Africa’s leading airline, Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of 19th Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft through Dublin Airport on 29-31 August. The aircraft registered ET-BAO 62460 msn callsign ‘ETH9202’ arrived Dublin 29 August at 0941 local direct from Boeing field.
The aircraft departed 31 August at 0927 local using same callsign direct to Addis Ababa. The aircraft entered service next day operating ETH160/1 domestic service to Mekele (MQX) and first international service 2 September to Chennai, India.
Ethiopian Airlines Group announced signature of a technical advisory and consultancy contract with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners), a partner with the world-renowned signature architects Zaha Hadid Architects, to embark on the design and supervision of a Mega Airport City at Abusera in Bishoftu city.
This state-of-the-art airport city, located just 40km from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, is poised to revolutionize air travel in Ethiopia. Upon completion, the new airport is projected to have the capacity to serve 110 million passengers each year, which is four times the current capacity of Bole International Airport.
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