Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines is an airline based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the national airline of Ethiopia, operating scheduled international passenger and freight services to 80 destinations world-wide, as well as domestic services to 28 destinations and passenger and cargo charter flights. Its main hub is Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa.^[31]

Ethiopian Airlines
የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ

IATA ICAO Callsign ET ETH ETHIOPIAN
Founded	21 December 1945; 79 years ago (1945-12-21)
Commenced operations	8 April 1946; 79 years ago (1946-04-08)
Hubs	Addis Ababa[1]
Secondary hubs	Liège (Ethiopian Airlines Cargo)[2][3] Lilongwe[4][5] Lomé[6] Lusaka[7][8]
Frequent-flyer program	ShebaMiles
Alliance	Star Alliance
Subsidiaries	Air Congo 49%[9] Asky Airlines 27%[10][11] Guinea Airways 49%[12][13] Malawi Airlines 49%[14] Zambia Airways 45%[15] DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services S.C. 51%[16][17] Ethiopian Sky Technologies 51%[18][19] Ethiopian Skylight Hotel 100% [20]
Fleet size	156[21]
Destinations	161 passenger[22] 68 cargo[23]
Parent company	Ethiopian Government (100%)
Headquarters	Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Key people	Yilma Merdassa (Chairman)[24] Mesfin Tasew (CEO)[25] Adamu Tadele Belay (CFO)[26] Lemma Yadecha (CCO)[26] Retta Melaku (COO)[27][28]
Revenue	(7.02 billion USD) ETB 520 billion(FY 2024)[29]
Net income	ETB 1.049 billion(FY 2012)[28]
Profit	(800 million USD) ETB 44.5 billion(FY 2023)[30]
Total assets	ETB 26.368 billion(FY 2012)[28]
Total equity	ETB  2.772 billion(FY 2012)[28]
Employees	18,000 (November 2023)[30]
Website	ethiopianairlines.com

History

Ethiopian Airlines began on December 30, 1945. It was set up by Emperor Haile Selassie. It has codeshare agreements with South African Airways, Lufthansa, TAAG Air Angola, Gulf Air, Air One, Brussels Airlines, British Midland Airways Limited, Rwanda Air, and Saudi Arabian Airways.^[32]