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Ethiopian Airlines Celebrates Delivery of Africa’s First A350-1000 with Thales AVANT Up Inflight Entertainment System

By Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Ethiopian Airlines has become the first airline in Africa to receive an Airbus A350-1000 equipped with Thales’s advanced AVANT Up Inflight Entertainment (IFE) system, marking a new chapter in the airline’s commitment to offering exceptional passenger experiences. This milestone highlights a longstanding partnership between Ethiopian Airlines and Thales, which spans over a…

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BREAKING: Ethiopian Airlines Finally Breaks Silence on the Nigeria Air Project

The leadership of Ethiopian Airlines has opened up on the controversy over the Nigerian Air initiative of the past administration of Former President Muhammadu Buhari. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, had floated the airline on May 27. However, it was later discovered that an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines was used to…

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Ethiopian Airlines opens Skylight Hotel

Ethiopian Airlines held a grand opening of the largest hotel on the African continent as it inaugurated the second phase of Ethiopian Skylight Hotel. With the new extension, the hotel now has a total of 1,024 modern rooms and suites with different room types including fully equipped apartments suitable for long and short staying guests. The hotel also incorporates…

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Ethiopian Airlines suspends pilots who missed landing in Addis Ababa

Summary Ethiopian Airlines has suspended both the pilots while the concerned crew has been removed from the operations until the investigation is over Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airlines, has suspended two pilots who apparently fell asleep and missed the landing during a flight from Sudan to Ethiopia. The incident took place onboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 enroute from…

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