ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—A new global air hub is developing in an unlikely place: this highland capital in East Africa. Over the past decade, state-owned Ethiopian Airlines has become Africa’s largest carrier and bought stakes in continental rivals while quadrupling its passenger count to nearly 10 million. It has built one of the world’s youngest fleets, including dozens of Airbus SE and Boeing Co. planes. For the first time, an African airline is challenging European and Middle Eastern airlines’ commercial dominance of the...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 08, 2018 12:56 UTC