Ethiopian Airlines will receive its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner this month. The airline was one of the first customers in the world, and the first customer in Africa, for Boeing’s new- generation airliner, which entered revenue service in October last year with All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan. Ethiopian has ordered ten of the aircraft. [...]
Ethiopian Airlines Takes Delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner. So Far, Only Japan Has Them
August 8, 2012 | Posted by
United Pilots Vote to Strike…If it Comes to That
July 18, 2012 | Posted by
Chicago teachers aren’t the only ones threatening to strike; United Airlines pilots could soon be walking picket lines. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Conway reports, the Air Line Pilots Association says United captains voted 99 percent in favor of authorizing a strike if it comes to that after two years of negotiations. The pilots want a [...]
Korean Air Apologizes for Calling Kenyans ‘Primitive’
June 19, 2012 | Posted by
NAIROBI, Kenya — A notice on Korean Air’s website announcing the start of non-stop flights from Korea to Kenya sparked a flurry of angry Tweets and Facebook postings Monday over the description of Kenyans as indigenous people full of “primitive energy.” Muthui Kariuki, who is handling public relations for Korean Air in Kenya, said that [...]
