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Ethiopian Airlines
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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.
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Founded | 21 December 1945; 78 years ago (1945-12-21) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 8 April 1946; 78 years ago (1946-04-08) | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | ShebaMiles | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
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Fleet size | 145 [21] | ||||||
Destinations | 155 passenger, 68 cargo[22] | ||||||
Parent company | Ethiopian Government (100%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||
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Founder | Emperor Haile Selassie I[27] | ||||||
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Employees | 18,000 (November 2023)[21] | ||||||
Website | www |
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]