Ethiopian Aviation Academy graduated 16 pilots, 96 aviation technicians, 36 cabin crew and 24 marketing professionals on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The ceremony was held at the Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters.

Tewolde Gebremariam, Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian, handed out the diplomas to the graduates and flight wings to graduating pilots and cabin crews.

The graduates were not of only Ethiopian national; there were also Rwandan, Tanzanian and Sudanese graduates.

"Ethiopian Aviation Academy is the bedrock of our success by making us to be self-sufficient in critical aviation areas. We have invested over USD 80 million in our Academy over the last 4 years and have upgraded its in-take capacity to over 1,000 students per year. In line with our Vision 2025 strategic roadmap, we plan to further increase this in-take capacity to over 4,000 by 2025, with a view to serve not just our needs but also the growing demand of skilled aviation professionals across Africa," the CEO spoke on the ceremony.

The academy is accredited by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, the U.S Federal Aviation Administration, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and IOSA (IATA Safety Audit). It has been training pilots, maintenance technicians, cabin crew, marketing and leadership trainees for Ethiopian Airlines as well as other sister African carriers for more than years.

Ethiopian Aviation Academy has joined IATA’s global training partner network. It joined the network by being considered as an IATA Authorized Training Center which is capable of delivering training programs: IATA International Travel & Tourism Training Program and Foundation in Travel & Tourism.

The Academy was also voted as "Airline Training Services Provider of the Year", by the African Airlines Association.

Source: Ethiopian Airlines Press Release

• Next >