Tag: Ethiopia
Boeing Max 8 banned in Europe but still safe in USA
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 12, 2019America First over safety first may be the mode of operation at Boeing and the United States government. Today, one ... Read More
Trump: I don’t want Albert Einstein to be my pilot
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019The passenger of the world’s most-famous aircraft, US Air Force One, Donald Trump is highly concerned that the complexity of ... Read More
Aeromexico grounds its Boeing 737 MAX fleet after deadly crash
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019Mexico's top airline has grounded its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, following in the footsteps of China and other ... Read More
Boeing stock plummets 12 percent after 2nd 737 MAX 8 plane crash
Chief Assignment Editor- March 11, 2019The latest crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines has sent shares of the world’s largest ... Read More
UN FAO: Sorrow at the loss of a colleague, other victims in Ethiopia crash
Chief Assignment Editor- March 11, 2019UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in mourning at the loss of one of our team when an Ethiopian ... Read More
FAA urged to immediately ground all Boeing 737 Max in the United States
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 11, 2019After the second deadly airline crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8, the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States ... Read More
Why President Trump loves Boeing Max 8 and why grounding may not be an option?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 11, 2019The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a ... Read More
President Trump loves Boeing Max 8: Vietjet means America First but Ethiopian Airline and China show leadership
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 11, 2019The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a ... Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau response to Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the fatal plane crash in Ethiopia: "I am deeply saddened by ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebre Mariam statement from the ET 302 crash site
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019Tewolde GebreMariam is the Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines. The Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO deeply regrets the fatal accident involved on ... Read More
Boeing 737 Max not safe? 2 Crashes, 62 airlines in danger?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019How safe is the brand new Boeing 737 Max 8? This a legitimate question to ask while search and rescue operations are ... Read More
Seychelles well welcomed and promoted at highly-reputable school in Abu Dhabi
editor- March 4, 2019Seychelles Tourism Board’s (STB) office in Abu Dhabi provided students, parents and teachers with the chance to learn more about ... Read More
Heathrow Airport: Stellar start to 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- February 11, 20195.9 million passengers traveled through the UK’s only hub airport, kickstarting 2019’s passenger growth. January’s figures increased by 2.1%, as ... Read More
Former ZImbabwe Tourism Minister Dr. Walter Mzembi is alive
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 3, 2019The former Minister of Tourism and Hospitality for Zimbabwe, Dr. Walter Mzembi talked to eTurboNews Sunday night from his residence ... Read More
German Federal President stuck in Ethiopia after government plane breaks
Chief Assignment Editor- January 30, 2019German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's flight onboard the Airbus A340 was originally scheduled to depart Addis Ababa for the German capital ... Read More
Rome–Fiumicino International Airport new route to Nairobi
Chief Assignment Editor- January 22, 2019Rome Fiumicino looks set to welcome back another important tailfin this summer, as Kenya Airways plans to launch four weekly ... Read More
Africa’s top 10 tech start-ups selected for new Airbus Bizlab program
Chief Assignment Editor- January 17, 2019Airbus and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have announced the top 10 African tech start-ups that will take ... Read More
What’s the motive for attacking Kenya?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019Attacking the travel and tourism industry is the modus operandi by almost every terror group in the world. Tourism is ... Read More
Tanzania targets Chinese tourist market
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 4, 2019Tanzania is now targeting China as a new and an upcoming lucrative tourist market source in South East Asia after ... Read More
RwandAir flies into Ethiopian capital
Chief Assignment Editor- January 2, 2019RwandAir, the flag carrier airline of Rwanda based at Kigali International Airport in Kigali, announced plans to launch service to ... Read More
UNWTO chief: Growth of African Tourism as industry remains resilient
Chief Assignment Editor- December 28, 2018The festive season in Africa also marks the highest season in the tourism industry, as demand for getaway destinations in ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates its second UK destination
Chief Assignment Editor- December 18, 2018At a colorful ceremony graced by the presence of H.E. Mrs Susanna Moorehead, Ambassador of the UK to Ethiopia, Group ... Read More
Ethiopian Launches Services to Manchester
Dmytro Makarov- December 10, 2018Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, inaugurated flights to Manchester, its ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines and EU to establish Ethio-European International Business School
Chief Assignment Editor- December 5, 2018Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, and European Union Delegation to ... Read More
Zimbabwe: A genocide in progress? Should Tourists Leave?
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 2, 2018Foreign tourist should leave Zimbabwe. After a violent crackdown Tuesday night, a scary calm is returning to portions of Zimbabwe ... Read More
H.I.S. reports full year results
editor- December 9, 2016H.I.S. Co., Ltd., a leading travel and airline ticket agency, has announced results for the full year ended October 31, ... Read More
Chinese build highway link between Sudan and Ethiopia
editor- January 19, 2013UGANDA (eTN) - A Chinese-built and financed highway link between Ethiopia and the Sudan was declared open and operational during ... Read More
Anger in Abu Dhabi over Ethiopian refusal to let flag carrier commence flights
editor- November 1, 2012(eTN) - A regular Gulf aviation source has let it drop that anger is boiling over in the UAE capital ... Read More
Zenawi’s death plunges Ethiopia into uncertainty
editor- August 21, 2012(eTN) - The smoke screens on Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s health have finally been lifted, after many misleading statements, when ... Read More
Ethiopian tourism up 35 percent
editor- July 2, 2012ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Over 474,000 tourists visited Ethiopia during the first nine months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, ... Read More
Ethiopian tourist abductions and attacks blamed on Eritrea
editor- January 28, 2012(eTN) - Eritrea’s dictatorial and radical regime has been fingered by Eritrean opposition groups, Ethiopian, and other international sources for ... Read More
Ethiopian bandits: Kidnapped German tourists are OK
editor- January 24, 2012An Ethiopian rebel group says it has kidnapped two German tourists and two Ethiopians, adding that they are safe, in ... Read More
Armed bandits kill five foreign tourists in Ethiopia
editor- January 18, 2012Five foreign tourists have been killed in Ethiopia in an attack by unknown gunmen, state TV reports. Read More
Boeing 787 Dreamliner touches down in Africa for first time
editor- December 12, 2011ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Boeing's 787 Dreamliner touched down in Ethiopia's capital today to kick off the Africa portion of ... Read More
UN: Ethiopia and Tanzania significantly improve investment climate
editor- May 5, 2011The United Nations trade body says Ethiopia and Tanzania have made significant progress in improving their investment climate, while Rwanda, ... Read More
Ethiopia’s largest hospital gets an early Christmas present
editor- December 18, 2010Black Lion Hospital, Ethiopia’s largest hospital, has a reason to celebrate Christmas early, as Boeing has said it partnered with ... Read More