Flag carrier of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines (Amharic : የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ , romanized : Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer menged ), formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL ), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia ,[30] [31] and is wholly owned by the country's government . EAL was founded on 21 December 1945 and commenced operations on 8 April 1946, expanding to international flights in 1951. The firm became a share company in 1965 and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines.
The airline has been a member of the International Air Transport Association since 1959 and of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) since 1968.[32] Ethiopian is a Star Alliance member, having joined in December 2011. The company slogan is 'The New Spirit of Africa.' Ethiopian's hub[33] and headquarters are at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa , from where it serves a network of 155 passenger destinations—22 of them domestic—and 68 freighter destinations.[22] [21] The airline has secondary hubs in Togo and Malawi .[34] [35] Ethiopian Airlines is Africa's largest airline in terms of passengers carried, destinations served, fleet size, and revenue.[36] [37] Ethiopian Airlines is also the world's fourth-largest airline by the number of countries served.[38]
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