Ethiopian Airlines’ Cargo and Logistics Services received its first Boeing 737-800 freighter. Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian’s Group CEO, speaking as his airlines received the new cargo freighter, said his company is excited to obtain the new freighter “a few days after being crowned with ‘African Cargo Airline of the Year’ and ‘Air Cargo Brand of the Year in Africa’ Awards for the fourth year in a row.”
Ethiopian Airlines has been recognized by the judges in the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards as Africa’s best-performing airline of the past 10 years. The carrier took the accolade in the African regional category of the Awards, it disclosed in a press release sent to 2merkato.com.
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest Airline Group, is happy to announce that it has registered record success in the just ended 2017/18 fiscal year. In line with its 15 year strategic roadmap, Vision 2025, the airline registered historical success in financial, commercial, operational and customer service areas.
Ethiopian Reinsurance, established eight years ago with an initial capital of Birr 1 billion, announced that it has saved the country USD 50 million in foreign currency. The company, which provides reinsurance services to Ethiopian insurance companies, has played a crucial role in retaining funds that were previously spent abroad.
Ethiopian Airlines has been ranked fourth-largest airline globally, based on the number of countries it serves. Ethiopian also remains the largest carrier in Africa in terms of the number of passengers it carries, destinations it serves, fleet size, and revenue.
