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29 June, 2007
Ethiopian Aviation Academy has graduated 18 pilots of Ethiopian nationals that have completed two years of training on Commercial Piloting with Instrument and Multi-Engine Ratings from its Pilot Training School (PTS). During the training period, the pilots have undergone intensive flight training of 250 hours and a ground school of over 1000 hours.
As mentioned by Capt. Lemma Tekalign, Manager of Pilot Training School, "Every emphasis has been made to inculcate the responsibility, high discipline, as well as safety standard of Ethiopian Airlines in the training of the graduates."
The CEO, Ato Girma Wake decorated the graduates with wings and gave out certificates to all. He also handed over prizes to top ranking graduates both in academic and practical performance and good governance. Established in 1964, the PTS has graduated 770 Pilots. Today’s graduating class will bring the total number of trained Pilots to 788, out of which 495 are Ethiopians. The remaining 293 are foreign nationals mainly from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Currently 80 pilot trainees are taking training at the PTS. Out of this figure, 68 are Ethiopians and the rest 12 are Chadians and Djiboutian.
About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines has recently won the 2007 Africa Business Award of The African Times–USA for its significant contributions towards the development of air transport in Africa. In September 2006 it was also awarded “African Airline of the Year” for the year 2006 by African Aviation Journal for its financial performance and overall profitability, passenger growth, route network expansion, fleet modernization, in-flight services, and overall customer care.
One of the largest airlines in Africa, Ethiopian - www.ethiopianairlines.com – made its maiden flight to Cairo on April 8, 1946. With the addition of new flight services to Bahrain and Sana’a Ethiopian provides seamless connections to 50 destinations spread around the globe including 28 in Africa via its Addis Ababa hub.
Ethiopian Airlines has placed an order for ten 787 Dreamliners – a revolutionary aircraft with unprecedented passenger comfort. The first two of these aircraft will be delivered in September and November of 2008, making Ethiopian the first to operate the 787 in Africa.
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