airline uses a number of DA40NGs for training purposes.[55]
Historic fleet
Following is a list of equipment previously operated by Ethiopian. Helicopters and light aircraft were available for leasing to Government agencies as well as to be used on natural resources projects.[56]: 570
- Bell 47[56]: 570
- ATR-42[57]
- Beech 18[56]: 570
- Boeing 707-320C[58]: 570
- Boeing 720B[56]: 570 [58]: 78
- Boeing 727-200[58]: 78
- Boeing 737-200[57]
- Boeing 767-200ER[43]
- Convair CV-240
- Cessna 180[56]: 570
- DHC-5A Buffalo[58]: 78
- DHC-6 Twin Otter[57]
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain[56]: 570
- Douglas DC-3[56]: 570 [58]: 78
- Douglas DC-6B[56]: 570
- Fokker 50[59]
- Lockheed L-100 Commercial Hercules[57]
- Super Cub[56]: 570
- Twin Otter[58]: 78
Services
Ethiopian passengers are provided with two lounges at Bole International Airport. Cloud Nine Lounge is offered to Cloud Nine passengers, and ShebaMiles Lounge can be used by ShebaMiles cardholders with Gold and Silver status.[60] Under Skytrax's five-star ranking system, the carrier's in-flight service merits three stars.[61]
Accidents and incidents
As of July 2011, Aviation Safety Network records 60 accidents/incidents for Ethiopian Airlines since 1965,[62] plus 6 accidents/incidents for Ethiopian Air Lines,[63] the former airline's name. The company suffered several hijacking episodes throughout its history. One of them ended up with the carrier's deadliest accident when the plane plunged into the Indian Ocean due to fuel starvation. Despite this, Ethiopian Airlines has a good safety record,[64][65] by contrast to other African airlines.
Accreditation
The United States Federal Aviation Administration accredited the maintenance division with license No. ETIY 102F.[66][67]
See also
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External links
Media related to Ethiopian Airlines at Wikimedia Commons