Tag: Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines voted Best Airline in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has been voted the Best Airline in Africa for third Consecutive Year at Skytrax 2019 World Airlines Awards held in Paris.
Kenya Airways did not feature in any of the categories, which also included World's Best Cabin Staff, World's Best Low-Cost Airlines and...
Widow seeks Sh27bn from Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash
A French widow whose husband was killed in the Boeing plan that crashed in Ethiopia in March has sued the aircraft maker for compensation. According to information released by her lawyer Nadege Dubois-Seex is seeking at least $276 million (about Ksh27 billion) in damages.
Her...
Boeing 737 Max plane in emergency landing in the US
Shortly after take off from the Orlando International Airport in Florida, USA, a Boeing 737 Max plane reported a "performance issue" with an engine.
The plane had to make an emergency landing, shedding more spotlight on the fleet of aircraft that has come to the...
Morocco’s Mohamed el Kettani named African CEO of the year
Morocco's Mohamed el Kettani emerged the 2019 African CEO of the year at the 7th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which kicked off in Kigali on Monday.
el Kettani has invested more than US$1 billion on the continent over the past seven years. He...
Ethiopian Airlines crash victims’ families given charred soil to bury
Families of the 157 Ethiopian Air Crash victims were on Sunday offered charred soil from the crash site to bury with the bodies of their loved ones being burnt beyond recognition.
Wary that it might take up to half an year to identify what little...
Kenya Airways reviewing plans to buy Boeing 737 Max jets
Kenya Airways says it will is reviewing plans to buy a Boeing 737 Max jets following last Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people, among them 32 Kenyans.
The company revived plans to expand its network last year with a proposal to buy as...