Ethiopian Airlines in cooperation with the Airbus Foundation and partners fly relief goods to Ethiopia
May 02, 2017
May 02, 2017
Addis Ababa, 2 May 2017 – Ethiopian
Airlines, the German NGO humedica e.V, Aviation without Borders and the
Airbus Foundation have joined forces to facilitate the transport of nine
tonnes of humanitarian goods from Toulouse, France, to Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, utilising the delivery flight of Ethiopian Airlines’ newest
A350 XWB. The goods are destined to provide relief to drought prone
areas in the East African region.
The humanitarian cargo consisted of
diarrhoeal disease kits, emergency food rations, interagency emergency
health kits and clothing. The goods will be handed over to the Ethiopian
Airlines Foundation, the Ethiopian Administration for Refugee and
Returnee Affairs and the National Disaster Risk Management Commission
for further distribution to refugee camps as well as health stations.
“We are honoured to be working with
humedica, Aviation without Borders and the Airbus Foundation to perform
this humanitarian flight. The acceptance of our latest A350 XWB is made
more meaningful as we transport much needed relief goods to the drought
affected areas in the region. Ethiopian Airlines will continue with its
leadership role in fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities,
focusing as much on sustainability and social responsibility as on pure
business performance,” said Tewolde GebreMariam, Group Chief Executive
Officer Ethiopian Airlines.
“Whenever possible, we try to use
delivery flights of new aircraft to our customers to ship medical or
humanitarian donations to countries or regions in need,” said Fabrice
Brégier, President Airbus Commercial Aircraft and member of the Airbus
Foundation’s Board of Directors. “I would like to thank Ethiopian
Airlines, humedica, Aviation without Borders and all partners involved
in the organization for their tireless efforts and logistics support to
successfully execute this mission.”
About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the
fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seven decades of operation,
Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled
in efficiency and operational success. Ethiopian commands the lion’s
share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the
youngest and most modern fleet to 95 international destinations across
five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and
environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787,
Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier
Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact,
Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these
aircraft. Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan
called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in
Africa with seven business centers: Ethiopian Domestic and Regional
Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline; Ethiopian Cargo;
Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering
Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award
winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven
years.
For more information about this press release, please contact: / www.ethiopianairlines.com / www.facebook.com/ethiopianairlines / www.twitter.com/flyethiopian
About the Airbus Foundation
The Airbus Foundation, chaired by Tom
Enders, CEO of Airbus, includes Airbus, Airbus Helicopters and Airbus
Defence and Space as founding and contributing members. It is the
company’s vehicle for corporate philanthropy, using the group’s
resources, aeronautic and space products, competencies, diverse
workforce and culture for driving innovation to address societal issues.
In particular, the Foundation supports the global humanitarian
community and inspires and prepares young people for the challenges of
tomorrow. Since its launch in December 2008, the Airbus Foundation has
facilitated more than 50 relief or goodwill flights to numerous
destinations around the globe. More information can be found at www.airbusgroup.com/foundation. Follow us on Twitter: @AirbusFdn
*************************************************************************************Contacts:
| Samsana Ismail (Airbus) | +971 56 1717025 samsana.ismail@airbus.com |
| Daniel Werdung (Airbus Foundation) | +49 89 607 34275 daniel.werdung@airbus.com |
| Hanna Atnafu (Ethiopian Airlines) | (251-1) 517-89-07/656/165/913/529 CorporateCommunication@ethiopianairlines.com |
| Steffen Richter (humedica e.V.) | +49 8341 966 14845 s.richter@humedica.org |
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