Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer menged), formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government. EAL was founded on 21 December 1945 and commenced operations on 8 April 1946, expanding to international flights in 1951. The firm became a share company in 1965 and changed its name from Ethiopian Air Lines to Ethiopian Airlines.
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| Founded | 21 December 1945 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 8 April 1946 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | ShebaMiles | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 145 | ||||||
| Destinations | 155 passenger, 68 cargo | ||||||
| Parent company | Ethiopian Government (100%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||
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| Founder | Emperor Haile Selassie I | ||||||
| Revenue | (6.1 billion USD) ETB 330 billion(FY 2023) | ||||||
| Net income | ETB 1.049 billion(FY 2012) | ||||||
| Profit | (800 million USD) ETB 44.5 billion(FY 2023) | ||||||
| Total assets | ETB 26.368 billion(FY 2012) | ||||||
| Total equity | ETB 2.772 billion(FY 2012) | ||||||
| Employees | 18,000 (November 2023) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
The airline has been a member of the International Air Transport Association since 1959 and of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) since 1968. Ethiopian is a Star Alliance member, having joined in December 2011. The company slogan is 'The New Spirit of Africa.' Ethiopian's hub 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. The airline has secondary hubs in Togo and Malawi. Ethiopian Airlines is Africa's largest airline in terms of passengers carried, destinations served, fleet size, and revenue. Ethiopian Airlines is also the world's fourth-largest airline by the number of countries served.