Ethiopian Airlines eyes growth to rival Gulf carriers 15.12.2022 - 00:02 UTC Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) wants to almost double its fleet over the next 12 years and expand its global network to better compete with Gulf rivals between Asia, the Americas, and Europe, according to Chief Executive Officer Mesfin Tasew. Ethiopian Airlines is to looking to compete with Qatar Airways and Emirates, which are themselves growing in Africa. Subject to regulatory approval, the two-cabin class B737-8 will take seven-and-a-half hours to complete the sector, with a lunchtime departure from Cairns arriving in Tokyo early in the evening. Virgin Australia noted that the Cairns arrival and departure times will allow for easy connections to and from Sydney Kingsford Smith, Melbourne Tullamarine, and Brisbane Int'l. "It was a long time in the making for Virgin Australia," said CEO Jayne Hrdlicka in Cairns on Wednesday morning.

Source: Ethiopian News December 16, 2022 03:10 UTC