ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest and most profitable carrier, celebrated a new milestone today, graduating 1,103 aviation professionals from its world-renowned Ethiopian Aviation University. The ceremony, held in the airline’s home base of Addis Ababa, underscored the company’s strategic commitment to developing a robust and highly skilled workforce, not just for its own operations, but for the entire African continent and beyond.
The graduating class, a diverse mix of talent from Ethiopia and 16 other countries, reflects the university’s status as a regional powerhouse in aviation education. The cohort included 41 pilots, 343 aircraft maintenance technicians, 524 flight attendants, and 195 professionals specializing in ticketing and other commercial operations. The scale and breadth of the graduation ceremony illustrate the airline’s continuous investment in human capital as a core pillar of its long-term growth strategy.
In his address to the new graduates, Ethiopian Airlines Group Chairman and Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force, Lt. Gen. Yilma Merdasa, emphasized the critical role they will play in the future of the industry. “The graduates must face the challenges they will encounter in their new journey with courage and fulfill their responsibilities with a sense of patriotism,” he stated, highlighting the national and continental significance of their work.
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