Due to rising travel demand, major airlines such as Lufthansa Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, and EasyJet Airlines are ramping up aircraft purchases and expanding their airline fleets. Lufthansa Airlines has committed $9 billion for 80 new planes, with options for another 120.

Ethiopian Airlines, with Citi support, secures a $450 million loan for expanding its fleet, including new Boeing aircraft, boosting regional growth.

Ethiopian Airlines and Tourism Seychelles are firming theirconnectionsfor growing destination importance and increasingshare of market for the airline. For the period ofthelatest courtesy visit by the country manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Seychelles at Botanical House on 19th April, both …

Ethiopian Airlines has signed an eight-year sale and leaseback agreement with TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, for two further factory-new Dash 8-400 aircraft. Manufactured by De Havilland of Canada, the new Dash 8-400 aircraft (MSN4626 and MSN4628) will be …

Indonesia has lifted a ban on the Boeing 737 Max, more than three years after the Lion Air disaster that saw the loss of all 189 people on board.

Ethiopian Airlines has signed an eight-year operating lease agreement with TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor. Manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”), the new Dash 8-400 (MSN 4621) will be integrated into the fleet for …

An Ethiopian Airlines’ flight from Addis Ababa to Shanghai will be suspended for a week from August 31 after passengers tested positive for COVID-19, China’s civil aviation authority said. It is the seventh suspension of international flights to Shanghai by …

Ethiopian Airlines has started to furlough workers, including crew members in response to the devastating impact of the coronavirus or COVID 19 crisis on the global travel industry.     The union, which represents most of the airline’s 8,000 workers, …

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has started construction on a five-star hotel in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa at a cost of 150 million U.S. dollars. AVIC is constructing the five-star hotel for Ethiopia’s national air carrier Ethiopian Airlines. Asrat …

Ethiopian Airlines will fly three times a week to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, US, Bernama News reported.   The company will increase its presence in the U.S. market with the aim of improving connectivity for African and …