This African airline wants to be the new Emirates
A new global air hub is developing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over the past decade, Ethiopian Airlines has become Africa’s largest carrier and bought stakes in continental rivals while quadrupling its passenger count to nearly 10m. It has built one of the world’s youngest fleets, including dozens of Airbus and Boeing planes. For the first time, an African airline is challenging European and Middle Eastern airlines’ commercial dominance of the continent’s skies. And now, Ethiopian Airlines is also pushing into North America, adding a fifth destination—Chicago—this year. Ethiopia is one of just 7 African countries cleared for direct flights to the US. And with the exception of a handful of Delta Air Lines routes to West and Southern Africa, American carriers are nowhere to be seen on the continent. <br/>
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This African airline wants to be the new Emirates
A new global air hub is developing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over the past decade, Ethiopian Airlines has become Africa’s largest carrier and bought stakes in continental rivals while quadrupling its passenger count to nearly 10m. It has built one of the world’s youngest fleets, including dozens of Airbus and Boeing planes. For the first time, an African airline is challenging European and Middle Eastern airlines’ commercial dominance of the continent’s skies. And now, Ethiopian Airlines is also pushing into North America, adding a fifth destination—Chicago—this year. Ethiopia is one of just 7 African countries cleared for direct flights to the US. And with the exception of a handful of Delta Air Lines routes to West and Southern Africa, American carriers are nowhere to be seen on the continent. <br/>
