Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Airlines Group has kick-started plans for what is intended eventually to be Africa’s largest airport, outside Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian MRO, the maintenance division of Ethiopian Airlines, has agreed with ATR to develop repair and training capabilities from its base in Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian Airlines opened a revamped domestic terminal at its Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) base hub, with the facility’s size doubled.

The Addis Ababa-based carrier is also significantly restoring its China network.

The initial phase of the codeshare partnership covers nearly 300 routes from Chicago O’Hare, Dubai, Houston and San Francisco.

The airline’s summer 2023 plans include changes to its European and Asian networks.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in September, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The Star Alliance member is deepening its presence in the Middle East.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in July, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The ADD-LFW-IAD route joins an existing one-stop service Ethiopian operates to Washington.

Chennai will become the fourth passenger destination in India to be served by the carrier.

As CEO Tewolde GebreMariam steps down, Routes looks at the East African carrier’s network growth during his time in charge.

The move follows the UAE's relaxation of travel bans.

The startup carrier will commence flying on Dec. 1 on domestic routes before expanding its network beyond Zambia’s borders in the first quarter of 2022.

A second route to Washington Dulles and the launch of flights to Montreal are on the agenda.

The carrier, which serves three airports in Nigeria, has not flown to Enugu since 2019.

The carrier will become the first in almost a decade to offer nonstop service between Ethiopia and Jordan.

Jazeera Airways plans to add its first route to Ethiopia later this month.

The Brazilian carrier is next month adding more frequencies across its network, including new routes from Brasília.

A codeshare agreement has been signed between the Brazilian airline and Ethiopia’s flag carrier.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Emirates Airline has returned its Airbus A380 aircraft to the skies after a near four-month hiatus and is resuming flying to more destinations.

Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The route is operated with a 270-seat Boeing 787.

This week: VietJet is launching its first direct service to Australia; Ethiopian Airlines is returning to Athens after 18 years; and Ural Airlines to enter Moscow - London market.