Ethiopian Airlines Graduates 187 Aviation Professionals

Press Release

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest aviation academy, is pleased to announce that it has graduated 93 aviation technicians, 46 marketing professionals, and 48 cabin crew at a ceremony held at Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters on 27 November 2014.

Ethiopian Chief Executive Officer Ato Tewolde Gebremariam gave out diplomas to all the graduates, and flight wings to graduating cabin crew. The graduates include nationals from other African and Middle Eastern countries.

CEO Tewolde Gebremariam, said, “Ethiopian Aviation Academy is the premier Pan-African aviation academy with the highest international standard and dedicated to bridging the aviation skill gap on the continent. The Academy is the backbone of Ethiopian success and we are continuously investing in the expansion of both its intake capacity and the scope of the training it provides. Per our Vision 2025 strategic roadmap, we plan to scale up its intake yearly capacity from the current 1,000 trainees to over 4,000 trainees with a view to cater to the growing needs of the continent”.

Ethiopian Aviation Academy has joined IATA’s global training partner network as anIATA Authorized Training Center, capable of delivering training programs: IATA International Travel & Tourism Training Program and Foundation in Travel & Tourism. The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has recently voted the Academy as “Airline Training Services Provider of the Year”.

Ethiopian Aviation Academy is certified by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, the U.S Federal Aviation Administration, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and IOSA (IATA Safety Audit). The Academy has been providing training for pilots, maintenance technicians, cabin crew, marketing and leadership for the airline and other sisterly carriers in Africa for more than six decades.

About Ethiopian

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa. In 2014, IATA ranked Ethiopian as the largest airline in Africa in revenue and profit. In its operations in the past close to seven decades, Ethiopian has been a pioneer of African aviation as an aircraft technology leader providing the first jet service in the continent in 1962, and availing the first African B767 in 1984, the first African B777-200LR in 2010 and the first African and second only to Japan B787 Dreamliner in 2012.

Ethiopian commands the lion share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 83 international destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as the Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200LR Freighter and Bombardier Q-400 with double cabin. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.

Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading airline group in Africa with seven strategic business units: Ethiopian International Passenger Service; Ethiopian Regional Service; Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering Service and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning, including SKYTRAX and Passenger Choice Awards in 2013 and has been registering an average growth of 25% per annum in the past seven years.

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Ethiopian Airlines
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