Infrastructure We operate 75 aircraft, including cargo planes, which does not include the new aircraft we have ordered that will form part of the fleet of 120.
including 737-700s, 800s, and next generations from the Boeing family. As a hub-and-spoke operator, we bring passengers from the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and America to Addis Ababa and take them on to central, west, east, and southern Africa. We need to have different sizes and types of aircraft to fit different routes. A350s are for mediumto long-range routes to destinations such as Dakar, Abidjan, Mumbai, Delhi, Madrid, and Rome. The 777-200s and 777-300s go further, to Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Washington DC, and Stockholm. Recently, Ethiopian Airlines established a new route from Dublin to Los Angeles.
China is our primary focus. We have 28 flights per week to gateways such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guanzhou and more are planned to Chengdu and Chongqing. aircraft. It is a very appealing aircraft for shareholders, customers, and the environment. This new technology is constructed out of a cloth-like composite which is very light but hard. As a result, fuel consumption is muchreduced, which is cost-saving and makes us competitive enough to reduce our prices for the price-sensitive segment of the market and generate market share. This also results in lower emission levels of greenhouse gases. For the customers, the 787 Dreamliner is a new experience. Not only does it
reduce the feeling of fatigue being at 40,000 feet to 7,000 feet, but it has the widest windows in the sky with its own darkening and lightening facilities rather than shutters. The wide cabin is fitted with sky interior lights for ambiance. These are some of the aircraft’s benefits that give good competitive edge. Our fleet plan is well thought out and diversified in its economics from ownership costs to route structure and carrying capabilities. For all of that, we have variety of fleet composition
Dublin’s service to Africa is very scanty and people usually have to go through London, Heathrow. Given that Ireland has economic partners in Africa, including Ethiopia, a direct service was lacking. Furthermore, Dublin has given us the traffic right to embark and disembark passengers between Dublin and Los Angeles as their national carrier, Aer Lingus, operates in San Francisco on the West Coast. The intermediate stop is convenient as Addis Ababa is a high-altitude station and a technical stop is needed to prepare Corporate Africa 2015
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