Air Canada has leased out two lightly used Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines, the largest passenger carrier in Africa and a rising player in the air cargo market with 17 dedicated freighters, FreightWaves has learned.
Air Canada (TSX: AC) pulled the factory-built Boeing 767 cargo jets, which are 2 years old, from its fleet in the second quarter because it didn’t have enough business to operate them economically. They have been at an airframe services and maintenance...
Ethiopian Airlines is leasing three Boeing 767 freighters to augment its rapidly growing all-cargo fleet as it pursues a strategic road map to make the cargo division a stand-alone profit center with revenue of $2.9 billion by 2035.
Titan Aircraft Investments, the joint venture between Atlas Air Worldwide’s (NASDAQ: AAWW) aircraft leasing subsidiary and Bain Capital Credit, announced Monday it has placed three 767-300 Extended Range converted freighters on long-term leases with Ethiopian...
The Farnborough International Airshow outside London was an opportunity for aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, technology and energy companies, and aviation enthusiasts to finally meet for the first time in four years because of COVID, promote new deals, make new alliances and discuss issues key to aviation’s future. Air cargo took center stage, with several orders for freighter aircraft and developments related to freighter conversions during a show that was relatively short on new...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/farnboroughs-freighter-fiesta-cargo-at-center-of-air-show-action
Η Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) ιδρύθηκε το 1945 και ξεκίνησε τη λειτουργία της στις 8 Απριλίου 1946 με πέντε αεροπλάνα DC-3/c-47. Έκανε την παρθενική της πτήση στο Κάιρο μέσω Asmara, ανοίγοντας ένα νέο κεφάλαιο στην ιστορία της αεροπορίας της Αφρικής.
Η Ethiopian ξεκίνησε τα προγραμματισμένα δρομολόγιά της προς την Αθήνα τον Απρίλιο του 1954, καθιστώντας την πόλη μεταξύ των πρώτων ευρωπαϊκών προορισμών της. Το δρομολόγιο συνέδεε το Ναϊρόμπι και την Αθήνα μέσω της Addis Ababa, επιπροσθέτως της...
Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday said it will buy five large 777 freighters from Boeing, the latest step by Africa’s largest cargo operator to massively expand its fleet ahead of a projected rise in trade volumes for the continent.
The order is on top of a letter of intent Ethiopian signed in early March for five next-generation 777-8 cargo jets that Boeing (NYSE: BA) expects to begin producing in 2027.
Ethiopian’s cargo division currently flies nine 777 freighters, plus three standard-size...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ethiopian-airlines-inks-deal-for-5-boeing-777-freighters
Ethiopian Airlines has reached a preliminary agreement with Boeing for the purchase of five 777-8 freighters, the companies announced late Friday. If the deal is finalized, Africa’s largest carrier will be the second customer for the cargo version of the next-generation 777 aircraft.
Expanding the freighter fleet is part of Ethiopian Airlines’ long-term strategy for growing its cargo and logistics business to provide multimodal logistics services worldwide. The company has also started...
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter caught fire while loading cargo Wednesday at China’s Shanghai Pudong airport.
The plane was operating on a regularly scheduled cargo service from Shanghai to Sao Paulo-Santiago via Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa airport, according to a message on the airline’s website. News reports say the freighter arrived at Shanghai from Brussels International Airport.
The fire appeared to start on the main cargo deck, burning through the fuselage, based on videos posted...
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According to Ethiopian Airlines statement, all 157 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed soon after taking off on Sunday morning from Addis Ababa have been killed, reports CNN
Live Update: China Grounds Boeing 737http://mfame.guru/ethiopian-airlines-boeing-737-crashes-near-addis-ababa-no-survivors/
Συνετρίβη αεροσκάφος της Ethiopian Airlines, που εκτελούσε πτήση από την Αντίς Αμπέμπα στο Ναϊρόμπi στις 8:44 το πρωί, σύμφωνα με επίσημη ανακοίνωση της αεροπορικής εταιρείας.
Το Boeing 737 συνετρίβη λίγα λεπτά μετά την απογείωσή του, ενώ μετέφερε 149 επιβάτες και 8 μέλη πληρώματος.
Το γραφείο του πρωθυπουργού της χώρας εξέδωσε ανακοίνωση, εκφράζοντας τα συλλυπητήρια της κυβέρνησης και του λαού της Αιθιοπίας στις οικογενειες των θυμάτων.
Τα αίτια που προκάλεσαν την συντριβή και ο ακριβής αριθμός...
https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/03/10/synetrivi-aeroskafos-tis-ethiopian-airlines/