National Airways Ethiopia
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| Founded | November 2007 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||
| Employees | 75 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
National Airways Ethiopia, formerly known as Air Ethiopia, is a private airline based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was established in 2007 and has been operating charter services since 2009.[1][2]
History
[edit]National Airways was founded as Air Ethiopia in November 2007 by Abera Lemi and rebranded Addis Airlines in 2009.[3] He had previously worked for the Ethiopian flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. In 2010 the airline was renamed to the current name.[4]
In November 2017 the airline purchased three Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft from NovoAir, an airline from Bangladesh, with the financial backing of Airstream International Group (AIG).[5]
In September 2019, the airline announced it had been permitted to start operating domestic (scheduled) services by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA), although the ECAA clarified that the approval was "in principle," and that they were "still working on the details".[1]
As of May 2021, the company had not launched scheduled service.[6]
Fleet
[edit]Current fleet
[edit]As of July 2026[update], National Airways (Ethiopia) operates the following aircraft:[7]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Embraer ERJ 145 | 4 | — | NA | [5] | ||
| National Airways Ethiopia Cargo fleet | ||||||
| Boeing 737-200F | 1 | — | Cargo | Part of a cooperation agreement with NAS Cargo and Logistics | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||||
Former fleet
[edit]As of September 2019, National Airways Ethiopia operated 1 Fokker 50, 1 Beech 1900D, 4 Embraer ERJ 145, 4 De Havilland Canada Dash 8 and 1 Boeing 737F:[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Bekele, Kaleyesus (August 4, 2018). "National Airways acquires five aircraft". The Reporter Ethiopia.
- 1 2 "Home - National Airways". www.nationalairways.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Addis Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "National Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Ethiopia's National Airways adds maiden ERJ-145s". ch-aviation. November 2, 2017.
- ↑ "New aviation policy may open up Ethiopia". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - National Airways (Ethiopia)". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 12.
External links
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