Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating its 70^th year of providing air transport services from, to and within Africa.

“Seventy years is a long time, but Ethiopian is still young, strong, forward-looking and ready to contribute its own share of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena in line with the African Union agenda 2063,” said Tewolde Gebremariam, chief executive officer of the Ethiopian Airlines Group. “The billions of dollars we invested in our modern fleet, aviation infrastructure, human resource development and operating systems are a testimony that shows Ethiopian is positioned in a solid foundation to scale up the growth in its Vision 2025. With the next-generation advanced fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Airbus A350s and the Boeing 737 MAX, we are very excited to continue to lead the 21^st century aviation development in the continent of Africa.”

Ethiopian now serves 51 cities in Africa and 41 destinations across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, and is the largest cargo airline in Africa.

The carrier’s fleet consists of five Boeing 737-700s, 14 737-800s, two 757-200s, two 757-200Fs, seven 767-300ERs, six 777-200LRs, four 777-300ERs, six 777Fs, 13 787-8s and 17 Bombardier Q400s, with 14 Airbus A350-900s, 20 737 MAX 8s, six 787-8s, two 787-9s and two Q400s on order.