Swiss Attorney General to drop all charges against Hailemedehin Abera

Hailemedehin Abera Tagegn,Ethiopian Plane’s Co Pilot who hijacked and took the aircraft to Geneva seeking asylum. Swiss Info A psychiatric evaluation has revealed that the co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight and re-routed it to Geneva in 2014 was not of sound mind when he did so. As a result, the Swiss Attorney General

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Swiss Attorney General to drop all charges against Hailemedehin Abera

Hailemedehin Abera Tagegn,Ethiopian Plane’s Co Pilot who hijacked and took the aircraft to Geneva seeking asylum. Swiss Info A psychiatric evaluation has revealed that the co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight and re-routed it to Geneva in 2014 was not of sound mind when he did so. As a result, the Swiss Attorney General

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Ethiopian Airlines to order “at least” 10 more Airbus A350-900 – CEO

By Aaron Maasho Reuters – Ethiopian Airlines plans to place orders for at least 10 Airbus A350-900 aircraft in the next two years, in addition to the 14 already on order, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The state-owned carrier expects to receive one A350-900 jet in May out of the 14 that are slated

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Sudanese Muslim attacks Israeli on Ethiopian Airlines flight

Sudanese national shouting ‘Allah Akhbar’ reportedly attempted to strangle the Israeli on a flight from Chad to Ethiopia. By Barak Ravid , Haaretz An Israeli citizen was attacked by a Sudanese Muslim on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Chad to Ethiopia last week, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday night. “The Sudanese attacker was detained

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Ethiopian Airlines forced to make emergency landing in Dublin following engine fault

A flight bound for Washington has made an emergency landing in Dublin Airport following an engine fault. The Ethiopian plane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, had landed earlier today at the Airport for a short refuelling before heading on to the United States. Over an hour and a half into the flight, it reported one of

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Ethiopian Airlines to fly New York and Chengdu soon

Center For Aviation Ethiopian Airlines is planning further long-haul network expansion in 2016 with new destinations in Asia and North America. The expansion is made possible by the delivery of Ethiopian’s first batch of 343-seat A350-900s along with additional 270-seat Boeing 787-8s. New York is in line to become Ethiopian’s fourth destination in North America

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Ethiopian to decide on extra-long-haul fleet by year end

By Kurt Hofmann | ATW Plus Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the carrier is evaluating extra-long haul aircraft and hopes to have a decision by year end. “The extra-long-haul fleet selection is still in progress. There is a committee working on the evaluation and the committee has not yet made any

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Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners

Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners, CEO Says Carrier also considered Airbus’s A350-1000 widebody but deemed Boeing plane better suited its operations. By ROBERT WALL, WSJ Ethiopian Airlines plans to place an order for Boeing Co. 777X long-range jetliners before the end of the year, the East African carrier’s chief executive

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Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Ethiopian Airlines in a Financing Bind

Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Ethiopian Airlines in a Financing Bind Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Companies in a Financing Bind By Kimberly S. Johnson, The Wall Street Journal Ethiopian Airlines had to scramble at the last minute this summer when it needed to pay for a plane it ordered from Boeing Co.

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