National Airways Ethiopia
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| Founded | November 2007 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Garowe, Mogadishu, Bossaso, Hargeisa, Dubai, Salalah Jimma, Juba, Awasa, Dire Dawa, | ||||||
| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||
| 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 both chartered and scheduled services since 2009.[1][2]
History
National Airways was founded as Air Ethiopia in November 2007 by Abera Lemi. He had previously worked for the Ethiopian flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines.
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).[3]
In September 2019, the airline announced it had been permitted to start operating domestic (scheduled) services by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA).[1]
Destinations
As of September 2019, the carrier serves 10 destinations including 6 domestic and 4 international destinations in two countries.[1]
Fleet
Current Fleet
As of September 2019, National Airways Ethiopia operates the following aircraft:[2]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Fokker 50 | 1 | — | NA | [4] | ||
| Beechraft 1900D | 1 | — | NA | [3] | ||
| Embraer ERJ 145 | 4 | — | NA | [4][3][1] | ||
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 4 | — | NA | Bought from Novoair[4][3][1] | ||
| National Airways Ethiopia Cargo fleet | ||||||
| Boeing 737F | 1 | — | Cargo | Part of a cooperation agreement with NAS Cargo and Logistics | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | ||||
Former Fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft as of September 2019:[5]
- 1 further Fokker 50
References
- ^ a b c d e Bekele, Kaleyesus (August 4, 2018). "National Airways acquires five aircraft". The Reporter Ethiopia.
- ^ a b Official Web site
- ^ a b c d "Ethiopia's National Airways adds maiden ERJ-145s". ch-aviation. November 2, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 14.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 14.
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