Ethiopian Airlines wins Africa

Ethiopian Airlines wins African airline of the year 2016

The fastest growing, and the largest African airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has won the coveted African Aviation ‘African Airline of the Year’ Award for 2016.

Ethiopian Airlines wins Africa

Excellent financial performance, fleet modernization, route network expansion, in-flight service, overall customer care and outstanding contribution to aviation development in Africa are the categories that secured the win for the airline.

COO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr Mesfin Tassew commented, “[This]… is a testimony of Ethiopian’s 70 years of commitment to bring Africa together and closer to the rest of the world. It is also recognition of the visionary leadership of Ethiopian management and the hard work of thousands of Ethiopian employees who work hard to keep our beloved airline shining in the skies.”

Mr Nick Fadugba, CEO African Aviation reiterated the reasons Ethiopian Airlines was presented with the award. “Ethiopian Airlines continues to set the pace through its tangible achievements and is a source of great pride to Africa. In addition, ET has also excelled in the provision of technical services to African and non-African airlines and has made an enormous contribution to the development of Aviation Human Resources for the African continent, particularly in the fields of aircraft maintenance, pilot, and cabin crew training.”

Airline in flight

Other accolades the airline has received include:

  • Best Airline in Africa by Premier Traveler – one of the most prominent travel magazines in the United States
  • APEX Passenger Choice Award – the most extensive survey of passengers in the industry
  • CAPA Airline of the Year Award 2015
  • AFRAA Airline of the year award 2015 for the fourth consecutive year
  • Bombardier’s Airline Reliability Performance Award 2015 for the fifth consecutive year
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