Debre Berhane Selassie
Debre Berhan Selassie an easy stroll 2km northeast of town. Despite its walls hosting the nation’s most vibrant ecclesiastical artwork, it’s the ceiling that captures most visitors’ imaginations. Think of Mona Lisa’s smile and multiply it 104 times!
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Erta Ale, the living Shield Volcano
Erta Ale is a very remote and rarely visited shield volcano in the Afar region of East Africa.
Churches in Ethiopia
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Kay Kabaro: Simien jackal
The Ethiopian wolf is the rarest canid in the world (Sillero 2001), and is one of the world's rarest mammals.
Beautiful Scenery of Ethiopia
Awasa , southern Ethiopia’s largest city, is 100km further south and sits on the shores of attractive Lake Awasa. With plenty of facilities, a great fish market and row boats to boot, Awasa is a great place to stop.
Gonder: Medieval castles of Ethiopia
The Center of Ethiopian art and culture Gondar, founded by Emperor Fasilidas around 1635, is famous for its many medieval castles and the design and decoration of its churches.
Ethiopian Takes Delivery of 1st Dreamliner
News Release – Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 15, 2012
Seattle, Washington, August 14 - Ethiopian Airlines today took delivery of its 1st Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner dubbed “Africa First”.
The airline is the 1st in the world outside Japan and ahead of any airline in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East to operate the Dreamliner, the most technologically advanced commercial aircraft in the world. Ethiopian has placed a firm order of 10 Dreamliners and will be receiving 5 of them before December 2012.
“The addition of the Boeing 787 to our fleet will enable Ethiopian to provide unparalleled level of on-board comfort to its valued customers in Africa and beyond,” said Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer,
Tewolde Gebremariam, at the ribbon cutting ceremony held this morning at in Everett, Washington. He further added: “We are proud to be the first airline in the world outside Japan to receive this ultra-modern aircraft. It is a continuation of our pioneering role in African aviation and a testimony of the solid partnership we have forged with Boeing over many decades”.
“Today marks not just another milestone for Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines, but a new beginning in our 65-year partnership,” said Van Rex Gallard, vice president of Sales for Africa, Latin America, & Caribbean, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Ethiopian Airlines continues to show their strong leadership in African aviation and their growing presence around the globe. Being the first in Africa and one of the first in the world further confirms their position globally.”
The Dreamliner offers passengers greatly enhanced on-board comfort, with significantly reduced noise, higher level of humidity, the biggest windows in the sky and unique lighting system.
Ethiopian had previously announced that it would rotate its 1st Dreamliner, “Africa First”, primarily on its African routes.
After receiving its 2nd Dreamliner, Ethiopian plans to deploy the aircraft on its Washington D.C. route, starting from mid-September 2012.
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