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Sanad Aerotech (Sanad), the leading provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions and part of Sanad – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), has elevated its business expansion ambitions in Africa by signing a landmark agreement with Ethiopian Airlines, the continent’s fastest-growing airline and one of the reputed aviation brands in the world, Ethiopian Airlines disclosed in a press statement sent to 2Merkato.com. 

Ethiopian Airlines Group and Lufthansa Systems announced the introduction of Lufthansa’s Lido/Flight 4D solution in Ethiopian’s flight planning system. This new generation of the proven flight planning solution from Lufthansa Systems offers extensive automation and optimization functions for flight planning and control processes.

Ethiopian Airlines will be using Lido Flight Planning Services (Lido/FPLS) for five years at a total contract value of EUR 3,380,000 (USD 3,825,845.66).

Ethiopian Airlines has announced new nonstop flight between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Muscat, Oman. Ethiopian will make the flight to Muscat six times a week according to a press release from the airline.  

Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to commence flight services to Oman which has been nominated as the ‘Arab Tourism Capital 2012’ by the Arab League said Tewolde Gebremariam Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines in the press release.

The new flight services to Muscat make it the 7th destination in the Middle East for Ethiopian Airlines and the 63rd internationally noted the press release.

Ethiopian Airlines announced it launched cargo flight to Bengaluru, India from Addis Ababa on December 2, 2015.

Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier, launched a program to invite journalists and tour operators to join in its efforts to promote tourism. The first team of internationally recognized journalists and tour operators arrived in Ethiopia as part of the implementation of the program.

The visitors are expected to promote the tourist attractions in the country.