Ethiopian Aviation Academy graduated a total of 147 aviation professionals on Thursday, June 19, 2014. Among the graduates 92 of them were aviation maintenance technicians while there were 10 pilots and 20 cabin crews amongst the graduates. The rest 25 were finance professionals.

The graduates were from different countries including Nigeria, Yemen and Libya.

Commenting on the event the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Tewolde Gebremariam, noted the Academy is the bed rock of his company’s success by enabling it become self sufficient in critical aviation areas. “We have invested over 80 million $ in our Academy over the last 4 years and have upgrade its in-take capacity to over 1,000 students per year,” he furthered.

Ethiopian Aviation Academy is certified by different International as well as local organizations. It is certified by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority locally and by the he US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency internationally. 

The Academy was also awarded some time ago in 2014 as “Airline Training Services Provider of the Year” by the African Airlines Association. The award was presented to the Academy for it’s cost effective and extensive training support to other sisterly African airlines.

Source: Ethiopian Airlines Press Release