National Airways Ethiopia
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| Founded | November 2007 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Garowe, Mogadishu, Bossaso, Hargeisa, Dubai, Salalah | ||||||
| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Company slogan | "The spirit of a rising nation" | ||||||
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||
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National Airways Ethiopia, formerly known as Air Ethiopia, is an private airline based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was established in 2007 and has been operating chartered services since 2009.[1][2]
History
National Airways was founded as Air Ethiopia in November 2007 by Abera Lemi. He had previously worked for the Ethiopian flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines.
In November of 2017 the airline purchased three Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft from NovoAir, a airline from Bangladesh, with the financial backing of Airstream International Group (AIG).[3]
In August of 2018 the airline announced it had been permitted to start operating domestic (scheduled) services by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA).[1]
Fleet
Current Fleet
As of August 2018 the National Airways Ethiopia fleet includes:[2]
- 1 Fokker 50 (as of August 2017)[4]
- 1 Beech 1900D (as of November 2017)[3]
- 1 B737 Freighter (part of a cooperation agreement with NAS Cargo and Logistics)
- 3 Embraer 145 (Bought from Novoair)[3]
- 5 Embraer ERJ 145 (Bought from an American company)[1]
Former Fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft as of August 2016:[5]
- 1 further Fokker 50
Destinations
As of August 2018, the carrier is planning to launch scheduled domestic flights to Mekelle, Gondar, Bahir Dar, Dolo, Ethiopia and regional flights to Hargeisa, Bosaso, Mogadishu.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Bekele, Kaleyesus (August 4, 2018). "National Airways acquires five aircraft". The Reporter Ethiopia.
- 1 2 Official Web site
- 1 2 3 "Ethiopia's National Airways adds maiden ERJ-145s". ch-aviation. November 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 14.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 14.
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