The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has accused Ethiopian Airline of corporate irresponsibility and brazenly disobeying an order of a competent Nigerian court – the Federal High Court of Nigeria – by allowing itself to be used as part of a grand deception of Nigerians. This is as the indigenous group commended the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA), on …
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Nigeria Air: Shrouded processes, shams and more than meets the eyes
In this write-up, NigerianFLIGHTDECK examines the controversies trailing proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, which culminated with last Friday’s unconventional launch of the airline seven years after it was announced at the Farnborough Air Show and some of the grouses stakeholders have against the airline. Last Friday’s landing of an Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737-860 Max aircraft with registration Number ET-APL painted …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines Group signs strategic MoU with Boeing to make it Africa’s Aviation Hub
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES Group and the Boeing company have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa. Building on the two parties’ seventy years of shared history in aviation, the MoU aims at positioning Ethiopia as Africa’s aviation hub – “Ethiopia for Africa”. Boeing has recognized Ethiopian as a global aviation leader in …
Read More »ET denies contract to evacuate Nigerians from Canada, evacuates 187 Canadians from Lagos
ETHIOPIAN Airlines has said that it has not yet been contracted to evacuate Nigerians from Canada explaining that that is the responsibility of the Nigerian Government and its agencies to choose partners for such evacuation. Read also: Rep Nnaji describes as unacceptable planned use of Ethiopian Airline for Canadian evacuation This is just as the airline has evacuated 187 Canadians …
Read More »Sanad Aerotech, Ethiopian Airlines partner to create MRO hub in Africa
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. …
Read More »Ethiopian to Resume Flight to Athens from December 31
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES has announced the resumption of its flight to Athens, Greece effective Dec 13, 2019. Ethiopian has resumed the service to the city of Athens after 18 years. Athens marks Ethiopian’s 20th destination in Europe. Filled with incredible historical sites, Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world and Europe’s historical capital where democracy was invented. The …
Read More »ASKY welcomes SAATM, attributes successes to solid partnerships
COUNTRY Manager ASKY in Nigeria, Simon Mobalaji has said that the airline’s disposition towards the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is quite favourable as the policy been driven by the African Union through African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) aligns with the airline’s vision for Aviation in Africa. This is just as he said has related the rapid growth and …
Read More »Ethiopian Airline fleeces Nigerians $40-$150 illegally on Lagos-SA route
NCAA summons airline, orders it to desist forthwith THERE is evidence to the fact that Ethiopian Airlines is illegally charging Nigerian passengers an extra US$40 to US$150 if they are to fly Lagos to Johannesburg on board the airline, a charge not approved by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) according to Nigerian laws. Nigerian Flight Deck discovered this after …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines, Singapore Airlines expand codeshare agreement
STAR ALLIANCE members, Ethiopian Airlines and Singapore Airlines will expand their codeshare agreement as of 1 June 2017, offering customers travelling between Africa and Asia seamless connectivity options. Ethiopian Airlines’ daily non-stop services to Singapore from Addis Ababa, due to be launched in June 2017, will be covered by the expanded codeshare agreement.
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