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3 January – 2024–25 Ethiopian earthquakes: Volcanic activity is reported in Awash Fentale in Afar Region. [2]10 January – Ethiopia launches its first stock exchange since the imperial period of Haile Selassie.
The first aircraft flight in Ethiopia was the Potez 25, piloted by Frenchman André Millet, which landed just west of Addis Ababa from Djibouti in 1929. In 1930, French instructor Gaston Vidal created an aviation school in Djidjiga which trained the first pilots and mechanics.
In December 2024, it was reported that Ethiopia will be constructing a new airport worth US$6 billion near its capital Addis Ababa. The airport will be Africa's largest and busiest airport and is designed to serve 100 million passengers annually.
It was later renovated in the 1950s, and reopened to offer flights to Addis Ababa and other cities in Ethiopia. With Eritrea's independence in the 1990s, the airport became an international portal to the new nation. During the Eritrean-Ethiopian War, the airport was bombed two times by Ethiopia in 1998 [3] and 2000. [4]
Nigerian travel filmmaker Tayo Aina says he was forced to give a stool sample in front of an Ethiopian immigration officer, to confirm he hadn’t ingested any drugs, when he landed in Addis Ababa ...
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The long-awaited $30 million runway expansion project at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, which Miller called a “game-changer,” will add 600 feet to lengthen the main runway to 7,100 feet ...
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (IATA: ADD, ICAO: HAAB) is an international airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is in the Bole district, 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of the city centre and 65 km (40 mi) north of Bishoftu. The airport was formerly known as Haile Selassie I International Airport. [2]