Ethiopian 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.
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.
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.
Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Service Enterprise (ESLSE) deployed 185 new heavy trucks for its logistics services. The trucks cost the company more than Birr 4 billion. ESLSE bought 373 trucks in the past two years. It currently has a total of 572 heavy trucks.
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network operator, has started two weekly freighter flights today connecting Xiamen with São Paulo and Santiago via Addis Ababa. Ethiopian also plans to commence two weekly freighter flights between Shenzhen and Liège as of February 17, 2023. Ethiopian will deploy B777 Freighter on the new cargo routes.
