With a vision of bringing Africa together and closer to the world,
Ethiopian Airlines said it is celebrating its 70 years of dedicated and
highly successful air transport services to, from and within the
continent
Speaking on the anniversary, the airline’s Group Chief Executive
Officer, Tewolde Gebremariam said: “Seventy years is a long time, but
Ethiopian is still young, strong, forward-looking and ready to
contribute its own share of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful
Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in
the global arena in line with the African Union agenda 2063.
He added that “The billions of dollars we invested in our modern
fleet, aviation infrastructure, human resource development and operating
systems are a testimony that shows Ethiopian is positioned in a solid
foundation to scale up the growth in its Vision 2025. With the next
generation advanced fleet of B-787 Dreamliners, Airbus A-350 and the
B-737 MAX, we are very excited to continue to lead the 21st-century
aviation development in the continent of Africa”, he added.
“Ethiopian airlines employees, the management and the board of
directors have been demonstrating unique levels of dedication and
commitment to their airline and this is the main success factor in the
last 70 years.