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Ethiopian Airlines to Start Direct Flight to Karachi

Ethiopian Airlines LogoEthiopian Airlines, the largest network operating carrier in Africa, announced that it had finalized preparations to launch direct flights to Karachi, Pakistan as of 1 May 2023. Ethiopian first served Karachi from July 1966 to December 1971, and resumed the service from June 1993 until July 2004.

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Ethiopian Aviation Academy Upgraded to University Level

EAU-logoEthiopian Aviation Academy, the largest and oldest Aviation Academy in the region, announced in a press release sent to 2merkato.com on 6 March 2023 that it has been upgraded to an aviation university. The university has launched undergraduate and postgraduate programs in aerospace and hospitality fields.

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Ethiopian Airlines to Resume its Direct Flights Between Abidjan and New York

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Ethiopian Airlines, the largest network operating carrier in Africa, announced in a press release sent to 2merkato.com the resumption of its direct flights between Abidjan and New York John F. Kennedy Airport. The flights will resume as of 29 May 2023. Ethiopian first started serving New York from its main hub Addis Ababa via Abidjan in June 2019. However, the route was suspended in March 2020 due to COVID-19. Later, the flight resumed serving New York via Lomé starting in October 2020.

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Ethiopia: Telebirr Registers 189,698 Vehicles for Fuel Subsidies

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The first half of the current fiscal year saw the registration of 189,698 vehicles on Telebirr. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI), the vehicles were registered on the digital cash platform to access fuel subsidies after the Government began implementing fuel supply reform measures and the Ministry and Ethio Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding.

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