Ethiopian Cargo’s latest investment reflects Africa’s ambition
Ethiopian Cargo has inaugurated its $55 million E-commerce Logistics Hub (ELH) at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in a red carpet event that saw members of the Ethiopian government attend to mark the moment. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Ethiopian Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges and Ethiopian Minister of Information and Technology Belete Molla stood […]
Ethiopian Cargo partners with digital enabler cargo.one to lift off its first ever digital sales
Ethiopian Cargo and cargo.one today announced a significant partnership to offer the Ethiopian national carrier’s capacities for instant booking on the air cargo booking marketplace. Comprising its debut digital sales channel, cargo.one now has an important collaborative role in transforming access to Ethiopian Cargo services for freight forwards all across the world. Ethiopian Cargo gains […]
Ethiopian Cargo recalibrates operations in the wake of COVID-19
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the multiple award-winning and largest cargo network operator in Africa, is adapting its operations to the evolving global demand for air cargo services following the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the current situation, Ethiopian Cargo has extended its reach to 74 destinations globally, and caters to charter flight needs anywhere […]
Ethiopian Cargo adds Bangkok and Hanoi flights
Ethiopian Cargo has launched freighter flights to Bangkok and Hanoi, with the first flight taking off on 16 August. Flight number ET3628 leaves Addis Ababa on Fridays at 11.55 and lands in Hanoi at 21.30 local time using a Boeing 777 Freighter. It then leaves Vietnam at 23.30 and lands in Bangkok at 01.00 on […]
Ethiopian Cargo connects Chongqing with the world
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has connected Chongqing with Africa and the Americas on a weekly cargo flight. The weekly Boeing 777-200 Freighter service was launched on 26 June and passes through Shanghai – Chongqing – Delhi – Addis Ababa – Lagos – Sao Paulo – Quito – Miami. Located in southwest China adjacent to […]
First 737-800 freighter joins Ethiopian Cargo fleet
Ethiopian Cargo took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 Freighter on 1 March, to be used on short haul services in Africa and the Middle East. The 737-800 has a capacity of 23 tonnes, and joins the fleet of Boeing 777-200 Freighters, and passenger aircraft consisting of Airbus A350s, Boeing 787-8s and -9s, Boeing 777-300ERs […]
Ethiopian Cargo connects Miami with Africa for the first time
History was made on 29 August when Ethiopian Cargo touched down in Miami, creating the first-ever cargo route between the African continent and the Florida city. The twice-weekly scheduled flights to Addis Ababa will operate on a route including intermediate stops in Spain, Colombia and Belgium on inbound and outbound services, all utilising a Boeing […]
Ethiopian launches freighter flights from Bahir Dar to Liege
Ethiopian Cargo has launched freighter flights from Bahir Dar to Liege, carrying 45 tons of flowers on the inaugural service on 24 January. The airline’s Group chief executive officer, Tewolde Gebremariam says the route is an important milestone in Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services’ history, offering direct freighter services dedicated to flowers with the aim […]
Ethiopian Cargo to lease two 737-800 Freighters from GECAS
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has committed to lease two Boeing 737-800 Freighters from GECAS, which will have joined the fleet by January 2019. The aircraft will be converted by Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) and leased from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), with the first delivery expected in June 2018, and the second following in January […]
Ethiopian Airlines orders four Boeing 777Fs
Ethiopian Airlines has ordered four Boeing 777 Freighters in a deal valued at more than $1.3 billion at list prices. The deal includes a new order for two freighters. It also includes two freighters the carrier announced as a commitment in June that finalised into a firm order and posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries […]
60 Seconds with Fitsum Abadi
Ethiopian Cargo is Africa’s largest and fastest growing freight carrier and has ambitions to grow its network and offering significantly in the years to come. In June, it opened a new $150 million cargo terminal in Addis Ababa, giving it capacity of one million tonnes. Air Cargo Week spoke to Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics managing […]
Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates new $150m cargo terminal
Ethiopian Airlines today inaugurated its state-of-the-art $150 million Cargo Terminal-II in Addis Ababa. This gives the African carrier capacity of one million tonnes and once phase two opens it will give it another 600,000 tonnes and the new terminal adds to the existing Terminal 1. Covering 150,000 square metres the new terminal includes a dry cargo […]
Ethiopian Airlines orders two 777 Freighters and 10 737 MAX 8s
Ethiopian Airlines has ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters valued at $651.4 million, as well as exercising the option for 10 737 MAX 8s. The commitment was announced at the Paris Air Show, and the additional 737s will make it the largest 737 MAX operator in Africa, bringing its firm orders to 30. Ethiopian Airlines Group […]
Ethiopian adds Ahmedabad to Indian network
Ethiopian Cargo is to add a freighter service to Ahmedabad in India with flights starting from 28 March. Ahmedabad is home to more than six million people, India’s second oldest stock exchange and is a large producer of cotton, and will be Ethiopian’s fifth Indian cargo gateway. Ethiopian started cargo flights to India in the […]
Volumes grow but overcapacity hits yields at Ethiopian
As a major player in the African market, Ethiopian Airlines has suffered from declining yields caused by overcapacity, but Ethiopian Cargo managing director Fitsum Abadi (pictured below) says cargo traffic has grown strongly. He says the industry has seen huge capacity growth compared to demand, primarily due to extra space on wide-body passenger aircraft, hitting […]
Brussels Airport recovering following terrorist attacks
Brussels Airport is on the rise following a difficult start to 2016, when airlines moved and it was hit by terrorist attacks, head of cargo Steven Polmans (pictured below) explains to Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. He says Brussels had a negative start to the year with the loss of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo […]
Christmas looking rosier with yield uptick
Christmas is looking a little bit rosier for the air cargo industry as some indicators, including yields show an uptick, sources have told Air Cargo Week (ACW). One of the clearest and broadest signs comes from ATC Aviation’s (chief executive officer) CEO Ingo Zimmer (pictured above). “We have increased our tonnages tremendously. In the first […]
Airbus A350 to provide Ethiopian with extra cargo capacity
Ethiopian Airlines will receive up to another five tonnes of capacity by upgrading London – Addis Ababa services to an Airbus A350, director global cargo sales & services, Berhanu Kassa tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Speaking to ACW in Addis Ababa following the inaugural A350 flight between Heathrow Airport and Bole Addis Ababa International Airport, […]
Ethiopian Cargo awards GSSA contracts
Ethiopian Cargo has awarded contracts to Airconsult and ATC Aviation Services as its new general sales and service agents (GSSA) in Italy and France. Italian-based Airconsult contract will start from 24 June and the ATC one from 16 July. ATC has already been serving Ethiopian as a GSSA in Germany and Austria. Ethiopian Cargo services […]
Strike action and lower freighter volumes hit Brussels in June
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport fell by 6.8 per cent to 40,243 tonnes as it was hit by strike action and falling full-freighter volumes. The Belgian hub says a large reason for the 6.8 per cent fall was due to having to cancel several flights following the Brucargo blockage on 24 June. Cargo volumes carried […]
Ethiopian Cargo outlines expansion plans and future aims
Ethiopian Cargo is aiming to grow its freighter fleet to 18 aircraft by 2025 from the eight it operates today as it targets growth across the business. Speaking at the Africa Air Cargo Summit 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the opening speeches yesterday, the carrier’s chief executive officer, Tewolde Gebramariam said growing its fleet […]
Development of intra-African air cargo networks vital for future
Developing intra-African networks is essential to grow the continent’s airfreight market and new agreements set to come into play are set to give a significant boost. Boeing’s Thomas Crabtree (pictured above), who analyses the air cargo market for the US aircraft manufacturer told delegates at the Africa Air Cargo Summit in Addis Ababa yesterday that the […]
Brussels Airport on the recovery path after terrorist attacks
The terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport on 22 March had a huge impact, but the airport is recovering and getting back to its growth path. There was little disruption to freighters, which were only stopped for 24 hours before getting back to normal, but bellyhold cargo took a significant hit. The gateway’s head of cargo, […]
Cargo affected at Brussels by March terrorist attacks
Cargo at Brussels Airport is recovering after the 22 March terrorist attacks, but volumes still took a hit from the deadly attacks. The gateway says it volumes in March and April were impacted and freighter traffic was resumed on 24 March, but because of the suspension of the passenger operations until 3 April, no cargo […]
Fall in February for Brussels but Ethiopian may return
Brussels Airport saw cargo volumes decline 1.8 per cent in February compared to the same month last year – but was boosted by the extra day in the month which accounts for three per cent of the total. The fall was driven by freighter traffic, which dropped a significant 14.5 per cent as the gateway […]
Ethiopian departure causes Brussels volume fall
Brussels Airport has seen cargo volumes fall by 2.4 per cent in January to 36,964 tonnes due to Ethiopian Cargo departing after not being able to obtain traffic rights. Freighter traffic in total fell by 4.7 per cent to 25,244 tonnes, with full freighter dropping by 11.5 per cent to 9,545 tonnes. Integrator cargo stayed […]
Ethiopian Airlines starts freighter operations to Bengaluru
Ethiopian Airlines has started freighter flights to Bengaluru on 2 December – its fourth destination in India and adds to Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai. Bengaluru is home to more than 2000 high-tech companies and increasingly seeing a high growth in biotech, healthcare and construction industries. The city also has around 200 biotech companies making it the largest […]
