For the present, however, passenger confidence in Ethiopian Airlines, long regarded as one of the most reliable in Africa, has remained steady, according to the company. Two banking sources with knowledge of the matter said that, barring a major new twist in the investigation with long-term fallout, banks were still comfortable lending to Ethiopian Airlines. "Ethiopian is a solid company," said one, an official from an international bank that helped finance the acquisition of some Ethiopian Airlines planes. The second source, a top European aviation banker, said Ethiopian Airlines was "a good airline, with a good reputation". One such partner is ASKY, a Togo-based carrier which Ethiopian Airlines helped launch in 2010.

Source: Ethiopian News March 19, 2019 14:15 UTC