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Ethiopian Airlines Celebrates International Women’s Day with Special Events
Date: Mar 8, 2025
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Ethiopian Airlines celebrates International Women’s Day with special events
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Addis Ababa, 8 March 2025
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa and one of the fastest-growing airline brands in the world, announced that it has celebrated the 2025 International Women’s Day on March 8 with a series of events at Skylight Hotel. The celebration was attended by government officials, distinguished guests, and the airline’s executives. The event featured flight operations entirely managed by women—from catering and maintenance to check-in, lounge services, and flight operations.
These all-women-operated flights departed from Addis Ababa to Bahir Dar, Athens, Delhi, Dubai, Windhoek, and Sao Paulo. This initiative highlights Ethiopian Airlines'' efforts to elevate the presence and participation of women in the aviation industry.
On this program Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew said "We are thrilled to celebrate March 8 as we do every year at Ethiopian Airlines. As an employer of choice we are deeply committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within the aviation industry and the broader community. In today''s modern aviation landscape women play an indispensable role across all sectors significantly contributing to the industry''s dynamic growth. Today we honor the remarkable achievements of women in aviation and beyond while also inspiring future generations to pursue their dreams without limitations."
Women currently make up around 40% of Ethiopian Airlines'' workforce across various business divisions including cockpit crew cabin crew aircraft technicians commercial managerial roles among others significantly contributing to the development and overall achievements of the airline.
In addition to celebrating achievements of women breaking stereotypes in traditionally male-dominated fields Ethiopian Airlines'' all-women-operated flight program aligns with global calls for gender equality underscoring need for support recognition female leaders aviation other sectors
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