
At the Addis Abeba workshop last weekend, Eric gave a presentation on the processes and the available facilities at the airport.Ethiopian Airlines currently operates five cargo aircraft: two 757-200s, two B747s and one wide bodied MD 11 in addition to the utilization of the belly space of its passenger fleet of B767-300 and B757-200 aircraft.The first wide body aircraft made its inaugural flight to Liege on March 5, 2009. The second MD 11 is expected to join the Ethiopian Cargo fleet in August 2009 with a payload of approximately 85 tons.It operates six to 10 flights a week carrying flowers and fresh beans intended for major auctions in Holland By Melissa Burdick Harmon, Special to Canwest News Service.
