Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, has ordered 10 additional Airbus A350-900s and set in motion a $345m airport expansion project to raise the annual passenger capacity at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport from 7m to 22m.

The airline adds the A350-900s to a fleet of 92 aircraft. It was the first in Africa to include A350-900s in 2016 and the first to operate Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2012.

The Cargo section of Ethiopian Airlines Area Office in Guangzhou held Air Cargo Product Seminar on August 11, 2017 with the aim of introducing the freighter service LGG-CAN and the outbound service CAN-ADD and CAN-BOM-ADD to freight forwarders. The seminar was attended by Ato Yared Berta, Asia Pacific Director and Ato Mehari Assefa, Guangzhou Regional Manager as well as representatives of major freight forwarders including DHL, SCHENKER, EI, KUEHNE+NAGEL, BOLLORE, APEX, etc. Local freight forwarders were also present at the seminar.

Ethiopian Airlines Group marked commencement of a thrice weekly service to Bahrain at a reception ceremony held at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on August 17, 2017.

Heralding the inaugural flight, Ato Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, said:

“Why is Ethiopian Airlines so successful?” That was a question Ethiopian Group CEO, Ato Tewolde Gebremariam, addressed when he sat with the BBC's Alastair Leithead, for the African Business Report program aired every week on BBC World. During the interview, Ato Tewolde said: