13-Jul-2021Source: Bell
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has announced the delivery of a Bell 505 helicopter to W.A. Oil Factory and Distribution PLC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, its first corporate customer in the country. With this latest acquisition, there are almost 30 Bell 505s in operation across six countries in Africa and the... Read more
18-May-2020Source: allAfrica
Ethiopian officials have deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s food security. See Full Story. ... Read more
31-Jul-2013
Three serious and one minor injury to the 4 POB. Ferry flight preparing for UN operation. No UN people on board... Read more
3-Jan-2012
Captain Abera told the weekly Capital Ethiopia newspaper that his company has imported an AS350 model helicopter and they plan to increase their numbers in the future (see full story)... Read more
8-Dec-2011Source: ECHO Nairobi
Quick and safe access to humanitarian crises is at times difficult and often altogether impossible when infrastructure such as roads and bridges are destroyed or conflict makes them too dangerous to use. This means that assistance cannot reach people in need fast enough and such a delay may lead to loss of lives. The European... Read more
10-Apr-2011
Following the tail strike on 10 April, the helicopter landed in a river and the airframe is partially submerged. The pilot and all 4 passengers exited safely and uninjured from the aircraft... Read more
18-Feb-2010Source: AllAfrica
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have received five MI-35 tactical helicopters from Ethiopia. The helicopters arrived in Nyala, South Darfur, with 15 pilots and crew members onboard.... Read more
17-Feb-2010Source: Sudan Tribune
The Ethiopian government today said that a tactical aviation unit comprising of five helicopters has headed to Sudan’s Darfur region to join the badly-needing African Union and UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID).... Read more
24-Jul-2009
24-Jul-09 (1 of 2) Mil MI-35 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia... Read more
24-Jul-2009
24-Jul-09 (2 of 2) Mil MI-35 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia... Read more
