Ethiopian's Vision
 As the year 2009 draws to a close we can reflect on one of the most difficult periods in aviation history – a result of the worldwide recession.
Nevertheless, thanks to your continued support, we have surpassed our target for 2008/09 and we’re well on target for 2010 to meet our Vision for the Airline to achieve market leadership by 2010 as a world class African Airline.
You will see from our News pages that the Airline achieved substantially higher net profits in our fiscal year 2008/09 with record growth for both passenger and cargo traffic.
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A further step towards our Vision is the news that Ethiopian Airlines and the International Air Transport Association have signed an agreement to make our Aviation Academy an
authorized IATA training centre. This will give the Academy the opportunity to host
standardized IATA aviation courses for regional aviation communities.
For many years our facilities in Addis Ababa have been of such a high standard that we have maintained and repaired not only our own aircraft, but also those of other African airlines, to the highest international standards.
We have always been mindful of our Corporate Social Responsibilities which range from providing financial assistance to individuals in need, sponsoring social programs and events, to funding environmental protection and other projects deemed beneficial to the society.
In our News pages you can read details of our latest acquisition: a Boeing 737-800W. The 154-seater aircraft is helping us to meet the increasing demand for our flights.
New African destinations which have joined our network this year include Ouagadougou, Conakry, Abuja, Malabo, Lubumbashi, Mombasa and Monrovia. Riyadh has been added to our international destinations.
Finally, some great news concerning our fleet: we have ordered 17 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus. Ethiopian will be the first African airline to operate the ultra long-range B777-200LR model, of which we have ordered five, with deliveries due from October 2010. Twelve Airbus A-350-900 will enter service with us from in 2017.
These are but part of the vision we wanted to share with you, our passengers, to engage you in the planning process which is mainly meant to make your flying experience with Ethiopian a pleasant and exciting one.
On behalf of all employees of Ethiopian and myself, I thank you very much for choosing Ethiopian.
Girma Wake
Chief Executive Officer
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