Tag: Ethiopia
Boeing suspends all deliveries of 737 MAX jets to customers
Chief Assignment Editor- March 15, 2019 00:07 0Boeing Company has halted deliveries of all ill-fated Boeing 737 MAX jets to customers after the aircraft type was grounded around the world following the ... Read More
African Tourism Board plans impressive launch in Cape Town at WTM
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 14, 2019 06:13 0The African Tourism Board (ATB) is planning for an impressive launch event during World Travel Market (WTM) in Cape Town, South Africa. On April 11, ... Read More
Travel agents add search filter that allows tourists to block Boeing 737 MAX in their queries
Chief Assignment Editor- March 13, 2019 17:35 0Tourist agencies and travel websites have started to adjust search options allowing their clientele to choose the jet type on which they fly amid safety ... Read More
WTTC: African tourism sector booming
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 13, 2019 10:17 2Travel & Tourism in Africa is booming, growing 5.6% in 2018 compared to the global average of 3.9% and the broader African economy rate of ... Read More
US Pilots alarmed: Boeing 737 Max 8 flight manual is criminally insufficient
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 13, 2019 09:51 1The Flight Manual for the Boeing 737 Max 8 is inadequate and almost criminally insufficient. These are the words of an American Pilot. Boeing stocks ... Read More
Boeing Max 8 banned in Europe but still safe in USA
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 12, 2019 17:36 0America First over safety first may be the mode of operation at Boeing and the United States government. Today, one of the closest allies of ... Read More
Trump: I don’t want Albert Einstein to be my pilot
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 17:15 0The passenger of the world’s most-famous aircraft, US Air Force One, Donald Trump is highly concerned that the complexity of modern planes is creating danger ... Read More
Aeromexico grounds its Boeing 737 MAX fleet after deadly crash
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 03:35 1Mexico's top airline has grounded its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, following in the footsteps of China and other countries that have fully or ... Read More
Boeing stock plummets 12 percent after 2nd 737 MAX 8 plane crash
Chief Assignment Editor- March 11, 2019 22:30 0The latest crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines has sent shares of the world’s largest aerospace group plummeting 12 percent ... Read More
UN FAO: Sorrow at the loss of a colleague, other victims in Ethiopia crash
Chief Assignment Editor- March 11, 2019 19:25 0UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in mourning at the loss of one of our team when an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet bound for ... Read More
FAA urged to immediately ground all Boeing 737 Max in the United States
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 11, 2019 18:41 0After the second deadly airline crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8, the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States (FAA) was urged today to ... Read More
Why President Trump loves Boeing Max 8 and why grounding may not be an option?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 11, 2019 10:54 0The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a nightmare that is already unfolding ... Read More
President Trump loves Boeing Max 8: Vietjet means America First but Ethiopian Airline and China show leadership
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 11, 2019 10:40 0The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a nightmare that is already unfolding ... Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau response to Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 19:34 0The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the fatal plane crash in Ethiopia: "I am deeply saddened by the terrible plane crash today ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebre Mariam statement from the ET 302 crash site
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 11:44 0Tewolde GebreMariam is the Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines. The Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO deeply regrets the fatal accident involved on ET 302 /March 10 on ... Read More
Boeing 737 Max not safe? 2 Crashes, 62 airlines in danger?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 10:50 1How safe is the brand new Boeing 737 Max 8? This a legitimate question to ask while search and rescue operations are in progress in Ethiopia after ... Read More
Seychelles well welcomed and promoted at highly-reputable school in Abu Dhabi
editor- March 4, 2019 22:04 0Seychelles Tourism Board’s (STB) office in Abu Dhabi provided students, parents and teachers with the chance to learn more about Seychelles through their presence at ... Read More
Heathrow Airport: Stellar start to 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- February 11, 2019 16:15 05.9 million passengers traveled through the UK’s only hub airport, kickstarting 2019’s passenger growth. January’s figures increased by 2.1%, as Heathrow reported its 27th consecutive ... Read More
Former ZImbabwe Tourism Minister Dr. Walter Mzembi is alive
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 3, 2019 19:59 0The former Minister of Tourism and Hospitality for Zimbabwe, Dr. Walter Mzembi talked to eTurboNews Sunday night from his residence in Johannesburg after social media ... Read More
German Federal President stuck in Ethiopia after government plane breaks
Chief Assignment Editor- January 30, 2019 16:20 0German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's flight onboard the Airbus A340 was originally scheduled to depart Addis Ababa for the German capital at 12.30pm CET (11.30am GMT) ... Read More
Rome–Fiumicino International Airport new route to Nairobi
Chief Assignment Editor- January 22, 2019 18:05 0Rome Fiumicino looks set to welcome back another important tailfin this summer, as Kenya Airways plans to launch four weekly 787 direct flights to the ... Read More
Africa’s top 10 tech start-ups selected for new Airbus Bizlab program
Chief Assignment Editor- January 17, 2019 16:10 0Airbus and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have announced the top 10 African tech start-ups that will take part in the latest Airbus ... Read More
What’s the motive for attacking Kenya?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019 08:09 0Attacking the travel and tourism industry is the modus operandi by almost every terror group in the world. Tourism is a fragile industry and attacking ... Read More
Tanzania targets Chinese tourist market
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 4, 2019 04:13 0Tanzania is now targeting China as a new and an upcoming lucrative tourist market source in South East Asia after the traditional tourist market sources ... Read More
RwandAir flies into Ethiopian capital
Chief Assignment Editor- January 2, 2019 16:15 0RwandAir, the flag carrier airline of Rwanda based at Kigali International Airport in Kigali, announced plans to launch service to Ethiopian capital city of Addis ... Read More
UNWTO chief: Growth of African Tourism as industry remains resilient
Chief Assignment Editor- December 28, 2018 17:30 0The festive season in Africa also marks the highest season in the tourism industry, as demand for getaway destinations in the continent surges. According to ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates its second UK destination
Chief Assignment Editor- December 18, 2018 17:10 0At a colorful ceremony graced by the presence of H.E. Mrs Susanna Moorehead, Ambassador of the UK to Ethiopia, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. ... Read More
Ethiopian Launches Services to Manchester
Dmytro Makarov- December 10, 2018 22:25 0Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, inaugurated flights to Manchester, its second destination in the UK ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines and EU to establish Ethio-European International Business School
Chief Assignment Editor- December 5, 2018 06:10 0Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, and European Union Delegation to Ethiopia signed a letter of ... Read More
Zimbabwe: A genocide in progress? Should Tourists Leave?
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 2, 2018 07:58 3Foreign tourist should leave Zimbabwe. After a violent crackdown Tuesday night, a scary calm is returning to portions of Zimbabwe This may not be a ... Read More
