Ethiopian Graduates 197 Professionals

2012-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Aviation Academy graduated 12 pilots, 125 aviation maintenance technicians and 60 cabin crew at a ceremony held at the Ethiopian Headquarters on Thursday, September 6, 2012.

At the graduation ceremony, Ethiopian CEO, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, gave out diplomas to all the graduates, and flight wings to graduating pilots and cabin crew. On the occasion, CEO Tewolde congratulated the new graduates and welcomed them to the airline’s fast growing workforce. He added: “The Ethiopian Aviation Academy is the foundation of the Airline. Self sufficiency in training of all airline expertise right from the inception of our business has been one of the major success factors of Ethiopian Airlines. Our Vision 2025 envisages a work force of around 17,000 employees and most of them will graduate from our Academy. This is the main reason that we are investing huge amount of money, time and energy for its expansion.”

Ethiopian Aviation Academy is certified by the US Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and, as of 2011, by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an approved part-147 type maintenance training organization.

About Ethiopian Aviation Academy

Ethiopian Aviation Academy was inaugurated in 1956 and has been providing trainings for pilots, maintenance technicians, cabin crew, marketing and finance personnel, and management staff to cater for its own needs as well as those of other airlines, primarily in Africa. Today’s graduates will bring the number of pilots who have graduated from the pilot school to 1,007, and the number of technicians who have completed training from aviation maintenance school to 3182.

For your training needs and further information, please contact Ethiopian Aviation Academy administration services at +251115-17-43-33 or visit our website at www.ethipianairlines.com/en/schools/default.aspx.

For more information about this press release, please contact:
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Ethiopian Airlines
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