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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Ethiopian Airlines<br />የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ
| logo = Ethiopian Airlines Logo.svg
| image = 
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| IATA = ET
| ICAO = ETH
| callsign = ETHIOPIAN
| founded = {{Start date and age|1945|12|21|df=y}}
| commenced = {{Start date and age|1946|4|8|df=y}}
| ceased = 
| aoc = <!-- XNXN --> <!-- Alpha numeric pattern varies -->
| bases = 
| hubs = {{Unbulleted list|
*[[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=New Addis Ababa Airport Will Quadruple Capacity |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/new-addis-ababa-airport-will-quadruple-capacity |website=Aviation week network |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
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| secondary_hubs = {{Unbulleted list|
* [[Lomé–Tokoin International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=There's no place like Lomé… |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/airports/theres-no-place-like-lome |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
* [[Kamuzu International Airport|Lilongwe International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian airlines Strategic Partnership |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/company/partners-alliance/code-share |website=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Routes Africa: Ethiopian Invests in new Malawi Airlines Venture |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/routes-africa-ethiopian-invests-new-malawi-airlines-venture |website=Aviation week network |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
* [[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines regional hubs |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/AboutEthiopian/Overview#:~:text=Building%20on%20its%20continuous%20success,further%20bolster%20its%20continuous%20growth. |website=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian ambitions key to Zambia's step up in class |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/ethiopian-ambitions-key-to-zambias-step-up-in-class |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> 
* [[Liège Airport]] (Ethiopian Cargo)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian airlines and Liège Airport decided to prolong relationship |url=https://boleairport.com/ethiopian-airlines-and-liege-airport-have-decided-to-prolong-their-long-standing-relationship/ |website=Bole Airport |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Extends Partnership with Liege Airport as its European Cargo Hub |url=https://airspace-africa.com/2021/07/16/ethiopian-airlines-cargo-extends-partnership-with-liege-airport-as-its-european-cargo-hub/ |website=Airspace Africa |date=16 July 2021 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>
}}
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = ShebaMiles
| alliance = [[Star Alliance]]
| subsidiaries = {{ubl|
* [[Asky Airlines]] 27%<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Sets to Nearly Double Destination, Number of Aircraft by 2035 |url=https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/en_40392 |website=Ethiopian News Agency |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Achieves Its Vision 2025 |url=https://www.2merkato.com/news/alerts/6901-ethiopian-airlines-achieves-its-vision-2025#:~:text=The%20Chief%20Executive%20Officer%20(CEO,207%20from%20the%20current%20131. |website=2Merkato.com |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>
* [[Malawi Airlines]] 49%<ref>{{cite web |title=Malawi Airlines resumes B737-700 operations |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/133545-malawi-airlines-resumes-b737-700-operations#:~:text=The%20Malawi%20government%20holds%20a,out%20of%20business%20in%202013. |website=ch-aviation |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
* [[Nigeria Air]] 49%<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Air-Backed Carrier to Start in Nigeria By October |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-04/ethiopian-air-backed-carrier-to-start-in-nigeria-by-october |website=Bloomberg |date=4 August 2023 |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines consortium wins bid for new Nigeria airline |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopian-airlines-consortium-wins-bid-new-nigeria-airline-2022-09-24/ |website=Reuters |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
* [[Zambia Airways]] 45%<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian ambitions key to Zambia's step up in class |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/ethiopian-ambitions-key-to-zambias-step-up-in-class |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
* Guinea Airways 49%<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines teams up with African carriers |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20180822-ethiopian-airlines-teams-with-african-carriers |website=France 24 |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopian-airlines-consortium-wins-bid-new-nigeria-airline-2022-09-24/|title=Ethiopian Airlines consortium wins bid for new Nigeria airline|newspaper=Reuters |date=24 September 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924100740/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopian-airlines-consortium-wins-bid-new-nigeria-airline-2022-09-24/|url-status=live|last1=Onuah |first1=Felix }}</ref>
* DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services S.C. 51%<ref>{{cite web |title=DHL and Ethiopian Airlines partner to form a joint venture company |url=https://digestafrica.com/dhl-and-ethiopian-airlines-partner-to-form-a-joint-venture-company |website=digestafrica |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DHL Global Forwarding Signs Joint Venture With Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.dhl.com/global-en/home/press/press-archive/2018/dhl-global-forwarding-signs-joint-venture-with-ethiopian-airlines.html |website=DHL |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>
* Ethiopian Sky Technologies 51%<ref name="thisdaylive.com">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian, Geven-SkyTecno Partner for Insulation Blankets Manufacturing |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/09/23/ethiopian-geven-skytecno-partner-for-insulation-blankets-manufacturing |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=This Day |date=September 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno Partner for Insulation Blankets Manufacturing for Boeing 737 MAX, inaugurate new facility |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/Press-release-open-page/ethiopian-airlines-and-geven-skytecno-partner-for-insulation-blankets-manufacturing-for-boeing-737-max-inaugurate-new-facility |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Ethiopian Airlines |date=September 21, 2022}}</ref>
}}
| fleet_size = 145 <ref name="sunnewsonline.com">{{cite news | url=https://sunnewsonline.com/scrapping-multiple-destinationsll-be-disservice-to-nigerians-tasew-ethiopian-airline-ceo-2 | title=Scrapping multiple destinations'll be disservice to Nigerians –Tasew, Ethiopian Airline CEO | date=10 November 2023 }}</ref>
| destinations = 155 passenger, 68 cargo<ref name="The leader of the e-pack">{{cite web |title=The leader of the e-pack... |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/the-leader-of-the-e-pack |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
| parent = {{nowrap|[[Government of Ethiopia|Ethiopian Government]] (100%)}}
| headquarters = Bole International Airport, [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia
| key_people = {{plainlist|
*Yilma Merdassa ([[Chairperson|Chairman]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Presse |first=AFP-Agence France |title=Air Force Chief Appointed Chairman Of Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/air-force-chief-appointed-chairman-of-ethiopian-airlines-98db196a |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Mesfin Tasew ([[CEO]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Mesfin Tassew nommé PDG du groupe Ethiopian Airlines – Jeune Afrique |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1333170/economie/mesfin-tassew-nomme-pdg-du-groupe-ethiopian-airlines/ |website=JeuneAfrique.com |date=24 March 2022 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
*Meseret Bitew ([[CFO]])<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines">{{cite web |last1=Airlines |first1=Ethiopian |title=ET |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/AboutEthiopian/ExecutiveProfile |website=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=29 January 2021 |archive-date=6 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306115915/https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/AboutEthiopian/ExecutiveProfile |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Lemma Yadecha ([[Chief commercial officer|CCO]])<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines" />
*Retta Melaku ([[Chief operating officer|COO]])<ref name="COO" />
}}
| founder = [[Emperor]] [[Haile Selassie I]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47523958|title=Ethiopian Airlines: Africa's largest airline|work=BBC News |date=11 March 2019 |access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311213223/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47523958|url-status=live}}</ref>
| revenue = {{Increase}} (6.1 billion [[USD]])
[[Ethiopian birr|ETB]]&nbsp;330&nbsp;billion(''FY 2023'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/34753/|title=Ethiopian airlines revenues, profit jump in FY 21/22|date=15 June 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023|archive-date=16 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616051105/https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/34753/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| net_income = {{increase}} [[Ethiopian birr|ETB]]&nbsp;1.049&nbsp;billion(''FY 2012'')<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines operating profit up 154% in FY2012" />
| profit = {{decrease}} (800 million [[USD]])
[[Ethiopian birr|ETB]]&nbsp;44.5&nbsp;billion(''FY 2023'')<ref name="sunnewsonline.com">{{cite news | url=https://sunnewsonline.com/scrapping-multiple-destinationsll-be-disservice-to-nigerians-tasew-ethiopian-airline-ceo-2 | title=Scrapping multiple destinations'll be disservice to Nigerians –Tasew, Ethiopian Airline CEO | date=10 November 2023 }}</ref>
| assets = {{Increase}} [[Ethiopian birr|ETB]]&nbsp;26.368&nbsp;billion(''FY 2012'')<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines operating profit up 154% in FY2012" />
| equity = {{decrease}} [[Ethiopian birr|ETB]]&nbsp;&nbsp;2.772&nbsp;billion(''FY 2012'')<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines operating profit up 154% in FY2012" />
| num_employees = 18,000 (November 2023)<ref name="sunnewsonline.com">{{cite news | url=https://sunnewsonline.com/scrapping-multiple-destinationsll-be-disservice-to-nigerians-tasew-ethiopian-airline-ceo-2 | title=Scrapping multiple destinations'll be disservice to Nigerians –Tasew, Ethiopian Airline CEO | date=10 November 2023 }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.ethiopianairlines.com}}
}}

'''Ethiopian Airlines''' ({{lang-am|የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ|translit=Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer menged}}), formerly '''''Ethiopian Air Lines''''' ('''EAL'''), is the [[flag carrier]] of [[Ethiopia]],<ref name="cnn20211006"/><ref name="Ethiopian Airlines expands Nigeria operations" /> and is wholly owned by the [[Government of Ethiopia|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.<ref name="AFRAA" /> Ethiopian is a [[Star Alliance]] member, having joined in December 2011. The company slogan is 'The New Spirit of Africa.' Ethiopian's hub<ref name="Profile on Ethiopian Airlines" /> 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.<ref name="The leader of the e-pack">{{cite web |title=The leader of the e-pack... |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/the-leader-of-the-e-pack |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="sunnewsonline.com">{{cite news | url=https://sunnewsonline.com/scrapping-multiple-destinationsll-be-disservice-to-nigerians-tasew-ethiopian-airline-ceo-2 | title=Scrapping multiple destinations'll be disservice to Nigerians –Tasew, Ethiopian Airline CEO | date=10 November 2023 }}</ref> The airline has secondary hubs in [[Togo]] and [[Malawi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ROUTES AFRICA: Ethiopian Invests in new Malawi Airlines Venture |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/routes-africa-ethiopian-invests-new-malawi-airlines-venture |website=Aviation week network |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Ethiopian short fact sheet">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian short fact sheet November, 2017 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-short-FactSheet-November-2017.pdf |date=November 2017 |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090626/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-short-FactSheet-November-2017.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ethiopian Airlines is Africa's largest airline in terms of passengers carried, destinations served, fleet size, and revenue.<ref>{{cite news|date=22 October 2016 |title= Well-connected: Why one national airline is bucking a continent-wide trend |url=https://www.economist.com/news/business/21709075-why-one-national-airline-bucking-continent-wide-trend-well-connected|url-status=live|newspaper=The Economist|location=Addis Ababa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031192938/https://www.economist.com/news/business/21709075-why-one-national-airline-bucking-continent-wide-trend-well-connected |archive-date=31 October 2016 |access-date=31 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Casey |first1=David |title=The ten biggest African airlines |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/279369/the-ten-biggest-african-airlines/ |access-date=13 December 2018 |work=Routes Online |date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327115747/https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/279369/the-ten-biggest-african-airlines/ |archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ethiopian is also the world's fourth-largest airline by the number of countries served.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anna.aero/2019/02/27/ryanair-once-again-leads-airport-pairs-and-turkish-airlines-country-markets-in-s19/|title=Ryanair once again leads airport pairs and Turkish Airlines country markets in S19|date=27 February 2019|website=anna.aero|language=en-GB|access-date=22 March 2019|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216194522/https://www.anna.aero/2019/02/27/ryanair-once-again-leads-airport-pairs-and-turkish-airlines-country-markets-in-s19/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===The 1940s: early years===
[[File:Emperor Haile Selassie I Official Photographic portrait.png|thumb|210x210px|Emperor [[Haile Selassie|Haile Selassie I]] was the one who initiated and founded Ethiopian Airlines.]]
After the [[East Africa Campaign (World War II)|liberation of Ethiopia]], Emperor [[Haile Selassie I]] asked the United States, the United Kingdom, and France to help him establish an airline as part of his modernization effort.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Established 1945" /> According to the [[BBC News]] it is possible that the Emperor intended the creation of a quality national airline to help dispel impressions of Ethiopian poverty.<ref name="Profile" /> In 1945, the Ethiopian government began negotiations with both [[Transcontinental Air Transport]] and [[Western Air Express]] (later merged into [[TWA]]). On 8 September 1945, TWA signed an agreement with the American historian and foreign affairs advisor to Ethiopia [[John H. Spencer]] to establish a commercial aviation company in Ethiopia.<ref name="Historical dictionary">{{cite book|last=Ofcansky|first=David H. Shinn, Thomas P.|title=Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia.|year=2004|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group|location=Lanham|isbn=978-0-8108-6566-2|pages=143–144|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ep7__RWqq4IC&q=Aviation+in+Ethiopia&pg=PA613|edition=New|author2=David H. Shinn|access-date=4 February 2013|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105183642/https://books.google.com/books?id=ep7__RWqq4IC&q=Aviation+in+Ethiopia&pg=PA613|url-status=live}}</ref>

The carrier, originally called Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL),<ref name="History" /> was founded on 21 December 1945,<ref name="FI1975-485" /><ref name="CompanyProfile">{{cite web|title= Company Profile|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/default.aspx|access-date= 26 September 2014|archive-date= 24 September 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140924095831/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/default.aspx|url-status= live}}</ref> with an initial investment of [[Ethiopian birr|ETB]]&nbsp;2,5&nbsp;million,<ref name="Flight1960-499" /> divided in 25,000 shares that were entirely held by the government.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}} The company was financed by the Ethiopian government but managed by TWA. At the beginning, it relied upon American pilots, technicians, administrators and accountants; even its General Managers were from TWA.<ref name="Historical dictionary" /><ref name="Against the Odds, Airline Takes Off and Flies High" /><ref name="FI1964-1068" /> Minister of Works and Communications Fitawrari Tafasse Habte Mikael became EAL{{'s}} first president and chairman, whereas H. H. Holloway —who was American— was appointed by TWA as general manager. The board held the first meeting on 26 December 1945, with a key point of the agenda being the deposit of [[Egyptian pound|E£]]75,000 in a bank in [[Cairo]] for the acquisition of aircraft and [[spare part]]s. Shortly afterwards, the airline negotiated for landing rights with [[Colony of Aden|Aden]], [[Egypt]], [[French Somaliland]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Sudan]], and five [[Douglas C-47]]s were bought; these aircraft were flown to Addis Ababa in February 1946.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}}

The new airline's maiden flight to [[Nairobi]] carried a shipment of East African currency equivalent to {{US$|3.7|link=yes}}&nbsp;million in February 1946,{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}} but the first revenue scheduled service was on 8 April 1946;<ref name="FI1975-485" /><ref name="CompanyProfile" /> it travelled the Addis Ababa–[[Asmara]]–Cairo route using one of five [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]s acquired from the [[Federal government of the United States|US Government]].<ref name="Historical dictionary" /><ref name="History" /> This route later operated on a weekly basis.<ref name="History" /> The Skytrains were initially intended for military use, although Ethiopian operated them in a mixed passenger-cargo configuration.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}}<ref name="et52-1.jpg" /><ref name="et52-2.jpg" /> Soon afterwards, the carrier launched services to [[Aden]] and [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti]], as well as a domestic flight to [[Jimma]].<ref name="History" /> The main five routes in the early years were Addis Ababa–Asmara, Addis Ababa–Djibouti–[[Aden]], Addis Ababa–[[Khartoum]], Addis Ababa–Cairo (routed via [[Jeddah]] or Khartoum) and Asmara–Khartoum.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}}

Henry Bruce Obermiller replaced Holloway as a general manager in June 1946. In July the same year, four more [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Skytrains]] joined the fleet. New scheduled services to [[Sheikh Othman]] and Nairobi were launched in July 1946 and June 1947, respectively.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}} In 1947, Waldon Gene Golien became the general manager,{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}} and the company started operating charter flights to Jeddah during the [[Hajj]] season.<ref name="History" /> That year in February, three more Douglas C-47s were acquired to operate new international routes.<ref name="History" /> A service to [[Mukalla]] was inaugurated in June 1947. In September, [[Port Sudan]] was added to the route network (it was previously a technical stop en route to Cairo), [[Lod|Lydda]] was incorporated as a scheduled destination in October and charter flights to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] were launched in November. Services to Lydda and Mukalla were discontinued in February and {{end date|df=yes|1948|4}}, respectively. In September, the route to Bombay became a scheduled route, with EAL flying as far as Aden, and [[BOAC]] operating the Aden–Bombay sector.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59}} The route also included stops at [[Masirah Island|Mesirah Island]] in Oman and Karachi.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=59–60}} For a brief period until April 1948, Mesirah Island was used as a refuelling stop; since then, services to French Somaliland and Aden started on a twice-weekly basis. EAL was allowed to fly to Aden using Sheik 'Othman Airport, located {{convert|16|km|mi|0}} away from the city, whereas BOAC used the [[RAF Khormaksar|Khormaksar Airport]] facilities, just {{convert|3|mi|km|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} from the city. Aden was under British rule at the time as was [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan|Sudan]], and the British Empire denied EAL landing rights at Khartoum, forcing the airline to move the refuelling stop on the Aden route to Port Sudan.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=60}} The carrier recorded a £40,000 profit for 1949.<ref name="Flight1950-337" />

=== The 1950s: start of long-haul routes ===
[[File:Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 Hanuise.jpg|thumb|An Ethiopian Airlines [[Douglas DC-3]] at [[Lalibela Airport]] in 1974.]]
Services to Bombay were withdrawn in {{end date|df=yes|1950|7}}.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=60}} Also this year, a {{US$|1000000|link=yes|1950}} loan granted from the [[Export-Import Bank of the United States|Ex-Im Bank]] enabled the carrier to incorporate [[Convair CV-240 family|Convair CV-240]]s, aimed at operating international routes.<ref name="Flight1950-108" /> Two CV-240s, named "Eagle of Ethiopia" and "Haile Selassie I", entered the fleet in December 1950;{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=60}} starting January 1951, these aircraft were subsequently deployed on the Addis Ababa–Cairo, Addis Ababa–Nairobi, and Addis Ababa–Jeddah–[[Dhahran]]–[[Karachi]] routes,<ref name="History" /><ref name="Flight1951-539" /> with Dhahran and [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] being incorporated to the route network on 20 February.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=60}} In April 1952, the airline was appointed [[general sales agent]] for TWA in [[Kenya]], [[Tanganyika Territory|Tanganyka]], [[Uganda]] and [[Zanzibar]],<ref name="Flight1952-449" /> and by May the same year the fleet consisted of two [[Convair-Liner 240]]s and nine [[Douglas DC-3]]s or their subtypes, operating a route network that was {{convert|7000|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}} long.<ref name="Flight1952-593" /> Services to India and Sharjah were discontinued in 1953. On 14 July, a new agreement with TWA that succeeded the original one was signed. Unlike other companies, the airline's preamble stated that it was "the ultimate aim that EAL shall eventually be operated entirely by Ethiopian personnel".{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61}}

A new service to [[Athens]] via Khartoum and [[Wadi Halfa]] was launched on 3 April 1954. A third Convair CV-240 ("The Spiritual Power") was purchased from [[Sabena]] in 1955 for {{US$|560000|1955}}.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61}} These aircraft were equipped with [[rocket-assisted take-off]] devices.<ref name="Flight1954-501" /> This was a common practice for a small number of airlines in the World that EAL had abandoned by {{end date|df=yes|1956|4}}.<ref name="Flight1956-470" /> Also in 1955, Ethiopian inaugurated a self-owned maintenance facility.<ref name="History" /> That year, Vic Harrell succeeded Swede Golien as general manager of the company.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61}} The carrier was in need of newer and larger aircraft, and three different aircraft types —two from the [[Lockheed Corporation]], the [[Lockheed Constellation|Constellation]] and the [[Lockheed Model 10 Electra|Electra]], and the [[Douglas DC-6]]— were considered for the fleet renewal programme. Two [[Douglas DC-6B]]s were eventually ordered in 1956 for {{US$|4}}&nbsp;million, including spares;{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61}} an option for a third machine was also taken.<ref name="Flight1957-194" /> Another loan obtained from the Ex-Im Bank, a {{GBP|8,5|link=yes}}&nbsp;million one dating back to 1955, was partly used to finance the two purchased aircraft.<ref name="Flight1957-194" /><ref name="Flight1955-727" />

[[Benghazi]] was briefly served between 7 November 1956 and 15 January 1957. In 1957, a third DC-6B was purchased. Likewise, that year the airline had been asked to take a [[Lockheed L-749]] that had been given as a gift to the Emperor, who declined it. Ethiopian paid {{US$|1.6}}&nbsp;million for this airframe, and it was incorporated into the fleet on 4 June; the aircraft was destroyed by fire on 10 Jul in an accident in Sudan. Two [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen|Yemen]]i cities, [[Hodeida]] and [[Taiz]] were first served on 1 September 1957. On {{end date|1958|5|23|df=y}}, flights to Wadi Halfa were terminated. The incorporation of three Douglas DC-6Bs took place between May and July,{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61}} and EAL started a new link between Addis Ababa and Athens, via Cairo, using these recently delivered aircraft.<ref name="Flight1958-722" /> On 21 Jun, the route was extended both to the north and to the south so that [[Frankfurt]] and Nairobi became linked by the same corridor, operated with DC-6Bs.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61}}<ref name="Flight1958-928" /> By this time, the Convairs were redeployed to serve domestic and regional routes. Given that [[radio operator]]s were no longer required as part of flight crews, they were assigned other tasks with the airline. [[Swissair]] handled the pilot training for the DC-6B aircraft at [[Zürich]]. The suspension of [[Freedoms of the air#Fifth freedom|fifth freedom right]]s between [[Djibouti City|Djibouti]] and [[Aden Protectorate|Aden]] prompted the discontinuance of the route that linked them. EAL joined the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) on 1 January 1959. During the year, two [[Boeing 720B]]s were ordered and scheduled for delivery in December 1961, two more DC-6Bs entered the fleet, services to Nairobi were suspended once more and the airline{{'s}} list of domestic destinations saw the incorporation of [[Bulki|Bulchi]], [[Dodola, Ethiopia|Dodollo]], [[Lalibela]] and [[Masawa]].{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61}}

===The 1960s and 1970s: the jet age===
[[File:Ethiopian Airlines Lion.jpg|thumb|Ethiopian Airlines [[Boeing 707]] with a black-maned Ethiopian lion, the national animal of the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=8 of Ethiopia's incredible endemic animals |url=https://selamta.ethiopianairlines.com/inspiration/8-of-ethiopias-incredible-endemic-animals/ |website=Selamta Magazine |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rare Black-Maned Ethiopian Lion Caught on Video |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/black-mane-ethiopian-lions-video-endangered-species#:~:text=Ethiopian%20lions%2C%20known%20for%20their,Sudan%E2%80%94represent%20a%20separate%20subspecies. |website=National Geographic | date=8 February 2017 |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>]]
[[Port Sudan]] was removed from the list of destinations on {{end date|1960|3|1|df=y}}. The airline had its first fatal accident on 15 July when a [[DC-3]] [[Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372|crashed]] en route from [[Bulki|Bulchi]] to [[Jimma]], killing the pilot. A [[Convair 240]] was sold to [[Allied Stores]] of [[Israel]] on 18 July. On 12 August, an order with [[Boeing]] for two [[Boeing 720B]] aircraft was placed.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=62}} EAL{{'s}} general manager had already brought the idea of acquiring two jet aircraft for long-haul operations up already in February, suggesting the Boeing 720B.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=61–62}} The [[Sud Aviation Caravelle|Sud SE-210 Caravelle]], the [[De Havilland Comet|de Havilland D.H.106 Comet 4]] and the Boeing 720B were all taken into account. [[Hot and high]] condition of some EAL operations made the Caravelle inappropriate, whereas the Comet was considered obsolete. The first east–west link made by an [[African airlines|African airline]] started on 8 November,  when the Addis Ababa–Accra–Lagos–[[Monrovia]] route was launched using DC-6B equipment.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=62}}

The second fatal accident took place on 5 September 1961 when another DC-3 crashed shortly after [[takeoff]] from [[Sendafa]]r; a [[flight attendant]] and four passengers lost their lives in the accident. The event urged the Civil Aviation Department to investigate the accidents. It was found that the lack of infrastructure at many airfields, marginal even for DC-3 operations, was a major contribution. Landing sites at [[Gore, Ethiopia|Gore]], [[Mizan Teferi]] and [[Tepi, Ethiopia|Tippi]] were included in the list of airfields that would require closure. On 13 January 1962, the crew and {{cardinal to word|4}} passengers lost their lives in another accident involving a DC-3{{Nowrap|—[[Aircraft registration|registration]]}} ET-T-1, EAL{{'s}} first aircraft of the type—this time the crash taking place at Tippi while the aircraft was taking off. The event prompted the government to decide to close the airfields at both Mizan Teferi and Tippi. In March 1962, {{cardinal to word|2}} more DC-3s were acquired, and registered ET-ABE and ET-ABF. During the year, the "ET-T-" registration would change to simply "ET-". Jack B. Asire became general manager in April 1962.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=62}}

[[File:Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 720B ET-AAH LHR 1982-5-29.png|thumb|left|An Ethiopian Airlines [[Boeing 720B]] on short final to [[London Heathrow Airport]] in 1982.]]
It was also decided to build a new airport to replace the [[Lideta Airfield]], which was unable to accommodate the [[Boeing 720]] jetliner the company intended to acquire.<ref name="History" /><ref name="Flight1961-489" /> This was the birth of Bole International Airport, where the company set its headquarters.<ref name="History" />

In December 1962, the arrival of {{cardinal to word|2}} Boeing 720s ordered directly from Boeing marked the carrier{{'s}} entrance into the jet age. These two aircraft were registered ET-AAG and ET-AAH and were named the "Blue Nile" and "White Nile", respectively. The first jet service took place on 15 January 1963 when one of these aircraft was deployed on the route to Nairobi. The following day, a new service to [[Madrid]] was flown using the new jet equipment, with Frankfurt joining the jet network soon afterward. On 1 April, the Boeing 720 replaced the DC-6B on the Addis Ababa–Athens route; during that month, the West African corridor also benefited from jet operations. The airline entered into a pool agreement with [[Aden Airways]] and [[Sudan Airways]] on the Khartoum–Asmara–Aden service. A new flight to [[Conakry]] was launched on 8 May 1963. [[Kano (city)|Kano]], which had been served since 18 March 1962, was removed from the list of destinations that day. On 30 November 1963, the airline lost another DC-3 (ET-AAT) in a test flight at Addis Ababa; the crew of {{cardinal to word|3}} suffered minor injuries. [[Rome]] was served for the first time on 5 June 1964 on a weekly basis; the flight was routed via either Khartoum or Athens as part of a pool agreement with [[Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane|Alitalia]].{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=62}}

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.<ref name="Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission" /> The firm changed from a corporation to a share company<!--hunh? corporations issue shares--> in 1965 and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines.<ref name="History" />

By 1966, the contractual relationship with TWA was adjusted to reflect the transfer of management with the appointment of an Ethiopian deputy general manager,<ref name="Historical dictionary" /> and Col. Semret Medhane was appointed to the post.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780198841760.001.0001/oso-9780198841760-chapter-11|title=The Journey of Ethiopian Airlines - Technological Learning and Catch-up in Aviation|first1=Arkebe|last1=Oqubay|first2=Taffere|last2=Tesfachew|date=2019|doi=10.1093/oso/9780198841760.003.0011|isbn=978-0-19-884176-0|access-date=21 October 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021175835/https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780198841760.001.0001/oso-9780198841760-chapter-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
Two Boeing 720s were in operation and a [[Boeing 707-320C]] was due to be phased in by March 1968, when the carrier ordered a second -320C.<ref name="FI1968-439" />

In 1970, the fifth renewal of the original 1945 contract changed TWA's role from manager to adviser.<ref name="Historical dictionary" /> On its 25th anniversary in 1971, the company was ready to continue without foreign assistance. Since then, Ethiopian Airlines has been managed and staffed by Ethiopian personnel. The first Ethiopian General Manager was Col. Semret Medhane, appointed in 1971.<ref name="History" /> Two Boeing 720Bs were acquired from [[Continental Airlines]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Airlines updated |journal=Flight International |date=19 July 1973 |page=86 |format=PDF |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%201941.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514112502/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%201941.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=3 July 2012 |quote=Ethiopian has bought two Boeing 720-024Bs from Continental. Delivery is scheduled for October 1 this year and 1 October 1974. Ethiopian has also taken an option on six more. |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In 1975, the carrier ordered five [[De Havilland Canada Dash 7|Dash 7]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Airliner market |journal=Flight International |date=3 July 1975 |page=6 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%201124.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514085353/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%201124.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=30 July 2012 |quote=Ethiopian Airlines has ordered five de Havilland Canada Dash 7s |url-status=dead}}</ref> By then, Ethiopian Airlines had ended its 30-year relationship with TWA.<ref name="Historical dictionary" /> The airline became a new customer for the [[Boeing 727]] in 1978, ordering two.<ref name="FI1978-2158" /> The 727s arrived in the late 1970s as a replacement for the oldest Boeing 720s.<ref name="History" />

===The 1980s and 1990s===
[[File:Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-200ER ET-AIF DXB 2006-11-4.png|thumb|An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-200ER on short final to [[Dubai International Airport]] in 2006.]]
The [[DHC-5 Buffalo]] entered Ethiopian's fleet in the early 1980s.<ref name="History" /> In 1982, Ethiopian became the first African carrier in ordering the [[Boeing 767]],<ref name="FI1982-3" /> as well as the first airline to order the [[Boeing 767-200ER]].<ref name="FI1983-1107" /> On 1984-6-1, the first of these aircraft set a new distance record for a [[twinjet]], flying {{convert|7500|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}} non-stop from [[Washington, D.C.]] to Addis Ababa, on delivery to the company.<ref name="Boeing" /><ref name="FI1984-1483" /> The {{nowrap|Boeing 767-200ERs}} came to replace the remaining Boeing 720s.<ref name="History" /> [[ATR 42]]s and [[Twin Otter]]s were incorporated into the fleet in the mid-1980s,<ref name="History" /> with the first of six Twin Otters entering the fleet in early 1985.<ref name="FI1985-7" /> The [[Boeing 737-200]] joined the fleet in late 1987.<ref name="FI1987-6" />

In 1990, Ethiopian became the first passenger airline in taking delivery of the [[Boeing 757-200PF|Boeing 757 Freighter]],<ref name="FI1990-35" /> receiving the first of five {{nowrap|[[Boeing 757-200]]s}} a year later.<ref name="FI1991-10" /> By 1996 the airline was flying to [[Bangkok]], [[Beijing]], [[Durban]] and [[Johannesburg]]; routes to [[Ivory Coast]] and [[Senegal]] were also being operated.<ref name="History" /> Furthermore, the [[Fokker 50]] entered the fleet to operate domestic routes;<ref name="History" /> actually, Ethiopian became the last company in taking delivery of this aircraft in 1997, just after the collapse of [[Fokker]] due to financial problems.<ref name="The Fokker 50: Facts and figures" /> In the late 1990s the carrier saw the incorporation of [[Copenhagen]] and [[Maputo]] to its international network, as well as New York City and Washington, D.C. as transatlantic destinations; the [[frequent-flyer program]], named "Sheba Miles" after the legendary [[Queen of Sheba]], was launched too.<ref name="History" /> In 1998, the airline disrupted their flights to the Eritrean capital Asmara after a [[Eritrean–Ethiopian War|war erupted between the two countries]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Ethiopia to resume commercial flights to north|first= Corinne|last= Dufka|agency= Reuters|url= http://www.oocities.org/~dagmawi/News_Jun16_Axum.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130415123409/http://www.oocities.org/~dagmawi/News_Jun16_Axum.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 15 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= Pineau|first= Carol|title= Eritrea transport|publisher= Voice of America|date= 6 December 1998|url= http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/News_Jun12_VOA2.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074948/http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/News_Jun12_VOA2.html|archive-date= 7 April 2014}}</ref>

===2000{{spaced ndash}}present===
[[File:Ethiopian Airlines A350 ET-ATQ.jpg|thumb|An Ethiopian Airlines [[Airbus A350 XWB|Airbus A350-900]] at [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Bole International Airport]] in 2020]]
A fleet renewal started in the early 2000s, with the incorporation of the [[Boeing 737NG|Boeing 737-700]] and the [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]];<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Heads Home with New Boeing 767-300ER" /> The airline discontinued its service to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] in favour of serving Washington, D.C. in 2004.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines confirms comeback of New York flights" /> In the late 2000s the airline announced it would be the launch customer of the [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]],{{#tag:ref|However, this did not happen. [[All Nippon Airways]] was the launch customer for this aircraft.<ref name="JAL takes delivery of its first 787s" /><ref name="ANA's first 787 heads for Japan" /><ref name="Boeing completes delivery of first B787 to ANA" />|group="nb"}} and placed orders to acquire brand new [[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-900s]], [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200LRs]] and [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] equipment.<ref name="History" />

In late September 2010, Ethiopian Airlines was officially invited to join Star Alliance under the mentoring of [[Lufthansa]].<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines set to join Star Alliance" /><ref name="SCP_PR_ET_APPROVAL_FINAL.pdf" /><ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Accepted as Future Star Alliance Member Carrier" /> The carrier became a member of the [[Airline alliance|alliance]] in December 2011, the third Africa-based carrier in doing so—following [[EgyptAir]] and [[South African Airways]]—and the 28th member worldwide.<ref name="Ethiopian increases Star Alliance presence in Africa" /><ref name="Ethiopian Airlines joins Star Alliance" />

==Corporate affairs==

===Management and ownership===
The current CEO is Mesfin Tasew, who was appointed by the airline's board of directors on 24 March 2022. Mesfin has been working at Ethiopian Airlines since 1984. He also was the CEO of [[Asky Airlines]], a strategic partner of Ethiopian Airlines. Before that, [[Tewolde Gebremariam|Tewolde GebreMariam]] served as the airline's Group CEO from 2011 until his resignation in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Executive Profile |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/AboutEthiopian/ExecutiveProfile |website=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=22 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The airline, which is wholly owned by the [[Government of Ethiopia]],<ref name="Ethiopian increases profit, revenue; eyes network, fleet expansion" /> has traditionally been unfettered by government intervention, even during times of significant turmoil and domestic hardship.<ref name="West Africa tries to make its state-owned airlines fly right. Managing a capitalist success in Marxist Ethiopia" /> Whereas many African state-owned airlines were and remain often poorly run, with staffings often serving nepotistic purposes, and business decisions being made on political grounds, Ethiopian Airlines remained professionally run and managed, leading ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'' to term it in 1988 a "capitalist success in Marxist Ethiopia".<ref name="West Africa tries to make its state-owned airlines fly right. Managing a capitalist success in Marxist Ethiopia" />

The [[Derg]], after expanding the airline's workforce, which had resulted in a decline in service quality and revenues, allowed the airline to be run on a "strictly commercial basis". Captain Mohammed Ahmed was appointed CEO in 1980 and slashed the workforce by 10%. The airline continued the acquisition of Western, rather than Soviet aircraft, despite the links between the communist government and the [[Soviet Union]], purchasing the [[Boeing 727]] in 1979 and the [[Boeing 767]] in 1984. Despite famine, unfavorable exchange rates, and general economic disarray, the airline managed to retain its reputation, particularly in the provision of maintenance and training. The ''[[Financial Times]]'' noted that it managed to remain one of the most profitable airlines in Africa throughout the decade.<ref name="Selamawit">{{cite web |last=Gebregziabher |first=Selamawit |title=Why Ethiopian Airlines Becomes Successful and What are the Lessons for other Public Companies? |date=June 2012 |url=http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/bitstream/123456789/4467/1/Selamawit%20G.egziabehair%2027.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126125624/http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/bitstream/123456789/4467/1/Selamawit%20G.egziabehair%2027.pdf |archive-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=9 September 2013 }}</ref>

Despite the violent overthrow of the communist government by the [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front]] in 1991, the airline managed to post a profit for the fiscal year. In 1994, 40 top executives including the general manager Capt. Zelleke Demissie were fired after they signed a letter rebuking a government report, and a new general manager from outside the industry, Dr. Ahmed Kellow, was appointed.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of African Airlines|first=Ben R.|last=Guttery|page=68}}</ref>
The airline would regain operational independence when longtime company veteran Bisrat Nigatu was appointed to the top post in 1997, and remained fiscally sound, despite disruptions caused by the [[Eritrean-Ethiopian War]].<ref name="Selamawit" />

In 2018 it was announced that the Ethiopian government would partially or wholly privatize several state-owned enterprises, amongst them Ethiopian Airlines, although it would retain a majority stake in key firms, including the airline.<ref name="econ_lib">{{cite news |last1=Maasho |first1=Aaron |title=Ethiopia opens up telecoms, airline to private, foreign investors |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-privatisation/update-3-ethiopia-opens-up-telecoms-airline-to-private-foreign-investors-idUKL5N1T75Z4 |access-date=5 June 2018 |work=Reuters |date=5 June 2018 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826031019/https://uk.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-privatisation/update-3-ethiopia-opens-up-telecoms-airline-to-private-foreign-investors-idUKL5N1T75Z4 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2020, the Ministry of Finance postponed the planned privatization of the state-owned airline.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kithinji |first1=Brian |title=Ethiopia postpones planned privatization of Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://mansamedia.africa/markets/ethiopia-postpones-planned-privatization-of-ethiopian-airlines/ |access-date=15 October 2020 |agency=Mansa |date=15 October 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020050752/https://mansamedia.africa/markets/ethiopia-postpones-planned-privatization-of-ethiopian-airlines/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Organization===
The Ethiopian government reorganized the airline as a fully owned aviation holding group in July 2017. The aim was to maximize efficiency, enhance customer service to a global standard, and ease of longterm planning. The initial group consisted of: The Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE), the Passenger Airline company, Cargo Airline, and Logistics Company, Ethiopian Aviation Academy, Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services, Ethiopian MRO Services, and Ethiopian Hotel and Tourism Services.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ethiopian Airline Group's restructuring to enhance customer experience| url=http://www.logupdateafrica.com/ethiopian-airline-groups-restructuring-to-enhance-customer-experience-aviation| date=24 July 2017| access-date=10 March 2018| archive-date=15 March 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133315/http://www.logupdateafrica.com/ethiopian-airline-groups-restructuring-to-enhance-customer-experience-aviation| url-status=live}}</ref> The MRO Services is the largest such operation serving the continent and the Med-Eastern region; fully accredited by [[FAA]] and [[EASA]]. The Cargo and Logistical division are expanding to increase annual capacity to 1.5 million tons.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ethiopian Factsheet...| access-date=10 March 2018| url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-short-FactSheet-March-2018.pdf| date=March 2018| archive-date=21 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221858/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-short-FactSheet-March-2018.pdf| url-status=live}}</ref> Ethiopian Aviation Academy (now upgraded to Aviation University) inaugurated a second campus for pilot training in [[Hawassa]] city in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 6, 2023 |title=Ethiopian Airlines Sets Up A New Training School In Hawassa |work=Aviation Week Network |url=https://m.aviationweek.com/air-transport/maintenance-training/ethiopian-airlines-sets-new-training-school-hawassa |access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref>

===Head office===
[[File:Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-F60 ET-ARK.jpg|thumb|Ethiopian Airlines [[Boeing 777F]] departing [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Bole International Airport]] in 2022]]
Ethiopian Airlines currently has its head office at Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa,<ref name="CompanyProfile" /> but intends to build a new head office facility. A contest for the design was held in 2009, but none of those plans were proceeded with. On 16 February 2011, it held a second round, and in September 2011 it was announced that BET Architect Plc won the contest. The airline stated that the estimated [[Ethiopian birr|Br]]300&nbsp;million complex will be constructed on a {{convert|50000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} plot at Bole International Airport. The company that received 4th place in the competition's second round has threatened to take legal action, accusing the airline of not giving due consideration to the proposed design.<ref name="ET Selects HQ Design from Second Competition" />

===Business trends===
Performance figures for the government-owned Ethiopian Airlines are available in their Annual Reports and occasional press reports. Available recent trends are (as at year ending 30 June):
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!style="background: #CE2029;" |
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2007
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2008
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2009
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2010
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2011
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2012
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2013
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2014
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2015
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2016
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2017
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2019
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2019
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2020
!style="background: #CE2029; color:white;" | 2021
|-
| align=left|Turnover ([[Ethiopian birr|ETB]]m)
| 9,199
| 12,213
| 16,816
| 24,759
| 33,815
| 38,498
| 46,576
| 49,458
| 54,442
| 60,919
| 89,100
| 114,639
! 120,131
!
!
|-
| align=left|Net profit (ETBm)
| 508
| 1,345
| 1,626
| 1,232
| 1,025
| 2,054
| 3,147
| 3,531
| 6,129
| 5,381
| 6,870
| 8,900
! 6,830
!
!
|-
| align=left|Number of employees (at year-end)
| 4,896
| 5,007
| 5,555
| 6,286
| 6,559
| 7,000+
| 8,764
| 10,514
| 10,176
| 11,284
| 12,994
| 13,958 
! 14,104
! 14,736
! 17,000
|-
| align=left|Number of passengers (m)
| 2.50
| 2.81
| 3.15
| 3.73
| 4.64
| 5.92
| 6.91
| 7.39
| 7.60
| 8.76
| 10.63
| 12.10
! 9.66
! 5.78
! 8.68
|-
| align=left|Passenger load factor (%)
| 70.3
| 70.5
| 72.0
| 71.5
| 72.2
| 71.6
| 70.8
| n/a
| 68.5
| n/a
| n/a
| n/a
! n/a
! n/a
! n/a
|-
| align=left|Cargo carried (000s tonnes)
| 73
| 101
| 134
| 160
| 181
| 175
| 187
| 236
| 270
| 338
| 400
| 432
! 525
! 757
! 768
|-
| align=left|Number of aircraft (at year-end)
| 35
| 36
| 41
| 51
| 48
| 58
| 66
| 76
| 77
| 87
| 108
| 116
! 126
! 130
! 144
|-
| align=left|<small>''Notes/sources''</small>
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |title=Annual Report 2008 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205353/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |title=Annual Report 2009 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205353/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |title=Annual Report 2010 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205353/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|title= Annual Report 2010-2011|work= Centre for Aviation|date= 22 March 2012|url= http://centreforaviation.com/files/analysis/70348/FY2011.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628174429/http://centreforaviation.com/files/analysis/70348/FY2011.pdf|archive-date= 28 June 2014 }}</ref>
| <ref name="Ethiopian Airlines operating profit up 154% in FY2012" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Annual report 2011-12 |work=Centre for Aviation |url=https://centreforaviation.com/files/analysis/122107/FY2012.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403134229/https://centreforaviation.com/files/analysis/122107/FY2012.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite news|last=Tadesse|first=Kirubel|title=Ethiopian Airlines: Dreamliner Boosted Profits|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ethiopian-airlines-dreamliner-boosted-profits-20125418|access-date=8 September 2013|newspaper=Associated Press|date=31 August 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130913032207/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ethiopian-airlines-dreamliner-boosted-profits-20125418|archive-date=13 September 2013}}</ref>
| <ref name="Dreamliner">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/09/04/dreamliner-lauded-as-ethiopian-air-reports-record-profit/2761489/ |title=Dreamliner lauded as Ethiopian Air reports record profit |work=USA Today |access-date=29 October 2014 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731011124/https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/09/04/dreamliner-lauded-as-ethiopian-air-reports-record-profit/2761489/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="FY13">{{cite web |url=http://www.anna.aero/2014/09/03/ethiopian-airlines-grows-by-13-in-fy2013/ |title=Ethiopian Airlines grows 13% in FY13; nine European points served |publisher=anna.aero |access-date=29 October 2014 |date=3 September 2014 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805072343/https://www.anna.aero/2014/09/03/ethiopian-airlines-grows-by-13-in-fy2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |title=Annual Report 2013 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=22 January 2015 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205353/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2merkato.com/news/alerts/3524-ethiopian-airlines-made-315-billion-birr-profit|title=Ethiopian Airlines Made 3.15 Billion Birr Profit|work=2merkato.com|access-date=22 January 2015|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922215206/https://www.2merkato.com/news/alerts/3524-ethiopian-airlines-made-315-billion-birr-profit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/EAL-REPORT_2013_14-oct-21.pdf|title=Annual Report 2013/14|publisher=Ethiopian Airlines|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063452/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/EAL-REPORT_2013_14-oct-21.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/EAL%20_Annual_Report_2014_15.pdf|title=Annual Report 2014/15|publisher=Ethiopian Airlines|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=26 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426101342/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/EAL%20_Annual_Report_2014_15.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/Annual-Report-2015-16.pdf|title=Annual Report 2015/16|publisher=Ethiopian Airlines|access-date=20 September 2017|archive-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001442/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/Annual-Report-2015-16.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Ethiopian-airlines-doubles-profits-/2560-4085128-8qwtef/index.html|title=Ethiopian carrier flies high, doubling profits|work=The East African|access-date=5 April 2020|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919000200/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Ethiopian-airlines-doubles-profits-/2560-4085128-8qwtef/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <ref name="fact_1218">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Factsheet, December 2018 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-Factsheet-December-2018.pdf |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=14 February 2019 |archive-date=15 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050543/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-Factsheet-December-2018.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/Annual-Report-2016-17.pdf |title=Annual Report 2016/17 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=14 February 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219135931/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/Reports/Annual-Report-2016-17.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| <ref name="fact_0219">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Factsheet, February 2019 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-Factsheet-February-2019.pdf |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=14 February 2019 |archive-date=15 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050448/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-Factsheet-February-2019.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| <ref name="fact_0819">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Factsheet, August 2019 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-Factsheet-August-2019.pdf |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=8 October 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008205538/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-Factsheet-August-2019.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rep102019">{{cite news |last1=Bekele |first1=Kaleyesus |title=260 million reasons to smile |url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/260-million-reasons-smile |access-date=8 October 2019 |work=[[The Reporter (Ethiopia)|The Reporter]] |date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126182026/https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/260-million-reasons-smile |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref name="fact_0122">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Factsheet, January 2022 |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/docs/default-source/ethiopian-factsheet/et-fact-sheet--in-january-2021.pdf?sfvrsn=99e148f_4 |access-date=2 February 2022 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=January 2022}}</ref><ref name="report2020">{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2019/2020 |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/docs/default-source/annual-performance-reports/ethiopian-annual-report-2019-20.pdf?sfvrsn=95a767d2_2 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news |title=ethiopian fact sheet, april 2023 |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/docs/default-source/ethiopian-factsheet/factsheet---april-2023.pdf?sfvrsn=6e91d969_2 |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Ethiopian Airlines |date=2023}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines' revenue up 79 pct in 2021/2022 fiscal year |url=https://english.news.cn/20220901/ccf8418f19244d0ebd8b1d4d5d250a33/c.html |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Xinhua |date=2022-09-01}}</ref>
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===Strategic ambitions and landmarks===
The airline was featured by ''[[The Economist]]'' as an example of excellence in late 1987,<ref>"In Search of Excellence, the Hard Way", ''The Economist'', 31 December 1987.</ref> and economist Paul B. Henze recognized it in 2000 as being "one of the most reliable and profitable airlines in the Third World".<ref>Paul B. Henze, ''Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia'', (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 246.</ref> In July 2011, Ethiopian was named Africa's most profitable airline for the year 2010 by ''[[Air Transport World]]'',<ref name="Profit" /> and it has also been praised by [[African Airlines Association|AFRAA]] for its sustained profitability over recent years.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=25 November 2011 |title=Ethiopian Airlines Receives the AFRAA Award |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=286 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505232552/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=286 |archive-date=5 May 2012 |access-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

As a long-term company policy, in addition to the carrier's main activities, revenues are also generated by providing aircraft maintenance to foreign airlines,<ref name="Ethiopian MRO Services enters CFM56 overhaul market" /> and specialist training for both Ethiopian and foreign trainees.<ref>{{cite web|title= Annual Report 2007/08|work= Ethiopian Airlines|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx|access-date= 9 June 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205353/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/annualreport.aspx|archive-date= 5 November 2013}}</ref> Every year, pilots and technicians graduate from both the Pilot School, inaugurated in 1964, and the Aviation Maintenance Technician School, established in 1967.<ref name="Ethiopian Aviation Academy Graduated Pilots and Aviation Maintenance Technicians" /><ref name="Ethiopian Graduates Aviation Technicians from Six African Countries" /> The American [[Federal Aviation Administration]] accredited the airline's maintenance division with licence No. ETIY 102F.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul &#124; About Us – Approval and Accreditations |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/mro/approval.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010048/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/mro/approval.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Pioneer of African Aviation Industry" />

Ethiopian Airlines started Vision 2010 in 2005, which aimed to increase passenger traffic to 3&nbsp;million, revenue to {{US$|1|link=yes}}&nbsp;billion and employees to 6,000 by 2010. By 2010, Ethiopian had exceeded all goals set in Vision 2010,<ref>[https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/pressreleases.aspx?hl=%20235 Ethiopian | Press Releases | Press Releases] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403152220/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/pressreleases.aspx?hl=%20235 |date=3 April 2015 }}</ref> and the company's net profit for the fiscal year ended 2010-6-30 was {{US$|121.4}}&nbsp;million.<ref name="Profit" /> The results were attributed in part to an aggressive marketing campaign and major cost-cutting measures.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines 08/09 net profit leaps 165 pct" />

In 2010, Ethiopian adopted Vision 2025, a 15-year development strategy, under which the airline anticipated increasing its fleet to 120, the number of destinations to 90, carrying more than 18 million passengers and {{convert|720000|t|ST|abbr=off}} of cargo, with 17,000 employees.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines - Bringing the Dreamliner to Africa" /><ref name="Profits drop 40% at Ethiopian Airlines" /> Vision 2025 also considered a fourfold expansion of the capacity building for trainees in the airline's aviation academy.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines sets 2025 training target" /> Ethiopian achieved its vision 2025 well ahead of time in 2018, with an average growth rate of 25% throughout the decade, a fleet size of 126, and 127 destinations during the 2019/2020 FY.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian fact sheet, june 2022 |url=https://ethiopiancorporate.azurewebsites.net/docs/default-source/ethiopian-factsheet/et-factsheet-july-2022.pdf |website=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> Its net profit in the 2018/19 financial year rose to 260 million USD, while its operating revenue rose to 4 billion USD – figures unmatched by any other carrier on the continent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines records $260 million profit in FY 2018-19 |url=https://www.logupdateafrica.com/ethiopian-airlines-records-260-million-in-fy-201819-aviation?infinitescroll=1 |website=Logistics update Africa | date=7 October 2019 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="theafricareport.com">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines' Tewolde GebreMariam says policy changes needed for transport revolution in Africa |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/451/itv-tewolde-gebremariam-chief-executive-officer-ethiopian-airlines/ |website=The Africa Report |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> [[Tewolde GebreMariam]], the then Group CEO, told [[The Africa Report]] "Some of the targets we set in 2010 to be achieved by 2025, we achieved by 2016."<ref name="theafricareport.com"/> In 2021/22 FY, the airline posted a revenue of 5 billion USD — a 79% growth compared to the previous year and achieved a 90% growth in profit, culminating in a total of 937 million USD "despite the headwinds of worsening global economic outlook, rising fuel cost and global pandemic".<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines' revenue surges 79% as profit hits $937 million |url=https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/ethiopian-airlines-revenue-surges-79-as-profit-hits-dollar937-million/fd0h4t5 |website=Business Insider Africa |date=September 2022 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>

Having met its 15-year strategic plan Vision 2025 ahead of time, Ethiopian has charted out a more ambitious strategic roadmap called Vision 2035 to further bolster its continuous growth.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Ethiopian Airlines chief aims for near-doubling of fleet under 2035 roadmap |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/new-ethiopian-airlines-chief-aims-for-near-doubling-of-fleet-under-2035-roadmap/149765.article |website=Flight Global |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> With this new roadmap, Ethiopian plans to nearly double the fleet size from 145 to 271, and to increase from 133 to 207 international destinations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Eyes Significant Fleet Expansion |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/location/ethiopian-airlines-eyes-significant-fleet-expansion |website=Aviation week network |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Sets to Nearly Double Destination, Number of Aircraft by 2035 |url=https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/en_40392 |website=Ethiopian News Agency |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> It aims to increase its passenger traffic from 14 million in 2022 to  65 million passengers in 2035.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian's fleet path |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/ethiopians-fleet-path#:~:text=According%20to%20Mesfin%20Tasew%2C%20Ethiopian,number%20of%20passengers%20we%20carried. |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> It has also planned to grow its cargo from 723,000 tons in 2022 to 3 million tons/year. The airline aims to generate 25 billion USD in revenue by the end of the roadmap as compared to 6.1 billion USD in 2022 FY.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vision 2035: Ethiopian Airlines to double fleet, network and expand partnerships |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/32758-ethiopian-airlines-vision-2035-fleet-aircraft-destination-network |website=Aerotime Hub |date=2 December 2022 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines' Vision 2035 and Sustainable Aviation Commitments Unveiled |url=https://www.travelmole.com/presszone/ethiopian-airlines-vision-2035-and-sustainable-aviation-commitments-unveiled-uk/ |website=Travel Mole |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> The overarching goal of Vision 2035 is to position Ethiopian Airlines among the top 20 aviation groups globally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian plots flightpath to 2035 |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/ethiopian-plots-flightpath-to-2035 |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>

The airline announced in 2020, its plans to build a new 6 billion dollars mega-airport with the capacity to handle 100 million passengers a year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian's plan to build $5 bn mega airport: Some more details |url=https://www.africanews.com/2020/01/16/ethiopian-s-plan-to-build-5-bn-mega-airport-some-more-details// |website=africanews |date=16 January 2020 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> The new airport will be built in [[Bishoftu]], 38&nbsp;km south of Addis Ababa. Though existing [[Bole International Airport]] in Addis Ababa has undergone massive expansion in 2019, from just 7 million to a capacity of 22 million passengers per year, it is still significantly below the airline's projected capacity demands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Africa's aviation market set to soar to new heights |url=https://african.business/2020/02/economy/africas-aviation-market-set-to-soar-to-new-heights |website=African business |date=21 February 2020 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> Therefore, the new airport is needed to take the pressure off the existing airport as passenger travel grows.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Addis Ababa Airport Will Quadruple Capacity |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/new-addis-ababa-airport-will-quadruple-capacity |website=Aviation week network |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines to build $5bn airport city |url=https://meconstructionnews.com/38929/ethiopian-airlines-to-build-5bn-airport-city |website=Me construction news |date=19 January 2020 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport]] has taken the crown from [[Dubai International Airport]], in 2018, as the gateway to and from Africa travel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Addis Ababa has overtaken Dubai as the world's gateway into Africa |url=https://qz.com/africa/1478653/ethiopias-addis-ababa-airport-beats-dubai-as-gateway-to-africa |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Quartz |date=November 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines Opens New Passenger Terminal In Addis Ababa |url=https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/ethiopian-airlines-opens-new-passenger-terminal-in-addis-ababa#:~:text=%22While%20Addis%20Ababa%20Bole%20International,be%20completed%20after%20COVID%2D19. |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Holiday Guide}}</ref>

Ethiopian ordered 67 Boeing aircraft Including 737 MAX & 787 Dreamliners at the [[Dubai Air Show]], in 2023 making it the largest-ever purchase of Boeing airplanes in African history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Agrees to Landmark Order for Up to 67 Boeing Jets |url=https://investors.boeing.com/investors/news/press-release-details/2023/Ethiopian-Airlines-Agrees-to-Landmark-Order-for-Up-to-67-Boeing-Jets/default.aspx |website=Boeing |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> The order is consistent with the airlines' Vision 2035 roadmap.  It has also committed to buy 11 additional Airbus A350-900s with six more purchase rights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Makes a Historic Deal to Acquire 84 Aircraft at the Dubai Airshow |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/Press-release-open-page/ethiopian-airlines-makes-a-historic-deal-to-acquire-84-aircraft-at-the-dubai-airshow#:~:text=Ethiopian%20has%20agreed%20to%20order,with%20six%20more%20purchase%20rights. |website=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dubai Air Show: Day Two Lands Historic Orders from Ethiopian Airlines and EgyptAir |url=https://businesstravelerusa.com/news/dubai-air-show-day-two/ |website=Business Traveler |date=14 November 2023 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> The 737 MAX aircraft order came nearly five years after one of the airline's fatal 2019 [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302|MAX aircraft crash]] that led to the grounding of the global fleet.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Ethiopian Airlines expands Boeing 737 MAX fleet 5 years after fatal crash |url=https://www.africanews.com/2023/11/14/ethiopian-airlines-expands-boeing-737-max-fleet-5-years-after-fatal-crash// |access-date=January 22, 2024 |work=Africa news}}</ref> Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines [[Mesfin Tasew Bekele|Mesfin Tasew]] stated; "We have renewed our confidence in that aircraft. We believe we have checked and confirmed that the design defect of that aircraft has been fully corrected by Boeing."<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines is buying the plane model that killed 346 people |url=https://qz.com/ethiopian-airlines-boeing-737-max-faa-fatal-accident-1851028514 |website=Quartz |date=16 November 2023 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Orders 737 MAXs, 787s From Boeing As It Plans To Double Fleet |url=https://aviationweek.com/shownews/dubai-airshow/ethiopian-orders-737-maxs-787s-boeing-it-plans-double-fleet |website=Aviation week network |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> A 2023 report from Brand Finance, a global brand valuation and strategy consultancy firm, listed Ethiopian Airlines as one of the world's top 50 most valuable and strongest airline brands ahead of [[Juneyao Air]], [[Hawaiian Airlines]], [[Jetstar]] and [[Spring Airlines]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airlines 50 2023; the annual report on the most valuable and strongest Airline brands May 2023 |url=https://static.brandirectory.com/reports/brand-finance-airlines-50-2023-preview.pdf |website=Brand Finance |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> The firm named Ethiopian Airlines "the fastest-growing airline brand globally, (brand value up 79% to US$498 million)" and "Africa's largest airline brand" with [[Qatar Airways]] as its significant challenger (brand value up 23% to US$2.5 billion).<ref>{{cite web |title=Brand Finance Airlines 50 2023 |url=https://brandirectory.com/rankings/airlines/ |website=Brand Finance |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Report reveals Ethiopian Airlines is fastest-growing airline brand |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/air-transport/report-reveals-ethiopian-airlines-is-fastest-growing-airline-brand |website=Times Aerospace |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>

===Forging strategic partnerships===

Ethiopian signed in July 2013 a deal for the acquisition of 49% of the Malawian carrier. The new airline was named [[Malawi Airlines]].<ref name="Reports: Ethiopian Airlines, Air Malawi finalise deal">{{cite news |title=Reports: Ethiopian Airlines, Air Malawi finalize deal |first=Victoria |last=Moores |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=9 July 2013 |url=http://atwonline.com/finance-amp-data/reports-ethiopian-airlines-air-malawi-finalize-deal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714032221/http://atwonline.com/finance-amp-data/reports-ethiopian-airlines-air-malawi-finalize-deal |archive-date=14 July 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The remaining 51% shareholding held by the [[government of Malawi]] and private Malawian investors.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines confirms Malawian Airlines joint venture" /><ref name="Ethiopian Becomes Strategic Partner in New Malawi Airlines" /> Malawi Airlines started operations in January 2014.<ref name="Malawian Airlines Receives Another Aircraft" /> For the operation year 2013–14, Ethiopian Airlines was ranked the most profitable airline in Africa and the 18th most profitable airline in the world with a profit of $228 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zegabi.com/articles/9038|title=Ethiopian Airlines announces record 46 billion Birr profit|work=Zegabi|date=29 August 2014|access-date=26 September 2014|archive-date=21 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921130949/http://www.zegabi.com/articles/9038|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2018, Ethiopian signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Zambian government to assist in the relaunch of [[Zambia Airways]]. The airline has a 45% stake in the airline; the rest of the shares are held by the Zambian government. This move is aimed at developing Lusaka as an aviation hub for Southern Africa and fits with the airline's multiple hub strategy outlined in its 15-year Vision 2025 strategic plan.<ref>{{cite news|title= Ethiopian Airlines to take 45% stake in Zambia Airways|url= http://atwonline.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines-take-45-stake-zambia-airways |publisher= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 16 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123124527/http://atwonline.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines-take-45-stake-zambia-airways |archive-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>

In February 2018, Ethiopian and its Togo-based regional airline partner [[ASKY Airlines]] formed a strategic partnership with the Guinean government to establish a startup carrier Guinea Airlines by June. This partnership is in line with the airline's 15-year Vision 2025 strategic plan to establish strategic partnerships with many African countries, enabling them to regain market share for travel. It is also in line with the recently launched African Single Air Transport Market.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/63978-guinea-airlines-chooses-ethiopian-as-technical-partner |title=Guinea Airlines chooses Ethiopian as technical partner |publisher=Ch-Aviation |date=31 January 2018 |access-date=6 February 2018 |archive-date=7 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005907/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/63978-guinea-airlines-chooses-ethiopian-as-technical-partner |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has formed a joint venture entity with [[DHL]], DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services S.C. in 2018. The focus of the new company will be providing ground logistics to and from airports, seaports, and the rapidly expanding industrial parks of the region.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ethiopian forges partnership with DHL to provide logistics services| url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/ethiopian-forges-partnership-dhl-provide-logistics-services| date=31 March 2018| access-date=1 April 2018| archive-date=1 April 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213721/https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/ethiopian-forges-partnership-dhl-provide-logistics-services| url-status=live}}</ref> The company is based in Ethiopia and carries out business all over Africa. The company has opened a container freight station, an 800 sqm facility at [[Mojo, Ethiopia|Modjo Dry Port]], close to the capital, Addis Ababa.<ref>{{cite web |title=DHL GF expands its African footprint with Ethiopia Airlines JV |url=https://theloadstar.com/dhl-gf-expands-its-african-footprint-with-ethiopia-airlines-jv/ |website=The Load Star |date=11 August 2022 |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref> Ethiopian Cargo, the largest air cargo service provider in Africa, is building Africa's largest and first of its kind e-commerce hub at $50 million cost at its facility in [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport]]. Upon completion, the e-commerce hub will be equipped with an automated sortation system and electronic transport vehicles (ETV) to handle up to 23 million parcels per annum (150,000 tons per year) of shipments ranging from small parcels to boxes, skids, and built-up units.<ref>{{cite news |title=The leader of the e-pack... |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/the-leader-of-the-e-pack |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Times Aerospace |date=31 August 2023}}</ref> The airline has also partnered with postal firm MailAmericas, a Latin American company, to develop cross-border e-commerce services within Africa and the Middle East using Addis Ababa as a hub. The tie-up will see Ethiopian Airlines offer MailAmericas its air transport services for carrying goods across its network. As part of the partnership, Ethiopian Airlines will gain access to all bilateral agreements and private networks of MailAmericas, enabling it to offer services to customers in Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and other parts of the world.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian targets e-commerce with new partnership |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/sectors/e-commerce-logistics/ethiopian-targets-e-commerce-with-new-partnership/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Air Cargo News |date=January 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Launches E-Commerce Logistics Service for Africa, Middle East |url=https://asiacargonews.com/en/news/detail?id=7569 |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Asia Cargo News |date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>

The business growth continued with an announcement, in April 2018, of a planned aerospace manufacturing facility. There is a small existing unit, under Ethiopian MRO Services, that manufactures wire harnesses for [[Boeing]]. The new division, a joint venture with [[Aerosud]] of South Africa, will be capable of designing, and manufacturing, aircraft parts for plane makers. Negotiations are underway with Boeing, [[Honeywell]], [[Airbus]], and [[Bombardier Aerospace]] among others in search of clients. Accreditation will be sought from the [[FAA]] and [[EASA]]. The needed human resources will be groomed from the local technical schools and higher learning institutions.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ethiopian to establish aerospace manufacturing industry| url=http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/article/ethiopian-establish-aerospace-manufacturing-industry| date=7 April 2018| access-date=9 April 2018| archive-date=10 April 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410134821/http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/article/ethiopian-establish-aerospace-manufacturing-industry| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Ethiopian Airlines and Aerosud Group to establish aerospace manufacturing industry in Ethiopia| url=https://thisisafrica.me/ethiopian-airlines-aerosud-aerospace/| date=10 April 2018| access-date=10 April 2018| archive-date=11 April 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025646/https://thisisafrica.me/ethiopian-airlines-aerosud-aerospace/| url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2018, Ethiopian Airlines signed an agreement with [[Germany|German]] ACM Aerospace to set up a facility that will manufacture and supply aircraft seat covers, safety belts, carpets, and other interior parts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian, ACM Aerospace Sign Partnership Business Agreement |url=https://www.ena.et/en/2018/07/05/ethiopian-acm-aerospace-sign-partnership-business-agreement/ |website=Ethiopian News Agency |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722022419/https://www.ena.et/en/2018/07/05/ethiopian-acm-aerospace-sign-partnership-business-agreement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, The airline has signed a deal with the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) and the Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) to build a new hangar in Addis Ababa for aircraft parts manufacturing through a joint venture with [[Boeing]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Presses Ahead With Boeing Parts Manufacturing Plan |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/ethiopian-presses-ahead-boeing-parts-manufacturing-plan |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Aviation Week Network |date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> The facility will be used to manufacture aerospace parts, including aircraft thermo-acoustic insulation blankets, electrical wire harnesses, and other parts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines to manufacture parts in venture with Boeing |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ethiopian-airlines-manufacture-parts-venture-with-boeing-2023-08-18/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Reuters |date=August 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines to manufacture parts in $15 million joint venture |url=https://www.theaviatorme.com/boeing/boeing-ethiopian-airlines-joint-venture |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=The Aviator Middle East |date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> Ethiopian airlines had inaugurated a manufacturing facility in Addis Ababa in September 2022, to produce insulation blankets for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in a joint venture with Italy's Geven-SkyTecno. Ethiopian Airlines holds 51% and SkyTecno 49% of the new Joint venture company called "Ethiopian Sky Technologies" which intends to make the aerospace manufacturing company one of the key strategic business units of the airline alongside Ethiopian International flights, Ethiopian Express (domestic), Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics services, Ethiopian MRO, Ethiopian Aviation University, Ethiopian In-flight Catering, Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, Ethiopian airports, and Ethiopian Ground Services.<ref>{{cite news |title=Geven-SkyTecno and Ethiopian Airlines to produce B737 MAX insulation blankets |url=https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/news/industry-news/geven-skytecno-and-ethiopian-airlines-to-produce-b737-max-insulation-blankets.html |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Aircraft Interiors International |date=September 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name="thisdaylive.com">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian, Geven-SkyTecno Partner for Insulation Blankets Manufacturing |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/09/23/ethiopian-geven-skytecno-partner-for-insulation-blankets-manufacturing |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=This Day |date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>

In 2021, the Ethiopian MRO facility in collaboration with [[Israel Aerospace Industries]] established a Passenger to Freighter Conversion Site for Boeing 767-300 Aircraft. The conversion site is to provide solutions in the field of converting passenger aircraft to cargo configuration, aircraft maintenance, and overhaul, staff training and guidance, as well as assistance in acquiring certification and licenses.<ref>{{cite news |title=IAI's Passenger to Freighter Conversion Site in Ethiopia |url=https://www.iai.co.il/iai-passenger-to-freighter-conversion-site-in-ethiopia |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) |date=Aug 19, 2021}}</ref> The site, the largest and the first of its kind in the continent, completed its Boeing B767 freighter conversion in 2022, the first of the airline's three similar aircraft due to be converted.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian completes its first Boeing B767 freighter conversion |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/services/freighter-conversions-mro/ethiopian-completes-conversion-of-africas-first-boeing-b767p2f/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Air Cargo News |date=September 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IAI to collaborate with Ethiopian Airlines in refitting planes |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/iai-to-collaborate-with-ethiopian-airlines-in-reoutfitting-planes-677363 |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=The JERUSALEM POST |date=August 22, 2021}}</ref> After the start of the Covid pandemic, Ethiopian temporarily converted around 25 of its widebody passenger aircraft into freighters using its in-house MRO capability. The initiative boosted its cargo operations and enabled it to transport around 1bn doses of the COVID-19 vaccine worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian and IAI share the load |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/maintenance/ethiopian-and-iai-share-the-load |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Times Aerospace |date=January 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian completes Africa's first passenger-to-freighter conversion |url=https://theafricalogistics.com/2022/10/14/ethiopian-completes-africas-first-passenger-to-freighter-conversion-2/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=The African Logistics |date=October 14, 2022}}</ref>

Ethiopian Airlines launched a Mozambican subsidiary, [[Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines]], in December 2018. The carrier competed with [[LAM Mozambique Airlines]] and [[Fastjet]] in the country's domestic market.<ref name="aa12">{{cite news | url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201812040149.html | title=Mozambique: Ethiopian Airlines Undercuts LAM Prices | work=[[AllAfrica.com]] | date=3 December 2018 | access-date=23 May 2019 | archive-date=23 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523163414/https://allafrica.com/stories/201812040149.html | url-status=live }}</ref> However, in May 2021, Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines ceased operations indefinitely citing as reason a drastic drop in domestic travel demand due to COVID-19 pandemic.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

In January 2021, Ethiopian Airlines signed an interline agreement with South African carriers [[CemAir]] and [[Airlink]] to allow passengers to enjoy seamless travel with a single ticket and lower fare tickets between points within the carriers' synergized networks.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daniel|first=Luke|date=25 January 2021|title=Ethiopian Airlines – oft [sic] cited as a possible SAA savior – just did a local deal|url=https://www.businessinsider.co.za/ethiopian-airlines-oft-cited-as-a-possible-saa-saviour-just-did-a-local-deal-2021-1|url-status=live|access-date=9 February 2021|website=BusinessInsider|archive-date=11 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211123834/https://www.businessinsider.co.za/ethiopian-airlines-oft-cited-as-a-possible-saa-saviour-just-did-a-local-deal-2021-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines Signs Interline Agreement With South Africa's Airlink |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/ethiopian-airlines-signs-interline-agreement-south-africas-airlink |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Aviation Week Network |date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>

==Destinations==
{{Main|List of Ethiopian Airlines destinations}}
{{As of|2023|06}}, the [[Air carrier|carrier]] served 133 international,<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian factsheet, September 2023 |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/docs/default-source/ethiopian-factsheet/factsheet-_-september-2023.pdf?sfvrsn=dcaf80fd_2 |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Ethiopian Airlines |date=September 2023}}</ref> 22 domestic<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian factsheet, September 2023 |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/docs/default-source/ethiopian-factsheet/factsheet-_-september-2023.pdf?sfvrsn=dcaf80fd_2 |access-date=17 December 2023 |agency=Ethiopian Airlines |date=September 2023}}</ref> passenger destinations, and 68 cargo destinations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopian adds Xiamen and Shenzhen to its cargo destinations in China |url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/Press-release-open-page/ethiopian-adds-xiamen-and-shenzhen-to-its-cargo-destinations-in-china |access-date=17 December 2023 |date=10 February 2023}}</ref> Ethiopian serves 63 destinations in Africa, more than any other airline.<ref name="Profile" /><ref name="Ambassador impressed by Ethiopian Airlines" /> {{As of|2013|4}}, the carrier's five densest routes were Addis Ababa–[[Dubai International Airport|Dubai]], Addis Ababa–[[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg]], Addis Ababa–[[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]], Addis Ababa–[[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi]] and Addis Ababa–[[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing]].<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines expands its global footprint to link the world's high growth regions" />

In late April 2012, the airline said it planned to start serving the Latin American market but no firm dates were disclosed.<ref name="Etihad and Ethiopian plan services to Sao Paulo as Latin America-Asia market prepares to grow" /> In August that year, [[Abuja]], [[Accra]], [[Douala]], [[Dubai]], [[Entebbe]], Frankfurt, [[Johannesburg]], [[Harare]], [[Kilimanjaro International Airport|Kilimanjaro]], [[Lagos]], [[Lomé]], London, [[Luanda]], [[Lusaka]], [[Malabo]], [[Maputo]], [[Mombasa]], [[Mumbai]], [[Nairobi]] and [[Rome]] would be served on a rotational basis with the first [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]], and that upon delivery of the second aircraft of the type these would be assigned on fixed scheduled routes.<ref name="Ethiopian Dreamliner Continues Serving Rotating African Destinations" /><ref name="Dreams Become Destinations Rotating Routes for 1st Ethiopian Dreamliner" />

In February 2013, unofficial reports disclosed the carrier{{'s}} plans to launch new services to [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Manila]] and [[Seoul]]{{#tag:ref|There was an official confirmation for the commencement of services to this destination in May 2013.<ref name="Ethiopian to Start Flights to Seoul" />|group="nb"}} starting in June the same year, as well as the company's intention to start flying the {{convert|9899|nmi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[São Paulo]]–[[Lomé]]–Addis Ababa–[[Guangzhou]] run in July 2013.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines extends its Asian reach and links South America with China" /> In June 2013, unofficial sources reported that the launch of flights to both Ho Chi Minh City and Manila were cancelled, and that they will be replaced with a flight to [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]] starting in September 2013;<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines atterrit à Séoul, ajoute Singapour" /> as announced, flights to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo commenced in July the same year.<ref name="Ethiopian adds South America to its Network with new Services to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo" /> Flights to Singapore were launched in December 2013.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to continue Asia expansion with Singapore non-stops, giving Changi a needed boost" /><ref name="Ethiopian commences flights to Singapore" /> A new link to Shanghai was launched in March 2014,<ref name="Ethiopian Launches First Direct Flight Between Shanghai and Africa" /> while new services to [[Vienna]] started in June 2014<ref name="Ethiopian Starts Services to Vienna, its ninth European Destination" /> and to [[Doha]] in December the same year.<ref name="Ethiopian Starts Flights to Doha" />

[[Tokyo-Narita]] was added on 20 April 2015.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=574|title=Ethiopian Airlines to Start flights to Tokyo|publisher=Ethiopian Airlines|date=11 January 2015|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-date=16 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116002734/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=574|url-status=live}}</ref> Other new destinations are [[Los Angeles]] (the carrier{{'s}} {{ordinal to word|5}} point to be served in the Americas) and [[Dublin]].<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to add Doha, Dublin and LA" /> A new service to Manila was launched in July 2015.<ref name="Ethiopian opens new Africa-South Asia route" /> The Addis Ababa–Lomé–[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] run commenced on 3 July 2016.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to serve New York-Newark with Boeing 787" />

[[Buenos Aires]] became the second stop for the airline in the continent starting on 8 March 2018 as an addition to the existing [[Addis Ababa]]-[[São Paulo]] run.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ethiopian Links Buenos Aires with Africa – 6th Gateway to the Americas...|url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/942|date=8 March 2018|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054053/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/942|url-status=live}}</ref> The list of cargo destinations has grown with the recent addition of: [[Los Angeles]], [[Mexico City]], and three additional cities in Africa. The daily uplift now stands at 650 tons. The plan, by 2025, is to grow the service points to 57 with a fleet of 18 aircraft, having the capacity to uplift 1.5 million tons annually.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian short fact sheet November 2017 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-short-FactSheet-November-2017.pdf |date=November 2017 |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090626/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/Cms_Data/Contents/EthiopianAirlines/Media/Corporate/Company/EthiopianFactsheet/Ethiopian-short-FactSheet-November-2017.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Nosy-Be]] became the second stop, after [[Antananarivo]], in [[Madagascar]] starting on 27 March 2018. The thrice-weekly service will be an outbound extension of the existing connection to the [[Comoros]] with a direct return to [[Addis Ababa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Beautiful Island of Nosy-Be, Madagascar Joins the ever Expanding Ethiopian Global Network Addis Ababa, February 26, 2018 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/938 |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=5 March 2018 |archive-date=6 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306082553/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/938 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the same day [[Kisangani]] and [[Mbuji Mayi]], in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]], joined the Ethiopian network; bringing the total points served in Africa to 58.<ref name="Press-Release">{{cite web| title=Kisangani, Mbuji Mayi and Nosy-Be Joined Ethiopian Global Network Addis Ababa: March 27, 2018| url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/946| access-date=27 March 2018| archive-date=28 March 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102630/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/946| url-status=live}}</ref>

As part of normalising relations between [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]], the carrier restored service to the latter's capital [[Asmara]] on 18 July 2018.<ref name="Flights_resume">{{cite news|first1=Aaron|last1=Maasho|access-date=2 August 2018|title=Flags, flowers greet first Ethiopia-Eritrea flight in 20 years|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-eritrea/flags-flowers-greet-first-ethiopia-eritrea-flight-in-20-years-idUSKBN1K80NF|newspaper=Reuters|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802162550/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-eritrea/flags-flowers-greet-first-ethiopia-eritrea-flight-in-20-years-idUSKBN1K80NF|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Alliances and codeshare agreements===

====Alliances====
In October 2007, Ethiopian Airlines' frequent flyer programme ShebaMiles and Lufthansa's [[Miles & More]] entered into partnership, allowing members of each programme to earn and spend miles on both airlines' networks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/shebamiles/partners.aspx |title=Ethiopia – ShebaMiles and Lufthansa Miles & More Enter into Partnership |work=nazret.com |date=29 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708101222/http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/29/ethiopia_shebamiles_and_lufthansa_miles_ |archive-date=8 July 2019 |access-date=3 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In July 2008,<ref name="Other News - 07/07/2008" /> the carrier entered a strategic partnership with [[Lomé]]-based start-up airline [[ASKY Airlines]], in which Ethiopian holds a 40% stake.<ref name="ASKY Airlines eyes expansion to Southern Africa and Europe as it celebrates its third birthday" /><ref name="Ethiopian Airlines-affiliated ASKY eyeing long-haul routes" /> 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.<ref name="Ethiopian moves to broaden foothold in Africa" /><ref name="Ethiopian orders 10 737-800s, launches West African airline">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian orders 10 737-800s, launches West African airline |first1=Perry |last1=Flint |first2=Aaron |last2=Karp |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/ethiopian-orders-10-737-800s-launches-west-african-airline-0309 |publisher=Air Transport World |date=21 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603144526/http://atwonline.com/aircraftenginescomponents/news/ethiopian-orders-10-737-800s-launches-west-african-airline-0309 |archive-date=3 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Ethiopian officially joined Star Alliance in December 2011.<ref name="Star Alliance" /><ref name="ethiopian-airlines-joins-star-alliance-365919" /><ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=13 December 2011 |title=Ethiopian Airlines Joins Star Alliance |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=289 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601195044/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=289 |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Codeshare agreements====
Ethiopian Airlines has [[codeshare agreement]]s with the following airlines:<ref name="CAPA Ethiopian profile">{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/ethiopian-airlines-et |title=Profile on Ethiopian Airlines |website=CAPA|publisher=Centre for Aviation|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031191620/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/ethiopian-airlines-et |archive-date=31 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* [[Aegean Airlines]]
* [[Air Canada]]
* [[Air China]]<ref name="Ethiopian, Air China move forward on codeshare" /><ref name="Ethiopian Signs Code Share Deal with Air China"/>
* [[Air Côte d'Ivoire]]<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire to codeshare on Newark route" />
* [[Air Europa]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Signs Codeshare Agreement with Air Europa |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/800 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines Press Release |date=10 April 2017 |access-date=16 April 2017 |archive-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154920/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/800 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Air India]]<ref name="Ethiopian and Air India Expand Codeshare" />
* [[All Nippon Airways]]<ref name="Airline Routes-Oct. 27, 2014" /><ref name="Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and ANA, Launch Code-Shar" /><ref name="Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and ANA, Launch Code-Share" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/latest-press |title=Ethiopian Airlines Corporate website<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030134/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/latest-press |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Asiana Airlines]]<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to code share with Asiana" /><ref name="Ethiopian Signs Code Share Agreement with Asiana Airlines" />
* [[ASKY Airlines]]
* [[Austrian Airlines]]<ref name="Ethiopian and Austrian sign codeshare" /><ref name="Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and Austrian Airlines, Enter into Codeshare Agreement" />
* [[Azul Brazilian Airlines|Azul]]<ref name="Ethiopian And Azul Brazilian Airlines Enter Codeshare Agreement">{{cite web|url=http://www.ethiosports.com/2017/09/25/ethiopian-and-azul-brazilian-airlines-enter-codeshare-agreement/|title=Ethiopian And Azul Brazilian Airlines Enter Codeshare Agreement|publisher=EthioSports|access-date=25 September 2017|archive-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927001551/http://www.ethiosports.com/2017/09/25/ethiopian-and-azul-brazilian-airlines-enter-codeshare-agreement/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ethiopian and Azul Brazilian Airlines Enter Codeshare Agreement (ET Press)">{{cite web|url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/852|title=Ethiopian and Azul Brazilian Airlines Enter Codeshare Agreement|publisher=Ethiopian Airlines Press Release|access-date=25 September 2017|archive-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927111800/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/press-release/detail/852|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[EgyptAir]]
* [[El Al]]
* [[Flynas]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Aeroroutes|title=Ethiopian Airlines / Flynas Launches Codeshare Partnership from Sep 2022|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-etxycodeshare}}</ref>
* [[ITA Airways]]<ref>{{cite web | title=The Network | website=ITA Airways | url=https://www.ita-airways.com/en_gb/fly-ita/ita-world/network.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922005220/https://www.ita-airways.com/en_gb/fly-ita/ita-world/network.html | archive-date=2022-09-22 | url-status=live | access-date=2022-12-21}}</ref>
* [[Kuwait Airways]]
* [[LAM Mozambique Airlines]]<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=4 May 2011 |title=Ethiopian Code Share with Mozambique Airlines |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=228 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010056/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=228 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |access-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Lufthansa]]<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=18 November 2009 |title=Ethiopian Enhances Cooperation with Lufthansa |url=http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=134 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320233408/http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=134 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=1 December 2008 |title=Ethiopian Strengthens Codeshare with Lufthansa |url=http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320233411/http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=107 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Malawi Airlines]]
* [[Malaysia Airlines]]
* [[Oman Air]]<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines and Oman Air Enter in to Code Share Agreement" />
* [[RwandAir]]
* [[Saudia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230403-svet|title=Ethiopian Airlines / Saudia Begins Codeshare Partnership from Mid-March 2023|publisher=Aeroroutes|date=3 April 2023}}</ref>
* [[Scandinavian Airlines]]<ref name="Ethiopian Code share with Scandinavian Airlines" />
* [[Shenzhen Airlines]]
* [[Singapore Airlines]]<ref name="Ethiopian, Singapore airlines to expand codeshare" />
* [[South African Airways]]<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways Enhance Cooperation" />
* [[SriLankan Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Aeroroutes|title=Ethiopian Airlines / SriLankan Airlines Launches Codeshare Service in July 2022|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220628-etulcodeshare?rq=addis|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref>
* [[TAP Air Portugal]]<ref name="Tap and Ethiopian enter into Code-share Agreement" />
* [[Turkish Airlines]]
* [[United Airlines]]<ref name="airline-routes-38" /><ref name="Ethiopian Enters into Codeshare Agreement with United Airlines" />
{{div col end}}

==Fleet==
[[File:Ethiopian Boeing 787-8 ET-AOS (14020818667).jpg|thumb|Ethiopian Airlines [[Boeing 787-8]]]]
{{Main|Ethiopian Airlines fleet}}

===Recent developments===
In February 2005, Ethiopian Airlines signed a preliminary agreement to buy up to ten [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]]s (five firm orders plus five options), becoming the first African carrier to order 787s.<ref name="Profile" /><ref name="Ethiopian CEO tours the Airline's 787 Dreamliner ahead of delivery" /> On 31 May 2005, [[Boeing]] announced that Ethiopian had exercised its purchase rights and confirmed a firm order for ten aircraft.<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Increases 787 Dreamliner Order by Five Airplanes" /> The carrier was the first African airline to order and to operate the [[Boeing 777-200LR]].<ref name="Profile" /><ref name="Capital investment" /> and took possession of its first (the 900th delivered 777 model) in November 2010.<ref name="NYCAviation">{{cite web|title= Exclusive Look On-Board Ethiopian Airlines' First Boeing 777-200LR: Photo Gallery|author= David Lilienthal|url= http://nycaviation.com/2010/11/exclusive-look-on-board-ethiopian-airlines-first-boeing-777-200lr-photo-gallery/|publisher=[[NYCAviation]]|date= 22 November 2010|access-date= 29 July 2011|quote= As NYCAviation reported last Wednesday, Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of a significant airplane: ET-ANN is Ethiopian's first 777, the African continent's first −200LR and the 900th 777 to roll off of Boeing's assembly lines.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130122074741/http://www.nycaviation.com/2010/11/exclusive-look-on-board-ethiopian-airlines-first-boeing-777-200lr-photo-gallery/|archive-date= 22 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Ethiopian Takes Delivery of The First 777-200LR" /><ref name="Boeing Delivers Its 900th 777 Airplane to Ethiopian Airlines" /> Ethiopian Airlines was also the first African airline to begin operating the [[Airbus A350 XWB|Airbus A350]] aircraft in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its first A350 XWB |url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2016/06/ethiopian-airlines-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a350-xwb.html |website=Airbus |language=en |access-date=4 December 2020 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623205231/http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2016/06/ethiopian-airlines-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a350-xwb.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 14 November 2023 at the Dubai Airshow, Ethiopian Airlines ordered 31 Boeing aircraft, including 20 [[Boeing 737 MAX|737 MAXs]] and 11 [[787-9]]s. On 15 November 2023 at the Dubai Airshow, Ethiopian Airlines ordered 11 more Airbus A350s to its fleet, expanding its current order for this type to 33 aircraft.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Overall, Ethiopian's combined aircraft fleet, made up of its several high-value models, is valued at $5.25 billion as of 2023. That makes Ethiopian comprise about 32% of Africa's total fleet value.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

==Services==
[[File:Ethiopian Airlines Business Class 787.jpg|thumb|Business Class seats onboard a [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]].]]
[[File:B787 Dreamliner @ Brussels Airport (7976151205).jpg|thumb|Economy Class cabin on board a [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]].]]
Cloud Nine<ref>{{cite web|title= Cloud Nine|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/firstclass.aspx|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140625211836/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/firstclass.aspx|archive-date= 25 June 2014}}</ref> and Economy Class<ref>{{cite web|title= Economy class|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/economyclass.aspx|archive-url= http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091002173925/http%3A//www%2Eethiopianairlines%2Ecom/en/travel/inflight/economyclass%2Easpx|archive-date= 2 October 2009|access-date= 30 October 2015|url-status= dead}}</ref> are the two classes available on most of Ethiopian Airlines' flights, but not on all-economy-layout [[Bombardier Dash 8|Dash 8]]s.<ref name="Ethiopian Takes Delivery of the First Customized Q-400" />

===Food and drinks===
On all flights, passengers are provided with food and complimentary beverages onboard, in both classes. The food service consists of hot meals, hot or cold snacks, or light refreshments, depending on the length of the flight and the time of the day. The choice of acquiring special drinks at an extra cost is available too. The airline also offers assorted menus for passengers having special meal requirements.<ref>{{cite web|title= Food & Beverages|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/foodandbeverages.aspx|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131030062046/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/foodandbeverages.aspx|archive-date= 30 October 2013}}</ref>

===In-flight entertainment===

====Cloud Nine====
Ethiopian Airlines' business class is named Cloud Nine. Passengers travelling in this class are provided with onboard amenities and a wide variety of reading material.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian – Cloud Nine |url=https://www.flyethiopian.com/en/travel/inflight/firstclass.aspx |work=Ethiopian Airlines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320233416/http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/travel/inflight/firstclass.aspx |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> On routes operated with Boeing 777-200LR equipment passengers are provided with sleeper seats and [[AVOD|on-demand audio and video]] services, with 85 channels on 15.4&nbsp;inch IFE screens.<ref name="On Our 777-200LR" />

===Economy Class===
A variety of meals —ranging from light snacks to hot dishes— and amenities are provided to passengers flying on this class, both depending upon the length of the flight.<ref name="Economy Class" /> Reclining seats and on-demand audio and video, with 80 channels and 8.9-inched screens, are available on Boeing 777-200LR services.<ref name="On Our 777-200LR" />

===Lounges===
Ethiopian Airlines passengers are offered two lounges at Bole International Airport. Cloud Nine passengers can wait for the departure of flights at the Cloud Nine Lounge, where they are provided with a wide variety of amenities, as well as personal computers or [[wireless connection]]. Likewise, ShebaMiles cardholders with Gold or Silver status can make use of the Sheba Miles Lounge facilities. Customer service agents are available at both lounges in order to assist passengers with any query regarding their flights.<ref name="Lounges" />

==Accidents and incidents==
{{Main|Ethiopian Airlines accidents and incidents}}
According to the [[Aviation Safety Network]] records for Ethiopian Airlines, the airline has had 61 accidents and incidents since 1965, plus six more for Ethiopian Air Lines, the airline's former name. {{As of|2019|3}}, these occurrences resulted in 494 deaths. On 10 March 2019, [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302]], a 4-month-old [[Boeing 737 MAX]] 8 crashed shortly after takeoff from [[Addis Ababa]] en route to [[Nairobi]], killing all 157 people on board<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest Press Release - Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/latest-press |website=www.ethiopianairlines.com |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030134/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/latest-press |url-status=live }}</ref> from more than 30 different nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethiopian-plane-crash-flight-et-302-crashes-minutes-after-takeoff-boeing-737-8-max-live-updates-2019-03-10/|date=10 March 2019|title=Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 onboard|work=[[CBS News]]|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311102628/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethiopian-plane-crash-flight-et-302-crashes-minutes-after-takeoff-boeing-737-8-max-live-updates-2019-03-10/|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to the 2019 accident, a [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacking]] was the carrier's deadliest accident, when an aircraft [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961|crashed into the Indian Ocean]] due to fuel starvation in 1996. The third-deadliest accident occurred in 2010, when an aircraft [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409|crashed into the Mediterranean Sea]] shortly after it departed [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport]], killing all 90 people on board. The [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604|crash of a Boeing 737-200]] in 1988 led to 35 fatalities and is the fourth deadliest accident experienced by the company.<ref name="ASN" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=7322|title= Accident record for Ethiopian Air Lines|date= 28 November 2004|access-date= 29 September 2011|publisher= Aviation Safety Network|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102110/http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=7322|archive-date= 2 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes into sea off Beirut" /><ref name="Witnesses: Ethiopian plane tumbled out of sky off Lebanon" />

==Controversies==
===Ethnic profiling allegations===
In November and December 2020, Ethiopian Airlines was accused of banning or placing on leave those who are ethnic [[Tigrayans]] a minority, in relation to the [[Tigray War]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/04/ethiopia-airlines-accused-ethnic-profiling-civil-war-tigray/|title= Ethiopia Airlines accused of ethnic profiling over civil war with Tigray|date= 4 December 2020|access-date= 7 December 2020|work= The Daily Telegraph (U.K.)|archive-date= 4 January 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210104081102/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/04/ethiopia-airlines-accused-ethnic-profiling-civil-war-tigray/|url-status= live}}</ref> The company denied the allegation, stating no employee was "suspended or terminated due to their ethnic background".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/flyethiopian/status/1446171158525751301|title=Statement by Ethiopian Airlines|access-date=21 October 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021023841/https://twitter.com/flyethiopian/status/1446171158525751301|url-status=live}}</ref>  A December 2020 article in ''The New York Times'' claimed the airlines' CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam, who is of Tigrayan origin, was also banned from leaving Ethiopia after the Tigray War started.<ref>The New York Times, 12 December 2021: [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/world/africa/Ethiopia-Tigray-ethnic.html As War Goes On in Ethiopia, Ethnic Harassment Is on the Rise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007063507/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/world/africa/Ethiopia-Tigray-ethnic.html |date=7 October 2021 }}</ref> <!--Ethiopians have no family names and are addressed by given names-->Tewolde{{efn|[[Ethiopian names]] do not have [[family names]], so Ethiopian people are addressed by their [[given names]].|name=|group=}} has been seen and interviewed at international events in October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/296856/ethiopian-lines-up-new-north-american-routes/|title=Ethiopian Lines Up New North American Routes|date=2021-10-05|access-date=21 October 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021030453/https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/296856/ethiopian-lines-up-new-north-american-routes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation.direct/en/ethiopian-airlines-ceo-visits-vienna|title=Ethiopian Airlines CEO visits Vienna|date=2021-10-04|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025162113/https://aviation.direct/en/ethiopian-airlines-ceo-visits-vienna|url-status=live}}</ref>

===CNN allegations of military activities===
A CNN investigation alleged that cargo aircraft belonging to the airline transported weapons to airports in Eritrea during the [[Tigray War]]. The airline billed Ethiopia's Ministry of Defense at least six times in November 2020. The article's reporter claimed that using civil aircraft to "smuggle" military weapons violates international aviation law.<ref name="cnn20211006">CNN: 6 October 2021: [https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/africa/ethiopian-airlines-investigation-tigray-war-intl-cmd/index.html Ethiopia used its flagship commercial airline to transport weapons during war in Tigray] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006070459/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/africa/ethiopian-airlines-investigation-tigray-war-intl-cmd/index.html |date=6 October 2021 }}</ref> However, CNN aviation analyst [[Mary Schiavo]] explained in a subsequent interview that it is not a violation of international law for commercial airlines to provide cargo services to governments in times of war.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnr/date/2021-10-07/segment/20|title=CNN Newsroom transcripts|date=2021-10-07}}</ref> Ethiopian Airlines denied transporting weapons for the war and stated the goods transported were "food stuff and refill".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/flyethiopian/status/1446171158525751301|title=Statement Refuting CNN's Report|date=2021-10-07|access-date=21 October 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021023841/https://twitter.com/flyethiopian/status/1446171158525751301|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-06/ethiopian-airlines-denies-transporting-weapons-for-tigray-war |title=Ethiopian Airlines Denies Transporting Weapons for Tigray War - Bloomberg |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=6 October 2021 |access-date=6 October 2021 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006204702/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-06/ethiopian-airlines-denies-transporting-weapons-for-tigray-war |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 October 2021, a since-deleted post on Ethiopian Airlines' Facebook page quoted the CEO as saying the airline had started an investigation of "treasonous" employees and that the airline "will continue fulfilling demands of the government.<ref>Globe News Net, 8 October 2021: [https://globenewsnet.com/news/breaking-news-ethiopian-airlines-calls-the-leak-act-of-treason-and-sets-a-committee-to-investigate-it/ Ethiopian Airlines Calls the Leak "Act of Treason", Sets a Committee to Investigate it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008040852/https://globenewsnet.com/news/breaking-news-ethiopian-airlines-calls-the-leak-act-of-treason-and-sets-a-committee-to-investigate-it/ |date=8 October 2021 }}</ref> The airline later stated that the Facebook account was temporarily compromised and the posted statement was fake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/flyethiopian/status/1446370214938095645|title=Statement by Ethiopian Airlines|date=2021-10-08|access-date=21 October 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021023842/https://twitter.com/flyethiopian/status/1446370214938095645|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Government possible involvement regarding China-Airline stake ====
Recently, [[Girma Wake]], the airlines's current chairman and former CEO of the airlines: has resigned, and has been replaced by current Ethiopian Airforce Marshal Yilma Merdassa. This has been speculated that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed replaced such a key airline figure because Mr. Wake denied the PM's purpose to sell the airline's cargo department to China. The matter is still ongoing, and other details can be unravelled.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Air Force Chief Appointed Chairman Of Ethiopian Airlines |work=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/air-force-chief-appointed-chairman-of-ethiopian-airlines-98db196a}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Ethiopian Airlines Board Taken Over By Air Force Commander |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/ethiopian-airlines-taken-over-air-force/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Ethiopian Airlines board chairman Girma Wake leaves company, reasons remain unknown |work=[[The Reporter (Ethiopia)]] |url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/34675/}}</ref> When asked regarding the replacement of civilian board chairman by a military officer, the Ethiopian GCEO said "that would not change how the airline conducts its business. Ethiopian Airlines executive management is intact, We don't anticipate any change. The new chairman will not alter that. We'll work with him; he's a pilot, and he knows about aviation, but from the military side. We don't expect the Air Force chief to intervene or interfere in our day-to-day management."<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Adds More African Flights To Combat External Competition |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/ethiopian-adds-more-african-flights-combat-external-competition#:~:text=The%20airline%20has%20stakes%20in,problem%20of%20traveling%20within%20Africa. |website=Aviation week network |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of airlines of Ethiopia]]
* [[Transport in Ethiopia]]

==Notes==
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<ref name="Boeing">{{cite web |title=Boeing 7-Series – Fast Facts: Boeing 767 |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/sevenseries/767.html |publisher=Boeing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512042645/http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/sevenseries/767.html |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=3 July 2012 |quote=On June 1, 1984, the first 767-200ER for Ethiopian Airlines set a twinjet airliner distance record—flying 7,500 statute miles (12,082&nbsp;kilometers) from Washington, D.C., to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 13&nbsp;hours and 17&nbsp;minutes. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Boeing completes delivery of first B787 to ANA">{{cite news |title=Boeing completes delivery of first B787 to ANA |publisher=Centre for Aviation |date=26 September 2011 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/boeing-completes-delivery-of-first-b787-to-ana-121377 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518094522/http://centreforaviation.com/news/boeing-completes-delivery-of-first-b787-to-ana-121377 |archive-date=18 May 2013 |access-date=21 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Boeing Delivers Its 900th 777 Airplane to Ethiopian Airlines">{{cite web|title= Boeing Delivers Its 900th 777 Airplane to Ethiopian Airlines|url= http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1526|publisher= Boeing|date= 17 November 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120325124829/http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1526|archive-date= 25 March 2012|access-date= 3 July 2012|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
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<ref name="Capital investment">{{cite web |title=Capital investment |first=Adam |last=Morgan |publisher=Boeing |date=April 2011 |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2011/april/i_bca04.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720212258/http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2011/april/i_bca04.pdf |archive-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="COO">{{cite web |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/exec/mteam.aspx |title=Executive Profile – Management Team |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512081742/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/exec/mteam.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Dreams Become Destinations Rotating Routes for 1st Ethiopian Dreamliner">{{cite press release |title=Dreams Become Destinations Rotating Routes for 1st Ethiopian Dreamliner |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=9 August 2012 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=326 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826171637/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=326 |archive-date=26 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Economy Class">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian – Economy Class |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/economyclass.aspx |work=Ethiopian Airlines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415100247/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/economyclass.aspx |archive-date=15 April 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian adds South America to its Network with new Services to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian adds South America to its Network with new Services to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=1 July 2013 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=442 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144608/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=442 |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Accepted as Future Star Alliance Member Carrier">{{cite press release|title= Ethiopian Airlines Accepted as Future Star Alliance Member Carrier|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|date= 29 September 2010|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=195|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628163309/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=195|archive-date= 28 June 2014}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines and Oman Air Enter in to Code Share Agreement">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Airlines and Oman Air Enter in to Code Share Agreement |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=2 April 2013 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=424 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705020107/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=424 |archive-date=5 July 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways Enhance Cooperation">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways Enhance Cooperation |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=9 September 2010 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=191 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010148/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=191 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines atterrit à Séoul, ajoute Singapour">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines atterrit à Séoul, ajoute Singapour |first=François |last=Duclos |language=fr |trans-title=Ethiopian Airlines arrives in Seoul, adjusts Singapore |publisher=Air Journal |date=20 June 2013 |url=http://www.air-journal.fr/2013-06-20-ethiopian-airlines-atterrit-a-seoul-ajoute-singapour-576910.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624031825/http://www.air-journal.fr/2013-06-20-ethiopian-airlines-atterrit-a-seoul-ajoute-singapour-576910.html |archive-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines confirms comeback of New York flights">{{cite news|title=Ethiopian Airlines confirms comeback of New York flights |first1=Kurt |last1=Hofmann |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=3 February 2016 |url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-confirms-comeback-new-york-flights |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204093244/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-confirms-comeback-new-york-flights |archive-date=4 February 2016 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines confirms Malawian Airlines joint venture">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines confirms Malawian Airlines joint venture |first=Victoria |last=Moores |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=15 July 2013 |url=http://atwonline.com/finance-amp-data/ethiopian-airlines-confirms-malawian-airlines-joint-venture |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717131816/http://atwonline.com/finance-amp-data/ethiopian-airlines-confirms-malawian-airlines-joint-venture |archive-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Established 1945">{{cite web |url=http://www.eafea.org/home/twasrole.html |title=Ethiopian Airlines Established 1945 |year=2007 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines Former Employees Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320151950/http://www.eafea.org/home/twasrole.html |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=3 July 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines expands its global footprint to link the world's high growth regions">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines expands its global footprint to link the world's high growth regions |publisher=Centre for Aviation |date=12 April 2013 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ethiopian-airlines-expands-its-global-footprint-to-link-the-worlds-high-growth-regions-102851 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424042711/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ethiopian-airlines-expands-its-global-footprint-to-link-the-worlds-high-growth-regions-102851 |archive-date=24 April 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines expands Nigeria operations">{{cite news|title= Ethiopian Airlines expands Nigeria operations|first= Kurt|last= Hofmann|publisher= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 18 July 2017|url= http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-expands-nigeria-operations|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170719221755/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-expands-nigeria-operations|archive-date= 19 July 2017}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines extends its Asian reach and links South America with China">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines extends its Asian reach and links South America with China |publisher=Centre for Aviation |date=19 February 2013 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ethiopian-airlines-extends-its-asian-reach-and-links-south-america-with-china-97845 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222013251/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ethiopian-airlines-extends-its-asian-reach-and-links-south-america-with-china-97845 |archive-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Heads Home with New Boeing 767-300ER">{{cite press release |publisher=Boeing |title=Ethiopian Airlines Heads Home with New Boeing 767-300ER |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2003/photorelease/q4/pr_031125h.html |date=25 November 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014082324/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2003/photorelease/q4/pr_031125h.html |archive-date=14 October 2012 |quote=Ethiopian Airlines headed home with its first new 767-300ER Tuesday following a double delivery ceremony for this airplane and also the airline's first 737-700. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Increases 787 Dreamliner Order by Five Airplanes">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Airlines Increases 787 Dreamliner Order by Five Airplanes |publisher=Boeing |date=31 May 2005 |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q2/nr_050531h.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415213726/http://boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q2/nr_050531h.html |archive-date=15 April 2012 |quote=Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ethiopian Airlines today said the airline has increased its firm orders for the 787 Dreamliner to 10 airplanes by exercising purchase rights obtained with its initial order announced Feb 4. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes into sea off Beirut">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes into sea off Beirut |work=BBC News |date=25 January 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8478060.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429072941/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8478060.stm |archive-date=29 April 2012 |access-date=10 January 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines joins Star Alliance">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines joins Star Alliance |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-airlines-joins-star-alliance-365919/ |date=13 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514110249/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-airlines-joins-star-alliance-365919/ |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines operating profit up 154% in FY2012">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines operating profit up 154% in FY2012 |publisher=Centre for Aviation |date=6 August 2013 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/ethiopian-airlines-operating-profit-up-154-in-fy2012-252629 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025235936/http://centreforaviation.com/news/ethiopian-airlines-operating-profit-up-154-in-fy2012-252629 |archive-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines Pioneer of African Aviation Industry">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Pioneer of African Aviation Industry |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia |url=http://www.mfa.gov.et/Press_Section/Newsletter6/BestPractices.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207000057/http://www.mfa.gov.et/Press_Section/Newsletter6/BestPractices.htm |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines set to join Star Alliance">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines set to join Star Alliance |first=Cathy |last=Buyck |publisher=Air Transport World |date=30 September 2010 |url=http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-airlines-set-join-star-alliance-0929 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207165701/http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-airlines-set-join-star-alliance-0929 |archive-date=7 December 2010 |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines sets 2025 training target">{{cite news|title= Ethiopian Airlines sets 2025 training target|first= Victoria|last= Moores|publisher= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 11 September 2013|url= http://atwonline.com/training/ethiopian-airlines-sets-2025-training-target|archive-date= 10 August 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140810142040/http://atwonline.com/training/ethiopian-airlines-sets-2025-training-target|url-status= dead}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to add Doha, Dublin and LA">{{cite news|title=Ethiopian Airlines to add Doha, Dublin and LA |first=Victoria |last=Moores |work=[[Air Transport World]] |date=7 November 2014 |url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-add-doha-dublin-and-la |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107145005/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-add-doha-dublin-and-la |archive-date=7 November 2014 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to code share with Asiana">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines to code share with Asiana |first=Firdaus |last=Hashim |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |location=Singapore |date=2 September 2011 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-airlines-to-code-share-with-asiana-361543/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013042339/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-airlines-to-code-share-with-asiana-361543/ |archive-date=13 October 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to continue Asia expansion with Singapore non-stops, giving Changi a needed boost">{{cite news|title=Ethiopian Airlines to continue Asia expansion with Singapore non-stops, giving Changi a needed boost |work=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=3 October 2014 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ethiopian-airlines-to-continue-asia-expansion-with-singapore-non-stops-giving-changi-a-needed-boost-189892 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003135648/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ethiopian-airlines-to-continue-asia-expansion-with-singapore-non-stops-giving-changi-a-needed-boost-189892 |archive-date=3 October 2014 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines to serve New York-Newark with Boeing 787">{{cite news|title=Ethiopian Airlines to serve New York-Newark with Boeing 787 |first1=Kurt |last1=Hofmann |date=18 April 2016 |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-serve-new-york-newark-boeing-787 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419192811/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-serve-new-york-newark-boeing-787 |archive-date=19 April 2016 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines-affiliated ASKY eyeing long-haul routes">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines-affiliated ASKY eyeing long-haul routes |first=Kurt |last=Hofmann |publisher=Air Transport World |date=13 June 2011 |url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/news/ethiopian-airlines-affiliated-asky-eyeing-long-haul-routes-0612 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603144409/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/news/ethiopian-airlines-affiliated-asky-eyeing-long-haul-routes-0612 |archive-date=3 June 2012 |access-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire to codeshare on Newark route">{{cite news|last= Hofmann|first= Kurt|title= Ethiopian Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire to codeshare on Newark route|url= http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-air-c-te-divoire-codeshare-newark-route|publisher= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 10 May 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180511150423/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-airlines-air-c-te-divoire-codeshare-newark-route|archive-date= 11 May 2018}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines 08/09 net profit leaps 165 pct">{{cite news|title= Ethiopian Airlines 08/09 net profit leaps 165 pct|first= Tsegaye|last= Tadesse|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL729887520090807|publisher= Reuters|date= 7 August 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121114065534/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/08/07/ethiopian-airlines-idUSL729887520090807|archive-date= 14 November 2012|url-status= live|access-date= 25 April 2012}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Airlines - Bringing the Dreamliner to Africa">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines – Bringing the Dreamliner to Africa |publisher=CNN |date=3 September 2012 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/03/world/africa/ethiopian-airlines-ceo/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904002135/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/03/world/africa/ethiopian-airlines-ceo/index.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 |access-date=4 January 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian and Air India Expand Codeshare">{{cite press release|title=Ethiopian and Air India Expand Codeshare |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=11 January 2015 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=573 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508015210/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=573 |archive-date=8 May 2015 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian and Austrian sign codeshare">{{cite news|title= Ethiopian and Austrian sign codeshare|first= Oliver|last= Clark|location= [[London]]|work= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 4 June 2014|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-and-austrian-sign-codeshare-400063/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140728142257/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-and-austrian-sign-codeshare-400063/|archive-date= 28 July 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Aviation Academy Graduated Pilots and Aviation Maintenance Technicians">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Aviation Academy Graduated Pilots and Aviation Maintenance Technicians |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=30 April 2012 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=308 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403093538/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=308 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Becomes Strategic Partner in New Malawi Airlines">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Becomes Strategic Partner in New Malawi Airlines |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=13 July 2013 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=450 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113134804/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=450 |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian CEO tours the Airline's 787 Dreamliner ahead of delivery">{{cite news |publisher=Centre for Aviation |url=http://www.centreforaviation.com/members/direct-news/ethiopian-ceo-tours-the-airlines-787-dreamliner-ahead-of-delivery-72052 |title=Ethiopian CEO tours the Airline's 787 Dreamliner ahead of delivery |date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703200416/https://centreforaviation.com/members/direct-news/ethiopian-ceo-tours-the-airlines-787-dreamliner-ahead-of-delivery-72052 |archive-date=3 July 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Code share with Scandinavian Airlines">{{cite press release |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |title=Ethiopian Code share with Scandinavian Airlines |date=28 March 2010 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=166 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010140/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=166 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian commences flights to Singapore">{{cite press release|title= Ethiopian commences flights to Singapore|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|date= 5 December 2013|url= http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=480|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131210225139/http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=480|archive-date= 10 December 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Dreamliner Continues Serving Rotating African Destinations">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Dreamliner Continues Serving Rotating African Destinations |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=23 August 2012 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=333 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826172143/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=333 |archive-date=26 August 2012 |access-date=23 August 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Enters into Codeshare Agreement with United Airlines">{{cite press release|title=Ethiopian Enters into Codeshare Agreement with United Airlines |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=13 August 2014 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/pressreleases.aspx?hl=543 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403145335/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/pressreleases.aspx?hl=543 |archive-date=3 April 2015 }}{{space}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Graduates Aviation Technicians from Six African Countries">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Graduates Aviation Technicians from Six African Countries |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=177 |date=29 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215080200/http://ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=177 |archive-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian increases profit, revenue; eyes network, fleet expansion">{{cite news |last1=Dron |first1=Alan |title=Ethiopian increases profit, revenue; eyes network, fleet expansion |url=http://atwonline.com/airline-financials/ethiopian-increases-profit-revenue-eyes-network-fleet-expansion |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906142125/http://atwonline.com/airline-financials/ethiopian-increases-profit-revenue-eyes-network-fleet-expansion |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2018}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian increases Star Alliance presence in Africa">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian increases Star Alliance presence in Africa |first=Kurt |last=Hofmann |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |url=http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-increases-star-alliance-presence-africa-1213 |date=14 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320032300/http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-increases-star-alliance-presence-africa-1213 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Launches First Direct Flight Between Shanghai and Africa">{{cite press release|title= Ethiopian Launches First Direct Flight Between Shanghai and Africa|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|date= 1 April 2014|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/pressreleases.aspx?hl=515|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140403193451/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/pressreleases.aspx?hl=515|archive-date= 3 April 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian moves to broaden foothold in Africa">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian moves to broaden foothold in Africa |first=Kurt |last=Hofmann |publisher=Air Transport World |date=11 June 2010 |url=http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-moves-broaden-foothold-africa-0610 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730092252/http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-moves-broaden-foothold-africa-0610 |archive-date=30 July 2012 |access-date=23 August 2012 |quote="ASKY has become profitable already," Wake told ATWOnline this week on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Berlin. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian MRO Services enters CFM56 overhaul market">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian MRO Services enters CFM56 overhaul market |first=Michael |last=Gubisch |location=London |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=27 February 2013 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-mro-services-enters-cfm56-overhaul-market-382830/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315074029/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-mro-services-enters-cfm56-overhaul-market-382830/ |archive-date=15 March 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian opens new Africa-South Asia route">{{cite news|last1=Torr |first1=Jeremy |title=Ethiopian opens new Africa-South Asia route |url=http://atwonline.com/daily-news/ethiopian-opens-new-africa-south-asia-route |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=20 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724000519/http://atwonline.com/daily-news/ethiopian-opens-new-africa-south-asia-route |archive-date=24 July 2015 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Signs Code Share Agreement with Asiana Airlines">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Signs Code Share Agreement with Asiana Airlines |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=29 August 2011 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=266 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010415/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=266 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Signs Code Share Deal with Air China">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Signs Code Share Deal with Air China |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=15 December 2010 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=210 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010114/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=210 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Starts Flights to Doha">{{cite press release|title=Ethiopian Starts Flights to Doha |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=2 December 2014 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=566 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403155410/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=566 |archive-date=3 April 2015 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Starts Services to Vienna, its ninth European Destination">{{cite press release|title= Ethiopian Starts Services to Vienna, its ninth European Destination|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|date= 2 June 2014|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=525|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140605110028/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=525|archive-date= 5 June 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Takes Delivery of the First Customized Q-400">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Takes Delivery of the First Customized Q-400 |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |access-date=2 October 2012 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=372 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403110234/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=372 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian Takes Delivery of The First 777-200LR">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Takes Delivery of The First 777-200LR |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=204 |date=20 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215090256/http://ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=204 |archive-date=15 December 2010 |access-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian to Start Flights to Seoul">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian to Start Flights to Seoul |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=7 May 2013 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=430 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113130459/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=430 |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian, Air China move forward on codeshare">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian, Air China move forward on codeshare |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |url=http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-air-china-move-forward-codeshare-1216 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326023640/http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/ethiopian-air-china-move-forward-codeshare-1216 |date=17 December 2010 |archive-date=26 March 2012 |quote=Ethiopian Airlines and Air China signed an agreement under which the carriers will codeshare on their 14 weekly services between Addis Ababa on the one hand and Guangzhou and Beijing on the other. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopian, Singapore airlines to expand codeshare">{{cite news|last1=Blachly|first1=Linda|title=Ethiopian, Singapore airlines to expand codeshare|url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-singapore-airlines-expand-codeshare|publisher=[[Air Transport World]]|date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406190344/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/ethiopian-singapore-airlines-expand-codeshare|archive-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
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<ref name="Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission">{{cite web |title=Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission |url=http://www.ethi-usmappingmission.com/6901/index.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val* |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702121129/http://www.ethi-usmappingmission.com/6901/index.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val* |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="ethiopian-airlines-joins-star-alliance-365919">{{cite news |title=Ethiopian Airlines joins Star Alliance |location=London |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=13 December 2011 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-airlines-joins-star-alliance-365919/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514110249/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ethiopian-airlines-joins-star-alliance-365919/ |archive-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Etihad and Ethiopian plan services to Sao Paulo as Latin America-Asia market prepares to grow">{{cite news |title=Etihad and Ethiopian plan services to Sao Paulo as Latin America-Asia market prepares to grow |publisher=Centre for Aviation |date=25 April 2012 |url=http://www.centreforaviation.com/blogs/aviation-blog/etihad-and-ethiopian-plan-services-to-sao-paulo-as-latin-america-asia-market-prepares-to-grow-72379 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512221050/http://www.centreforaviation.com/blogs/aviation-blog/etihad-and-ethiopian-plan-services-to-sao-paulo-as-latin-america-asia-market-prepares-to-grow-72379 |archive-date=12 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="ET Selects HQ Design from Second Competition">{{cite journal |url=http://www.addisfortune.com/ET%20Selects%20HQ%20Design%20from%20Second%20Competition.htm |title=ET Selects HQ Design from Second Competition |journal=[[Addis Fortune]] |volume=12 |issue=593 |date=13 February 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-date=3 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303161357/http://www.addisfortune.com/ET%20Selects%20HQ%20Design%20from%20Second%20Competition.htm |url-status=live }}&nbsp;{{cite web |url=http://www.addisfortune.com:80/ET%20Selects%20HQ%20Design%20from%20Second%20Competition.htm |title=ET Selects HQ Design from Second Competition |access-date=28 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303161357/http://www.addisfortune.com/ET%20Selects%20HQ%20Design%20from%20Second%20Competition.htm |archive-date=3 March 2011 }}</ref>
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<ref name="et52-1.jpg">{{cite web |url=http://timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/et52/et52-1.jpg |title=Ethiopian Airlines International Schedules (Effective 1 June 1952) |publisher=Airline Timetable Images |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318062433/http://timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/et52/et52-1.jpg |archive-date=18 March 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="et52-2.jpg">{{cite web |url=http://timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/et52/et52-2.jpg |title=Ethiopian Airlines Domestic Schedules (Effective 1 June 1952) |publisher=Airline Timetable Images |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318062504/http://timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/et52/et52-2.jpg |archive-date=18 March 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1964-1068">{{cite journal |title=Air commerce... |journal=Flight International |date=24 December 1964 |page=1068 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%203101.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514090621/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964%20-%203101.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 April 2012 |quote=Mr John F. Forsyth has been appointed general sales manager of Ethiopian Airlines in succession to Mr J. I. Greenwald who was appointed general manager on July 1. Mr Forsyth was director, sales training, for TWA, which has assisted Ethiopian since its formation in 1945. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name=FI1968-439>{{cite journal |title=Air transport – Second -320C for Ethiopian |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=28 March 1968 |volume=93 |number=3081 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%200451.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403132645/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%200451.html |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1975-485">{{cite journal |title=Ethiopian Airlines SC |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=20 March 1975 |page=485 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200549.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914035218/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200549.html |archive-date=14 September 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1978-2158">{{cite journal |title=Airliner market |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=16 December 1978 |page=2158 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%203247.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105165218/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%203247.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |quote=Also new to the 727 customer list is Ethiopian Airlines, which has bought two of the type for delivery in September and October of next year... |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1982-3">{{cite journal |title=Ethiopian chooses 767ER |location=Addis Ababa |journal=Flight International |date=1 January 1982 |page=3 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200003.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118112625/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200003.html |archive-date=18 November 2011 |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1983-1107">{{cite journal |title=Ethiopian picks P&W |journal=Flight International |date=23 April 1983 |page=1107 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200717.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514094355/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%200717.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1984-1483">{{cite journal |title=Air Transport |journal=Flight International |date=2 June 1984 |page=1483 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200971.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105121129/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200971.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 |quote=Ethiopian Airlines has just taken delivery of this Boeing 767-200ER, the first high-gross-weight ER to be produced. The delivery schedule called for a flight leaving Washington D.C. on May 31 and arriving in Addis Ababa on June 1—the longest non-stop flight (well over 6,000&nbsp;miles) yet made by a twin-engined airliner |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1985-7">{{cite journal |title=Market Place |journal=Flight International |date=16 February 1985 |page=7 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200471.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514115858/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200471.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=31 July 2012 |quote=Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of six Twin Otters. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1987-6">{{cite journal |title=Ethiopia takes 737-200 |journal=Flight International |date=28 November 1987 |page=6 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202456.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514102939/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202456.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1990-35">{{cite journal|title= Ethiopian score Boeing first|journal= [[Flight International]]|issn= 0015-3710|volume= 138|number= 4233|date= 12–18 September 1990|page= 35|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%202759.html|archive-url  =https://web.archive.org/web/20150111220905/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%202759.html|archive-date= 11 January 2015}}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1991-10">{{cite journal|title=Ethiopian receives 757 |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=139 |number=4260 |date=27 March – 2 April 1991 |page=10 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%200692.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514090425/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%200692.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1950-108">{{cite journal |title=Brevities |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |date=20 July 1950 |page=108 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1950/1950%20-%201392.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514105257/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1950/1950%20-%201392.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=21 September 2012 |quote=The U.S. Export-Import Bank has granted a credit of up to one million dollars to Ethiopian Airlines, Inc., to assist in the purchase of two Convairliners and spare parts for dollars. The aircraft will be used on the company's international services, and will permit the DC-3S now used on these routes to augment the services within Ethiopa{{sic|nolink=y}}. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1950-337">{{cite journal |title=Farnborough-week news |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |volume=LVIII |number=2178 |date=21 September 1950 |page=337 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1950/1950%20-%201774.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090646/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1950/1950%20-%201774.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |quote=Ethiopian Airlines announce an operating profit of hearty £40,000 for 1949, a considerable increase over the figure for the previous year. Passenger-mileage rose by nearly 3,000,000 to some 8,989,307 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1951-539">{{cite journal |title=Civil aviation – Ethiopian progress |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |volume=LIX |number=2206 |date=4 May 1951 |page=539 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951%20-%200860.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514091936/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951%20-%200860.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1952-449">{{cite journal |title=Brevities |journal=Flight |date=11 April 1952 |page=449 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%200991.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514093302/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%200991.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 September 2012 |quote=Trans World Airlines have appointed Ethiopian Air Lines as their general agents in Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1952-593">{{cite journal |title=The World's Airlines – A Directory of Operators and Their Fleets{{--}}Ethiopian Air Lines, Inc. |journal=Flight |date=16 May 1952 |page=593 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%201371.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AxqMTquR?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%201371.html |archive-date=26 September 2012 |access-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1954-501">{{cite journal |title=Civil aviation... |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |number=2383 |volume=66 |date=24 September 1954 |page=501 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%202730.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103002657/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%202730.html |archive-date=3 January 2014 |quote=[[JATO|J.A.T.O.]] is sometimes used by the two Convair 240s operated from Addis Ababa, 8,000ft above sea level, by Ethiopian Airlines. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1956-470">{{cite journal |title=World airline directory – Ethiopian Air Lines, Inc. |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |number=2465 |volume=69 |date=20 April 1956 |page=470 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%200470.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103000639/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%200470.html |archive-date=3 January 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1955-727">{{cite journal |title=Brevities |journal=Flight |date=4 November 1955 |page=727 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955%20-%201610.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514091544/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955%20-%201610.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=26 September 2012 |quote=It is expected that part of an £8.5m U.S. loan to Ethiopia for the development of civil aviation will be used to buy new American aircraft, of unspecified type, for Ethiopian Air Lines. The purchase of the two Convair 240s used by the company was financed by the same source—the Export-Import Bank of Washington. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1957-194">{{cite journal |title=Civil aviation... |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |volume=71 |number=2507 |date=8 February 1957 |page=194 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200192.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514103929/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200192.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |quote=Ethiopian Airlines have purchased two DC-6Bs and taken an option on a third with credit obtained from the United States Export Import Bank. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1958-722">{{cite journal |title=Civil aviation... |journal=Flight |date=23 May 1958 |page=722 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200706.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514095335/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200706.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=3 July 2012 |quote=Due to be inaugurated tomorrow, May 24, is a new Ethiopian Airlines service from Addis Ababa to Cairo and Athens. Here is one of the airline's three new DC-6Bs, recently delivered by Douglas to Ethiopia. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1958-928">{{cite journal |title=Civil aviation... – Ethiopian expansion |journal=Flight |date=12 December 1958 |page=928 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-%20-%200920.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514094805/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-%20-%200920.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=3 July 2012 |quote=Since early last summer these aircraft have been operating from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Addis Ababa. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1960-499">{{cite journal |title=Airlines of the world – Ethiopian Airlines Inc |journal=[[Flight (magazine)|Flight]] |number=2665 |volume=77 |date=8 April 1960 |page=499 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1960/1960%20-%200499.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021215201/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1960/1960%20-%200499.html |archive-date=21 October 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Flight1961-489">{{cite journal |title=Brevities |journal=Flight |date=21 September 1961 |page=489 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201385.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514091701/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201385.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |quote=[[Saudi Arabian Airlines]] has ordered two Boeing 720B medium jets; these two were originally ordered by Ethiopian Airlines, which has reordered the same number for delivery in October and November next year because construction of the new jet airport for Addis Ababa has only just begun. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/history.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507091353/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/corporate/history.aspx |archive-date=7 May 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="JAL takes delivery of its first 787s">{{cite news |title=JAL takes delivery of its first 787s |first=Karen |last=Walker |publisher=Air Transport World |date=27 March 2012 |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/jal-takes-delivery-its-first-787s-0326 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701021029/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/jal-takes-delivery-its-first-787s-0326 |archive-date=1 July 2012 |quote=All Nippon Airways (ANA) was the first airline to take delivery of the 787 in October. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Lounges">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian – Lounges |url=http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/travel/airport/lounges.aspx |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320233424/http://www.flyethiopian.com/en/travel/airport/lounges.aspx |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Malawian Airlines Receives Another Aircraft">{{cite news|title=Malawian Airlines Receives Another Aircraft |first=Mlenga |last=Mvula |newspaper=[[AllAfrica.com]] |agency=[[Malawi News Agency]] |date=16 February 2014 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201402170110.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223173203/http://allafrica.com/stories/201402170110.html |archive-date=23 February 2014 |url-status=dead  }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="On Our 777-200LR">{{cite web |title=Ethiopian – On Our 777-200LR |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/777-200LR.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505053501/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/travel/inflight/777-200LR.aspx |archive-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Other News - 07/07/2008">{{cite news|title= Other News – 07/07/2008|url= http://atwonline.com/news/other-news-07072008-0309-1|publisher= Air Transport World|date= 8 July 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120603144448/http://atwonline.com/news/other-news-07072008-0309-1|archive-date= 3 June 2012|url-status= dead|quote= Ethiopian Airlines and privately held Togolese startup ASKY signed an MOU to form a strategic partnership covering marketing, operations, maintenance, training, financing and management contracts, ET announced.}}</ref>
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<ref name="Profile">{{cite news |title=Profile: Ethiopian Airlines |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8478290.stm |work=BBC News |date=25 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406080056/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8478290.stm |archive-date=6 April 2012 |access-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Profile on Ethiopian Airlines">{{cite web |title=Profile on Ethiopian Airlines |publisher=Centre for Aviation |url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/ethiopian-airlines-et |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004013025/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/ethiopian-airlines-et |archive-date=4 October 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Profit">{{cite press release |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=21 July 2011 |title=Ethiopian Airlines Named "Africa's Most Profitable Airlines" for the Third Time in a Row |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=255 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010152/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=255 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |access-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Profits drop 40% at Ethiopian Airlines">{{cite web |title=Profits drop 40% at Ethiopian Airlines |publisher=Ethiopian Review |date=12 August 2012 |url=http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/40312 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104052123/http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/40312 |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=4 January 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="SCP_PR_ET_APPROVAL_FINAL.pdf">{{cite press release |title=Ethiopian Airlines accepted as future Star Alliance member carrier |publisher=Star Alliance |date=29 September 2010 |url=http://www.staralliance.com/assets/doc/en/press/press-releases/pdf/2010/SCP_PR_ET_APPROVAL_FINAL.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609210515/http://www.staralliance.com/assets/doc/en/press/press-releases/pdf/2010/SCP_PR_ET_APPROVAL_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Star Alliance">{{cite press release |publisher=Star Alliance |date=13 December 2011 |title=Ethiopian Airlines joins Star Alliance |url=http://www.staralliance.com/assets/doc/en/press/press-releases/pdf/2011/SCP_PR_ET_JOINING_WEB.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403180403/http://www.staralliance.com/assets/doc/en/press/press-releases/pdf/2011/SCP_PR_ET_JOINING_WEB.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2015 |access-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and ANA, Launch Code-Shar">{{cite press release|url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=551 |title=Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and ANA, Launch Code-Shar{{sic|nolink=y}} |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=17 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212203132/http://ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=551 |archive-date=12 February 2015 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and ANA, Launch Code-Share">{{cite press release|title=Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and ANA, Launch Code-Share |publisher=All Nippon Airways |date=17 October 2014 |url=http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/aboutana/press/2014/pdf/141017-2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021104812/http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/aboutana/press/2014/pdf/141017-2.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2014 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and Austrian Airlines, Enter into Codeshare Agreement">{{cite press release|title= Star Alliance Members, Ethiopian and Austrian Airlines, Enter into Codeshare Agreement|publisher= Ethiopian Airlines|date= 4 June 2014|url= https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=526|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140605105346/https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=526|archive-date= 5 June 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Tap and Ethiopian enter into Code-share Agreement">{{cite press release |title=Tap and Ethiopian enter into Code-share Agreement |publisher=Ethiopian Airlines |date=15 April 2015 |url=https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=592 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427183436/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/news/prarchive.aspx?id=592 |archive-date=27 April 2015 }}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="The Fokker 50: Facts and figures">{{cite news |title=The Fokker 50: Facts and figures |location=[[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]] |publisher=CNN |date=6 November 2002 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/11/06/fokker.facts/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403092146/http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/11/06/fokker.facts/index.html |archive-date=3 April 2015 |access-date=21 September 2012 |quote=In all, 205 Fokker 50s were built, but Fokker collapsed due to financial problems in 1996 and the last Fokker 50 was delivered to Ethiopian Airlines a year later. |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
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<ref name="West Africa tries to make its state-owned airlines fly right. Managing a capitalist success in Marxist Ethiopia">{{cite news|last= Koch|first= Kathy|title= West Africa tries to make its state-owned airlines fly right. Managing a capitalist success in Marxist Ethiopia|work=The Christian Science Monitor|date= 22 November 1988|url= http://www.csmonitor.com/1988/1122/ffair.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628160931/http://www.csmonitor.com/1988/1122/ffair.html|archive-date= 28 June 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Witnesses: Ethiopian plane tumbled out of sky off Lebanon">{{cite news |title=Witnesses: Ethiopian plane tumbled out of sky off Lebanon |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/26/nation/20100126112417 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star Online]] |date=26 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026035000/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp%3Ffile=/2010/1/26/nation/20100126112417 |archive-date=26 October 2012 |access-date=10 January 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> 
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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book|last=Guttery|first=Ben R.|title=Encyclopedia of African Airlines|year=1998|publisher=McFarland & Company |location=Jefferson, NC |isbn=978-0-7864-0495-7}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mols |first1=Jozef |title=Ethiopian Airlines: The African Aviation Powerhouse |series=Airlines Series, Vol. 2 |date=2022 |publisher=Key Publishing |location=Stamford, Lincs, UK |isbn=9781802820027 |url={{GBurl|F_9zEAAAQBAJ}} |language=en}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website |https://www.ethiopianairlines.com}}
* [http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Business.asp?id=613 Profile]
* [http://www.afraa.org/ African Airlines Association]
* {{cite news|title=CEO: Ethiopian Airlines plans to grow A350 fleet to 25 aircraft |first1=Kurt |last1=Hofmann |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=18 November 2015 |url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/ceo-ethiopian-airlines-plans-grow-a350-fleet-25-aircraft |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217115437/http://atwonline.com/airframes/ceo-ethiopian-airlines-plans-grow-a350-fleet-25-aircraft |archive-date=17 December 2015 }}&nbsp;

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