Africa First, Ethiopian 1st B787 Dreamliner Touches Down in Malabo, Douala and Kinshasa

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Africa First, Ethiopian 1st B787 Dreamliner Touches Down in Malabo, Douala and Kinshasa

News Release – Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 31, 2012

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Ethiopian Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner touring Africa

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Africa First, Ethiopian 1st B787 Dreamliner Touches Down in Malabo

Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that its first Dreamliner, "Africa First", touched down in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on August 30, 2012.

Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner flight to Malabo is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea, one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Ethiopian currently has daily flights from Malabo to Addis Ababa, with connecting service to stations in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US.

Passengers to Malabo have enjoyed the ultimate travel experience on-board Ethiopian Dreamliner ahead of other major destinations in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. The aircraft offers passengers unparalleled comfort with less noise, biggest windows in the sky, higher ceiling, higher humidity and unique lighting.

Starting 20 September 2012, Ethiopian will deploy the Dreamliner on its daily flight to Washington.

Africa’s First, Ethiopian 1st B787 Dreamliner Touches down in Douala

Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that its first Dreamliner, "Africa First", touched down in Douala, Cameroun on August 30, 2012.

Ethiopian’s 1st Dreamliner flight to Douala is part of its tour of stations in the Ethiopian network. Douala is the economic and commercial hub of Cameroon and part of Ethiopian extensive network in Africa. Ethiopian currently has daily flights from Douala to Addis Ababa, with connecting service to stations in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US.

Passengers to Douala have enjoyed the ultimate travel experience on-board Ethiopian 1st Dreamliner ahead of other major destinations in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. The aircraft offers passengers unparalleled comfort with less noise, biggest windows in the sky, higher ceiling, higher humidity and unique lighting.

Starting 20 September 2012, Ethiopian will deploy the Dreamliner on its daily flight to Washington D.C.

1st in Africa, Ethiopian Dreamliner Touches down in Brazzaville and Kinshasa

Ethiopian Airlines, the first in the world outside Japan to take delivery of the B787 Dreamliner, is pleased to announce that its B787 Dreamliner called "Africa First", touched down at Brazzaville and Kinshasa airports on 28 August 2012.

Ethiopian 1st B787 Dreamliner is rotating, primarily in Africa destinations, as part of the airline’s commitment to provide the best possible travel experience to the African continent ahead of other regions.

Passengers are able to enjoy the unparalleled on-board comfort of the Dreamliner with much less noise, biggest windows in the sky, higher humidity and unique lighting, ahead of such destinations as Paris, Brussels, Rome or London.

Ethiopian flies daily to Brazzaville and Kinshasa. Starting 20 September, Ethiopian will deploy the B787 daily on its Washington D.C route.

About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in Africa, made its maiden international flight to Cairo in 1946. With the latest addition of new services to Seychelles, Ethiopian provides dependable services to 65 international destinations spanning four continents.

Ethiopian is proud to be a Star Alliance Member. The Star Alliance network is the leading global airline network offering customers convenient worldwide reach and a smoother travel experience. The Star Alliance network offers more than 21,000 daily flights to 1,290 airports in 189 countries.

Ethiopian is a multi-award winner for its commitment and contributions towards the development and growth of the African aviation industry and in recognition of its distinguished long-haul operations enhanced by the introduction of new routes and products. Recently, Ethiopian won Gold in the African Airline of the Year 2011/2012 Awards organized by the African Aviation News Portal. Ethiopian also received the 2011 AFRAA award for being consistently profitable over the years and has won the "AFRICAN CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2011 Award” for its excellence in air cargo. Ethiopian also won the NEPAD Transport Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2009 and "the Airline of the Year 2009 Award" from the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).

With its acquisition of and firm orders for several new modern fleet, the airline is well positioned to pursue aggressively the implementation of its 2025 strategic plan to become the leading aviation group in Africa.

For more information about this press release, please contact:

Manager PR & Publications
Ethiopian Airlines
Tel: (251-1) 517-84-07
publicrelations@ethiopianairlines.com

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