From Addis Ababa to Awassa, I flew on a de Havilland Dash 8-400 operated by Ethiopian Airlines in economy class. At only 133 miles, it was a very short and uneventful flight. Ethiopian Airlines Q400 Economy Class Review (ADD-AWA)...
Review: Ethiopian Airlines Domestic Lounge Addis Ababa (ADD)

Ahead of our flight to Awassa, we spent about an hour in the Ethiopian Airlines Lounge in the Addis Ababa domestic terminal. Ethiopian Airlines Domestic Lounge Review – Addis Ababa (ADD) While Ethiopian operates two lounges, a Cloud 9...
Review: Ethiopian Airlines A350-900 Business Class

After an unexpected upgrade, I enjoyed a restful overnight journey from London to Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airlines A350-900 in “Cloud 9” business class. Ethiopian Airlines A350-900 Business Class Review (LHR-ADD) You can read about my operational upgrade...
My Operational Upgrade To Business Class On Ethiopian Airlines

For the first time in many years, I scored an operational upgrade from economy class to business class, this time on Ethiopian Airlines on a flight from London to Addis Ababa. I’m not sure I have a repeatable strategy...
Pathetic: Lebanon Upset Over “Israeli” Ethiopian Airlines 787-9

Lebanese authorities were so incensed at seeing “Tel Aviv” on the side of an Ethiopian Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft that Africa’s largest air carrier was forced to remove it before it could take off from Beirut. No folks, this...
Ethiopian Airlines Suspends Pilots Accused Of Falling Asleep In-Flight

Ethiopian Airlines has offered a diplomatic statement that neither confirms nor denies that two of its pilots fell asleep and overshot the runway in Addis Ababa, raising concerns over safety and pilot fatigue. However, the statement does that the...
Misbehave In Lounge? You’ll Lose Your Miles And Elite Status

Ethiopian Airlines is taking a novel approach to encouraging good behavior in its airport lounge: follow the rules or you’ll lose your miles and your status. Ethiopian Airlines Threatens To Confiscate Miles, Reduce Status For Poor Behavior In Airport...
Report: Ethiopian Airlines Used As A Tool Of War

Ethiopian Airlines has been accused of transporting weapons from Ethiopia to Eritrea during the civil war in Tigray. The allegations, if proven true, could have devastating commercial ramifications for Africa’s largest and most profitable airline. Ethiopian Airlines Allegedly Used...
Exclusive: Nigerian Consulate Responds To Ethiopian Airlines Ticket Scalping Incident

The Nigerian Consulate in Atlanta has responded to the Ethiopian Airlines ticket “scalping” incident in Houston, denying wrongdoing and dismissing reports concerning the flight. Nigerian Consulate: No Scalping, No Standbys On Ethiopian Airlines Repatriation Flight From Houston To Lagos....
Ethiopian Airlines Flight Delayed Eight Hours In Houston While Nigerian Officials Scalp Tickets To Highest Bidders

Nigerians trying to return home encountered a taste of home in Houston after Nigerian officials delayed their Ethiopian Airlines repatriation flight to Lagos for eight hours while trying to scalp every last ticket onboard. Bedlam In Houston As Nigerian...
Why Does Ethiopian Airlines Want To Invest In South African Airways?

Ethiopian Airlines is open to the idea of investing in South African Airways. In fact, it sees it as part of a broader strategy to save aviation in Africa. Not only has South African Airways (SAA) not reported profit...
Ethiopian Airlines Blasts FAA For Protecting Boeing, May Never Fly 737 Again

Ethiopian Airlines is disputing statements from a Federal Aviation Administration official this week, alleging that the FAA is trying to divert blame from Boeing. Ethiopian’s CEO also suggested that his airline is in no rush to resume flying the...
An Explosive New Theory On The Ethiopian 737 MAX Crash

A new and detailed theory suggests that a potential bird strike plus pilot error, coupled with faulty sensors, resulted in the ET302 crash. I’ve been following the ET302 crash closely as we all try to better understand what happened...
Ethiopian Lodges Lethal Charge Against Boeing

Ethiopian Airlines has released a preliminary report on the deadly crash of ET 302, placing the blame squarely on Boeing. At a news conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s Minister of Transportation Dagmawit Moges leveled this damning assertion: The crew performed...
Ethiopian Airlines “Believes In Boeing”

Ethiopian Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam was either unequivocally supportive or a master manipulator of words in recent statements about Boeing. Addressing the two-week mark since the crash of ET 302, Gebremariam stated: Let me be clear: Ethiopian Airlines...
Ethiopian Captain Never Had 737 MAX Simulator Training

Yared Getachew, the captain onboard doomed Ethiopian Flight 302, never had Boeing 737 Max 8 simulator training, despite Ethiopian Airlines’ acquisition of a simulator months earlier. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, insiders at Ethiopian told the New York...
Tacky: France Already Using 737 MAX Incident To Undercut Boeing

I get it. All is fair in love and war and it is war between Airbus and Boeing. But I’m not impressed by actions of the French President just days after the horrific Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash that...
As China Grounds 737 MAX, Safety Questions Abound

Tragically, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX traveling from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed shortly after takeoff yesterday. 159 perished and there were no survivors. The second crash of this aircraft variant in a matter of months has left...
A New Connection From Los Angeles To Africa

Ethiopian Airlines will connect Los Angeles with Lomé, Togo, becoming the first nonstop flight between LAX and the African continent. Last month I wrote about Ethiopian abandoning its Addis Ababa – Dublin – Los Angeles flight. Days after cancelling it,...
Is Ethiopian Airlines Abandoning LAX?

Here’s a mystery perhaps we can solve together. I book Award Expert clients on Ethiopian Airlines to/from Africa all the time. The airline is very generous in releasing award space and has an unparalleled route network within Africa. It...

