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What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian Airlines 1946-2016 ETHIOPIAN AVIATION ACADEMY - Awarded "Airline Service Provider of the Year" by AFRAA - Certified by ICAO as ICAO Regional Training Center of Excellence What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian Won African Airline of the Year 2016 Award Ethiopian has won the African Aviation ‘African Airline of the Year’ Award for 2016 during the 25th An- niversary African Aviation Air Finance Africa Conference & Exhibition and African Aviation Summit held on May 11, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The award was presented to Ethiopian in recognition of its financial performance, fleet modernization, route network expansion, in-flight service, overall customer care and its outstanding contribution to aviation development in Africa. Commenting on the award, Mr. Mesfin Tassew, Chief Operating Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, said, “ We are pleased to win the ‘African Airline of the Year 2016 Award’, which is a testimony of Ethiopian 70 years of commitment to bring Africa together and closer to the rest of the world. It is also a recognition of the visionary leadership of Ethiopian management and the hard work of thousands of Ethiopian employees who work hard to keep our beloved airline shining in the skies. On behalf of the Ethiopian Executive Management and myself, I would like to thank African Aviation for the recognition.” Presenting the award, Mr Nick Fadugba, CEO African Aviation, remarked, “Ethiopian Airlines continues to set the pace through its tangible achievements and is a source of great pride to Africa. In addition, ET has also excelled in the provision of technical services to African and non-African airlines and has made an enormous contribution to the development of Aviation Human Resources for the African continent, particularly in the fields of aircraft maintenance, pilot and cabin crew training.” 2 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 ICAO has certified Ethiopian Aviation Academy as the ICAO Regional rainingT Center of Excellence Ethiopian Aviation Academy has been recognized as ICAO Regional Training Center of Excellence on May 11, 2016 at the ICAO’s Global Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS symposium held at Conrad hotel in Seoul, Korea. Ethiopian Aviation Academy has been awarded as “Airline Service Provider of the Year” by AFRAA Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) received an award as the “Airline Service Provider of the Year” by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). The award was given at the AFRAA Aviation Stakeholders Convention that was held in Kigali Rwanda on May 8, 2016. 3 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian has received Award of Excellence in Kano, Nigeria Ethiopian has received an Award of Excellence from Kano State Council of Youth Traders (KASCOYT) in Nigeria. The award was given in recognition of ET’s efforts, contributions, punctuality as well as modernizing airline activities and good hospitality to passengers. KASCOYT also gave the association’s official logo printed on goat skin to Ato Elias Teshome, Traffic and Sales Manager Kano. The ceremony was held on May 14, 2016 during a general business meeting of KASCOYT attended by the Vice President of Nigerian Travel Agencies Association as well as dignitaries representing the Emir of Kano and the Governor of the state. After receiving the award, Ato Elias thanked the association, the Emir of Kano, Governor of Kano and the Nigerian government at large for the support given to ET. 4 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Pilots’ Day Colourfully Celebrated at Ethiopian on May 28, 2016 5 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 New Destinations Ethiopian Cargo launches flights to Guangzhou Ethiopian Cargo Services launched new cargo freighter flights to Guangzhou, China on May 4, 2016 further expanding its network of destinations as the airline marks its 70 years of service. Guangzhou has now become ET’s third cargo destination for scheduled flights in Greater China next to Shanghai and Hong Kong. Ethiopian to start flights to Istanbul Ethiopian will start thrice weekly services to Istanbul with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior, as of its Winter schedule. Istanbul is the largest European city and Turkey’s historic, industrial and financial capital 6 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 ET Group CEO Met with General Electric, Vice Chairman, Mr. John G. Rice Mr. John G. Rice whie visiting Ethiopian faciites 7 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 ET Group CEO Met with Turkish Airline CEO, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil During the meeting, it was agreed upon that the two airines should engage in more discussion that should lead towards a joint venture. 8 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian; continues sharing its 70 years of rich experience and fruitful Journey H.E. Justin Kalumba, Minister of Transport of Democratic Republic of Congo visited Ethiopian facilities 9 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian; continues sharing its 70 years of rich experience and fruitful Journey Chinese Officials 10 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian; continues sharing its 70 years of rich experience and fruitful Journey Wolega University 11 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian; continues sharing its 70 years of rich experience and fruitful Journey High Officials and Gold Members Construction Design 12 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 News from our Area Offices ADD Sales Office sold an engagement package to hold engagement party on Q-400 13 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 News from our Area Offices UAE Area Office Colorfully Celebrated Ethiopian Airlines 70 Years of Success and 35 Years of Service to Dubai on 10th May, 2016 at Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai Downtown. 14 City Times THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 P arty P atrol Rahel, Tsion and Kelemva Selam and Shewaye Abdulla Al Salloum and Abdel Fattah Jemal, Yonas and Enquanhone Abrhaam and Ali Asmouni Two reasons To celebraTe Ethiopian Airlines celebrated their 70th anniversary, and also their 35 years of service in the UAE at Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai. Photos: Mohammed Mustafa Khan Hina Bakht and Michel Noblet Sheryl Birao and Sarah Ramos Mohammed Berihu and N.G. Shiva Prakash Abdi and Etetu 14 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Seychelles Area office sponsors African day in Seychelles Organized under the umbrella of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the FEtAfrik is annual militaristic festival and a colorful expression of African and Seychellois Kreol culture. It is also amongst one of the most important festivals where the Seychelles connects with Africa, one of the three continents from which the inhabitants of the Seychelles originates. As being an indigenous Pan-African airline connecting Africa with its major global trading centers, Ethiopian Airlines was proud to be part of this unique event which reestablishes the historical and cultural links between Seychelles and Africa. ET Muscat colorfully celebrated the 70th year of anniversary with a cake cutting ceremony at its town office. The team has reaffirmed its historical commitment to dedicatedly and meaningfully contribute positively for the growth of Ethiopian Airlines. The motto has been “together we will make a difference and team work is always a symbol of success.” The team is composed of ET and partner’s staff. ET is associated with NTT (National Travel and Tourism) a reputed TMC in the Sultanate of Oman whose partnership dates back over 30 years. 15 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 From the Memories of our 70 years Journey An early transit lounge. 16 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Group CEO on EBC Ethiopian Group CEO, Ato Tewolde GebreMariam interview on EBC Nuro ena Business program. The segment dubbed “Meet your role model” aims at motivating young people to move up to top leadership positions. To listen to part one of the interview please follow the below link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOUwQEY3xj8 Did you know this? Tips on investment opportunities in Ethiopia Aiming to become the continent’s top light manufacturing hub, Ethiopia is set to attract globally renowned apparel, textile, fashion and designing companies to its newly-erected Hawassa Industrial Park, which is to be completed in the coming months. Get more on the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1ZtBd330PY&feature=youtu.be 17 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Local Press Clippings 18 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 International Press Clippings 19 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 20 What’s up @ ET in May 2016 Ethiopian on the World Wide Web (WWW) 1- Islam Infos, 22 April 2016, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopian Airlines : Les 7 secrets d’un succès continental (“Ethiopian Airlines: 7 secret of a continental success”) 2- Afrique Presse, 22 April 2016, Pan-African, Ethiopian Airlines : Les 7 secrets d’un succès continental (“Ethiopian Airlines: 7 secret of a continental success”) 3- Togo Face, 25 April 2016, Togo, Ethiopian Airlines déservira New York par Lomé au Togo (“Ethiopian to Launch Flights to New York via Lome in Togo “) 4- Islam Infos, 26 April 2016, Cote d’Ivoire, Infrastructures : la nouvelle aérogare de Lomé (enfin) inaugurée(“The new terminal of Lomé (finally) inaugurate”) 5- Forbes Afrique, 1 May 2016, Pan-African, Les hubs aériens, points d’ancrage stratégiques («The air hubs, strategic anchor points”) 6- Forbes Afrique, 1 May 2016, Pan-African, La bataille pour le ciel africain («The battle fo the africain sky») Afrikmag, 3 May 2016, Pan-African, Neutral, Les autorités augmentent la capacité d’acceuil de l’aérogare de Lomé (“The authorities are increasing the capacity of the terminal Lome”) 7- Africa Diligence, 3 May 2016, Pan-African, Ethiopie : chronique d’une émergence économique en cours (“Ethiopia: chronicle of an ongoing