Ethiopian Airlines wins award

(26/09/2006)

Ethiopian Airlines has won the African Airline of the Year 2006 Award. The award was given to the airline chairman, Girma Wake, at the end of the 15^th Annual Air Finance for Africa Conference in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday by Susan McDemoff, US Deputy Assistance Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.

The award, which was introduced by the African Aviation Journal in 1999 to give international recognition to individuals, companies and organisations that make a significant contribution to aviation development in Africa, was given to Ethiopian Airlines for its financial performance and overall profitability, passenger growth, route network expansion, fleet modernisation, in-flight services and customer care. Previous winners of the award include South African Airways and Kenya Airways.

“It is a special privilege for Ethiopian Airlines to have been awarded African Airline of the Year 2006. The award inspires the airline to enhance its commitment to provide quality services to its esteemed customers,” said Girma.

The airline was launched on 5^th December 1945 with a maiden flight from Addis Ababa to Cairo. It now provides flight connections to 47 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and North America and runs the largest network on the continent, both in passenger and cargo services.

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