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Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier, has awarded a seven year contract for Integrated Component Solutions services to the Boeing 737NG fleet to Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, the largest independent maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider in the Middle East and a part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network.

The contract covers a total of 19 aircraft, eleven of which are the fleet of B737NG aircraft and eight new aircraft on order.

ADAT will provide repair cycle management and pool access coverage supported by the combined Integrated Component Solutions experience and capabilities of ADAT and SR Technics.

Ethiopian Airlines honored travel agencies and tour operators for their exceptional contributions to the growth of tourism and the economy of Ethiopia. The award ceremony, themed "Celebrating Partnership with Renewed Commitment," was attended by Alemu Sime, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Nasise Chali, the Minister of Tourism, Mesfin Tasew, the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, and representatives from various travel agencies and tour operators.

Brand Finance named Ethiopian Airlines the fastest-growing airline brand globally, as the company announced the world's top 50 most valuable and strongest airline brands. The company’s 2023 report on the most valuable and strongest airline brands shows that Ethiopian Airlines, which is Africa's largest passenger and cargo carrier, has experienced a growth of 79%. It values the brand of the Ethiopian flag carrier to be USD 498 million.

Ethiopian Airlines has put in a bid to acquire shares in Air Malawi in response from a recent request for expressions of interest for partial acquisition put out by the Government of Malawi.

Companies interested in the offer were to submit their proposals to the Malawi Privatization Authority had explained Patrick E. Chilambe, CEO of Air Malawi speaking at  44th General Assembly of the African Airlines Association, held in Johannesburg last week.

The government of Malawi expects to establish a consortium with the new parties acquiring a 49 percent stake while it retains a 51 percent interest.

Starting today, April 8, 2016, Ethiopian is delighted to celebrate its 70 years of dedicated and highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of Africa.

With its strong mission of bringing Africa together and closer to the world, Ethiopian has expanded much needed air connectivity within Africa and with the rest of the world in the last 70 years. Leading the way in the past, present and the future; Ethiopian has been an aviation technology leader in Africa and has introduced many new aircraft and systems to the continent.