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A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline. The rebranded Nigeria Air is looking to take off nearly 20 years after its predecessor collapsed.

Nairobi (AFP) - Ethiopian Airlines, the leading African flag carrier, on Wednesday reported a surge in profit for the last financial year, in sharp contrast to the ailing fortunes of other airlines in the region.

Ethiopian Airlines is investigating an incident in which two of its pilots reportedly fell asleep mid-flight, causing them to overshoot their runway and miss their landing window.

The pilots were eventually woken up when an alarm was triggered as the plane flew over the airport runway

Alarm raised when flight approached Addis Ababa airport but kept cruising at 37,000ft

Flight ET343 from Khartoum to Addis Ababa was travelling at 37,000 feet when the two pilots fell asleep, with an alarm waking them up when the autopilot shut off, it is reported

Boeing delivered 51 passenger and cargo planes in June, its best month since March 2019 when a second 737 MAX crash grounded that plane model for a year-and-a-half.

This will be Ethiopian Airlines’ fourth Indian station, after New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

Reports from flight crews show Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft was involved in six mid-air emergencies in the US in the year after it was cleared to return to the skies following two fatal crashes.

Ethiopian Airlines further expanded its all Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. Financial terms were not disclosed. "The addition of these five 777 Freighters into our cargo fleet will enable us to meet the growing demand in our cargo operation," said Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew. In…

Fort Worth (United States) (AFP) - The families of victims of the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes in October 2018 and March 2019 asked a Texas judge Tuesday to overturn a $2.5-billion settlement between the aircraft manufacturer and the US government.