National Airways Ethiopia
{{Short description|Airline of Ethiopia}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = National Airways
| logo = File:National Airways Ethiopia.svg
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| fleet_size = 11
| destinations =
| IATA = 9Y
| ICAO = NAE
| callsign = NATIONAL
| parent =
| founded = November 2007
| ceased =
| headquarters = Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| key_people =
| hubs = Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
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| website = {{URL|www.nationalairways.com}}
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| num_employees = 75
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National Airways Ethiopia, formerly known as Air Ethiopia, is a private airline based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was established in 2007 and has been operating charter services since 2009.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/national-airways-acquires-five-aircraft|title=National Airways acquires five aircraft|last=Bekele|first=Kaleyesus|date=August 4, 2018|work=The Reporter Ethiopia}}{{Cite web|title=Home - National Airways|url=http://www.nationalairways.com/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=www.nationalairways.com}}
History
National Airways was founded as Air Ethiopia in November 2007 by Abera Lemi and rebranded Addis Airlines in 2009.{{cite web | url = https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/addis-airlines/ | title = Addis Airlines | publisher = Airline History | access-date = 3 March 2022}} He had previously worked for the Ethiopian flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. In 2010 the airline was renamed to the current name.{{cite web | url = https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/national-airways/ | title = National Airways | publisher = Airline History | access-date = 3 March 2022}}
In November 2017 the airline purchased three Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft from NovoAir, an airline from Bangladesh, with the financial backing of Airstream International Group (AIG).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/61096-ethiopias-national-airways-adds-maiden-erj-145s|title=Ethiopia's National Airways adds maiden ERJ-145s|date=November 2, 2017|website=ch-aviation}}
In September 2019, the airline announced it had been permitted to start operating domestic (scheduled) services by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA), although the ECAA clarified that the approval was "in principle," and that they were "still working on the details".
As of May 2021, the company had not launched scheduled service.{{Cite web|title=New aviation policy may open up Ethiopia|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/104092-new-aviation-policy-may-open-up-ethiopia|access-date=2021-09-01|website=ch-aviation|language=en}}
Fleet
As of September 2019, National Airways Ethiopia operated the following aircraft:
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|+ National Airways Ethiopia Fleet |
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!rowspan=2 style="background:#cbf207; color:black; width:125px" | Aircraft !rowspan=2 style="background:#cbf207; color:black;" | In Service !rowspan=2 style="background:#cbf207; color:black;" | Orders !colspan=3 style="background:#cbf207; color:black;" | Passengers !rowspan=2 style="background:#cbf207; color:black;" | Notes |
| style="background:#cbf207; color:black; width:25px;" | J
!style="background:#cbf207; color:black; width:25px;" | Y !style="background:#cbf207; color:black; width:25px;" | Total |
|---|
| Fokker 50
|1 |— |colspan="3" |NA |
| Beechcraft 1900D
|1 |— |colspan="3" |NA |
| Embraer ERJ 145
|4 |— |colspan="3" |NA |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8
|4 |— |colspan="3" |NA |Bought from Novoair |
| colspan="7" scope="row" |{{anchor|Cargo_fleet}}National Airways Ethiopia Cargo fleet |
| Boeing 737F
|1 |— |colspan="3" |Cargo |Part of a cooperation agreement with NAS Cargo and Logistics |
| Total
!11 !0 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|National Airways Ethiopia}}
{{official|www.nationalairways.com}}
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{{Airlines of Ethiopia}}
Category:Airlines established in 2007
Category:2007 establishments in Ethiopia
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