ET_STAR-3rd Edition

ET STAR

September, 2020

ET-Star 

September 2020

ET-Star

September 2020 Editorial Board Members

♦ Mr. Wassihun Asres ♦ Mrs. Kidist Maru
♦ Dr. Saba Fikru ♦ Mr. Daniel Shiferaw
♦ Mrs. Zebiba Miftah ♦ Mrs.Yamrot Nigussie
♦ Mr. Wondwosen ♦ Mr. Eyoubeleyou

Marou Admassu
♦ Mr. Sami Muctar ♦ Mr. Dawit Temesgen
♦ Mrs. Getenesh Balcha ♦ Mr. Henok Sirak

Article Contributors

♦ Dr. Saba Fikru ♦ Mr. Abiy Getachew
♦ Mr. Assefa Batu ♦ Mrs. Meron Wondifraw
♦ Mr. Yonas Embiale ♦ Mr. Fisseha Hadgu
♦ Chef Atnafu Gebrehiwot ♦ Mr. Daniel Mekonnen

Editor-In-Chief

♦ Mr. Wondwossen Getaneh

Ass.Editor-In-Chief

♦ Mrs. Fiker Woudu

Editors

♦ Ms. Kidist Getahun

♦ Mrs. Halib Gashaw

♦ Mr. Tesfahun Leta

Layout Designer

♦ Mr. Abebe Arega

♦ Ms. Kidist Getahun

Promotion & Distribution

♦ Mrs. Helen Kebede

♦ Ms. Medhanit Bejituwal

♦ Ms. Amen Zerihun

Address

Group Employee Engagement and Change
Management
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Telephone –251115178225/8725/4397

Organized by Group Employee Engagement and Change Management

ET-Star ET- STAR INTERVIEW

ET- STAR INTERVIEW

Airlines need to manage their operations well to increase We have also implemented predictive
productivity, revenue and insure the smooth running of engagement technology on our call center
activities. For any airline to stay ahead of the competition, platform, which is an artificial intelligence (AI)
there should be strong IT service and support division in that will help predict behavior of the customer
the company. on our website and engage (assign agent) based
on the browsing behavior.
ET-Star met Mr. Getinet Tadesse, A/Group Chief
Information Officer to share us how Ethiopian Airlines is There are a lot of enhancements on E-Staff travel
using the IT system during this pandemic. application. It has been enhanced to enable
refunds, use cargo allowance, enable outstation
What are the recent technologies assigned employees to use the application with
implemented in ET? their current position, enable retirees to use the
system without coming to office.
We have implemented video conferencing technology for
all our internal and external meetings to combat spread of September 2020
COVID-19

Our aviation academy has become fully digital through
virtual class room, and online trainings by enhancing
our existing learning management system (LMS) and
developing training management systems (TMS).

We have implemented enterprise software-based voice
communication called skype for business for all employees
which avoid the need for physical phones in our offices.
This technology extends our existing internal calls through
extension lines to our outstation offices without any cost.
Calls from outstation using this technology is now free and
it is the same as internal extension calls. The technology
will also enable us to make internal calls and respond the
calls on our smartphones free of charge. It is like always
carrying our extension/desk phone on our smart phone

During the peak of COVID-19, sells and customer
services was being handled mainly through the call center,
to ensure reachability from every corner of the globe, We
implemented a technology called “Click to Call” on our
website and mobile app that will directly go to the call
center and get handled by our agents in Addis. The call
can be made from all over the world.

ET- STAR INTERVIEW ET-Star

We have enhanced our BI (Business work hard to implement new technologies. It also helped
Intelligence) system to address HR us with more and more utilization of systems by users which
related analytics and reports. would have been very slow and difficult. The same is true
We have implemented enterprise for the industry because the market has increased globally
employee communication and socializing due to work from home regulations and video conferencing.
platform called Microsoft kaizala and What we can consider a challenge would be some employees
Yammer for employee engagement. were out of work because of social distancing regulation,
although there is a big demand for IT services and created
What are the challenges that which put a lot of pressure on the other working employees
you face while implementing who were on duty.
the new technology?
During COVID-19? What should we expect in the New Year that
you and your team planned to do regards to
For the department, COVID-19 information technology?
is more of an opportunity than a
challenge because it required us to We are aggressively working to shift sales and services to
September 2020 online and Global Call Center. Some offices are closed due to
COVID -19 and we want it to stay that way because running
offices are expensive. Customers can be fully served online
or from our Global Call Center. We are also expediting
implementation of Artificial intelligence (AI) at call center
to give responses to calls, emails, and chats through chat
bots (robots).

We are also conducting projects to

♦ Make Aviation academy more online and digital
♦ To generate revenue from government organizations.

Do you have any message to your colleagues and
all staff?

Yes, I would like to thank my colleagues for their relentless effort
during this difficult time by implementing new technologies to
help combat spread of COVID-19 saving any penny possible
through aggressive cost saving initiative to help our airline
thrive from this perfect storm.

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Martha Fimichino Eskinder Alemayehu
Global Call Center
ቀዝቃዛ ነፋሻማውን አየር ከቤልኤር ቀበና ፣ ዘበናይነቱን-ከአራዶቹ ሰፈር ፒያሳ ትዝታዋን ከጥንት ሀውልቶቿ አመሳጥራ Quality Assurance
ይዛለች፤አራትኪሎ፡፡እኚህ ቨረንዳዎች የጓደኝነትን ምስጢር የመሰጠርንበትን፣ የፍቅርን ባዘቶ የባዘትንበት፣ የደስታ
ዋልታን ጫፍ የረገጥንበት፣ የመንፈስ ከፍታን የደባበስንበት ነበሩ፡፡

ከመርካቶ ሽመታ ድካም በኋላ በባሻ ወልዴ ችሎት ፊት ለፊት ቨረንዳ ተሰይመናል፡፡ ነገ ለማደርገው የጣሊያን የጉብኝት
ጉዞ

በሮማ ለአስር ዓመታት የኖረው የአጎቴ ልጅ የሀገሬ እህል አማረኝ ባለኝ መሰረት በርበሬ፣ሚጥሚጣ፣ቡላ፣ቆሎ ስንሸምት
ውለን ዝለናል፡፡ ገና ከወዲሁ ጥንታዊቷን ከተማ ስጎበኛት ይታሰበኝና ልቤ በደስታ ትፈነጥዛለች፡፡የሮማ ከተማ ጉብኝት

ዕቅድን ከወዳጄ ጋር ሚያዝያ 27 አደባባይን አሻግረን እያየን ነደፍናት፡፡ የጊዜ ተለዋዋጭነት ይሉሃል ይሄ ነው፡፡

Due ኪሎና : መንገድ

“መንገድ ዐይኑ ይፍሰስ አይባልም ደርሶ የወሰደውን ሰው ያመጣል መልሶ”

ከዘመድ ወዳጆች ጋር ስናወጋ ጉዞ አንዳች ልብ የሚያንጠለጥል ምስጢር እንዳለው ተረዳሁ፡፡ በተለይ ደግሞ ለመዳረሻችን

ፍፁም አዲስ ስንሆን ልብ ክር ላይ የተንጠለጠለች ያሀል……. ክብደቱ ይበረታብናል፡፡ አውሮፕላኑ ተሸክሞን ሳይሆን እኛ

የምንሸከመው ያህል ይጫነናል፡፡

ምግብ ሞልቶ የተረፈበት ሀገር ስንጓዝ እንኳን‘ድርቆሹን፣በሶውን፣ፍትፍቱን፣ቋንጣውን፣ሽሮዉን፣በርበሬውን፣ካልሸከፍን ሰላም

የማይሰማን እኛ ሸክሙን እጥፍ እናደርገዋለን፡፡እኔም የድርሻዬን ለአጎቴ ልጅ የገዛሁትን ሸክፌ ወደ አየር ማረፊያው ቋንጃዬን ወጥሬ ስጎትት
ደረስኩ፡፡

Tre ፈገግታ ከደመና በላይ

የበረራ ቁጥሩ ET702 ከአዲስ አበባ ወደ ሮም ሻርፕ በሰዓቱ ምሽት 5፡15 ተነሳ፡፡ በሁለት ግዙፍ ጣሊያኖች መሀከል

ተቀምጬ መዳረሻዬን እያሰብኩ አሸለብኩኝ፡፡ በድንገት የአንዲት ህፃን ጩኸት አነቃኝ፣ ዘወር ብዬ መልከት አልኩኝ፡፡ አንዲት

ወጣት እናት ሁለት ልጆቿን ከጎንና ጎኗ ፣አንዷን ከፊቷ አስቀምጣ፣ ፎጣ ልበሱ ጭቅጭቅ ላይ መሆኗን ተገነዘብኩ፡፡ ሀበሻዋ

እናት ጣሊያኖቹን በሚያስንቅ ደረጃ ቋንቋቸውን ታቀላጥፈዋለች፡፡

ድካሙ አይሎብኝ የማንዴላን ታሪክ ከፊት ለፊቴ ካለው ስክሪን ላይ እየተመለከትኩ…..አሸለብኩኝ፡፡ ስነቃ የኢትዮጵያ

የመስተንግዶ አባላት ፈገግታቸውን ብልጭ እያደረጉ ሲንቀሳቀሱ᎒ በደማቅ ምሽት እንደሚታዩ ክዋክብት ደምቀው ታዩኝ!

Quattro ፊሚቺኖ ኤርፖርት

ከጠዋቱ 4፡20 ET702 Rome ፊሚቺኖ ኤርፖርት አረፈ፡፡ ከCokpit የምስጋናና የመልካም ጊዜ ምኞት ተሰማ፡፡ ዘመዴን ለማግኘት እጅግ እየጓጓሁ
ወደ ሻንጣ መረከቢያው ፈጠንኩኝ፡፡ እንግሊዘኛ ቋንቋ እምብዛም የማይሰማበት ፊሚቺኖ

ኤርፖርት ከባድ ቅዝቃዜ አዝሏል፡፡በሻንጣ እሽክርክሪቱ ዙሪያ ግርግር ይሰተዋላል፡፡ ሻንጣውን ያገኘ በጋሪው ሊጭን በሻንጣው ምልክት ያላኖረ
የሰው ሻንጣ ያንከባልላል፡፡ በንቃት ሻንጣዬን ስጠባበቅ በግራ እጇ ኤንቨሎፕ ቦርሳ በአንገቷ ይዛ ሶስት ልጆቿን እየጎተተች በጣም ፈጣን ጣሊያንኛ

እያወራች ጎኔ ደረሰች፡፡ በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ አብራን የነበረችው እናት፡፡

አንድ መለስ ያለ ፒንክ ሻንጣ ብቅ ሲል ህፃናቱ ተንጫጩ᎒ እናት ዝቅ ብላ ልታወርድ ስትታገል አላስችልብሎኝ ቆይ

………………… ቆይ አልኩና ጋሪዋ ላይ ጫንኩላት፡፡

“እሺ አመሰግናለሁ᎒ በነካ እጅህ እንግዲህ” አለቺኝ ፈገግ ብላ ሌሎቹን ሻንጣዎች እንዳወርድላት፡፡

*ስድስት ሻንጣዎች፣ ሶስት ልጆች በምንም ዓይነት መንገድ ልትወጣው እንደማትችል ገምቼ “ላግዝሽ” አልኳት፡፡ ፈቃደኛ

ነበረች፡፡ ገሚሶቹን ሻንጣዎች በሻንጣዎች ላይ ደርቤ ተከተልኳት፡፡ “ስታፍ ነህ አይደል?” አለቺኝ

በአዎንታጭንቅላቴን ወዘወዝኩኝ፡፡ማርታ እንደምትባልና በኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ለ13 ዓመታት እንደሰራች የዛሬ10 ዓመት

ኑሮዋን በጣልያን እንዳደረገች፣ አየር መንገዱ በጣም እንደ ሚናፍቃት በፈጣን አማርኛ ተረከችልኝ፡፡

ወደ እንግዳ ማረፊያው ስንቃረብ ሁለት ሀበሾች በሴኪዩሪቲ ተይዘው ሻንጣቸው ሲነጠቅ ተመለከትን፡፡ ወደ እኔ ዘወር

ብለው አንድ ነገር ተናገሩ፡፡

ፈጠን ብላ ቻዎ…… ‘’Ciao…famiglia...fratello’’ ቻዎ…… ፋሚሌ ፊሊዬ……. ፍራቴሬሎ …….አለችና ፈጠነች፡፡ ተከትያት አለፍኩ፡፡ “ምንድን ነው
ያሉሽ -ጓጉቻለሁ፡፡”

በዛን ዕለት ምንም አይነት በርበሬ፣ሽሮ፣ ሚጥሚጣ፣አያልፍም ነበር፡፡ ሴኪዬሪቲ ጎን የቆሙት ሀበሾች ሻንጣቸው

የተወረሰባቸው እንደሆኑ እና ወንድሜ ነው ብላ እንዳሾለከችኝ ነገረችኝ፡፡

Cinque - ቢሻን አየር መንገድ

ከዘመዴ ጋር ስንገናኝ የሆነውን ሁሉ ባለውለታዬ ፊት አጫወትኩት ፡፡እጇን እያውለበለበች “ምንም ቢሆን’ኮ የካፌ ውሃ

ጠጥተናል ቢሻን አየር መንገድ” ብላ ስልክ ቁጥሯን ተናግራ ልጆቿን እየጎተተች Alora……….Alora Amo la mia compagniaaerea!

አሞሬ ሚያ፡ ከምፓኒያ ኤርያ” አየር መንገዴን እወደዋለሁ! ብላ፡ ተፈተለከች፡፡ ማርታ ፊሚቺኖ

September 2020

Tourism ET-Star

TOURISM

IRREECHAA FESTIVAL

One of the distinct thanksgiving celebrations in the traditional religion of the Oromos (Waaqeffannaa)
iscalled“Irreechaa”or“Irreessaa”which means thanks giving and has been taking place for more than 6000 years.
The festival attracts many people from all walks of life to witness the unique and color fulcele bration of thank
fulness, blessings and prayers to God (Waaqa) for their achievements and requesting peace and harmony between
nature and man and for the health of theirfamilies, relatives, animal sand the country as awhole.

The observance of this unique festival marks two seasonal shifts. The Irreechaa Tulluu is an annual festival observed
in May at the top of mountains to mark the end of the dry season and the onset of the rainy season. The second
festival Irreechaa Malkaa takes place normally at the end of September or beginning of October with the onset
and welcome of the dry season and to pray for a good harvest after the rains.Many Oromos come to the river
or the sea or the lake with an outlet that has since long been chosen to be the place for this annual and colorful
thanksgivingcelebration.

In the traditional religion of the Oromos, the spirit is the power through which Waqaa (The Almighty God)
governs all over the world. Thus, Oromos believe that every creation of Waqaa has its own spirit. Most of all,
they believe that this spirit resides over the sea and rivers and that mountain peaks are holy. The Irreechaa is the
main part of the Gadaa system-the basis of democratic political system among the Oromos with the power to
administer the affairs of the nation and the power to make laws belong to the people. Every male member of
the society who is of age and of Gadaa grade has full rights to elect and to be elected, and is the time of peace
and tranquility to be celebrated by all; a time of peaceful coexistence and mutual respect.

The Gada System, which is the social, political and cultural reflection of the traditional Oromo people, was
registered in the UNESCO list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in October 2016.

September 2020

ET-Star Ethiopian History

ETHIOPIAN HISTORY

HARAR- A CITY OF LOVE

The fortified historic town of Harar

(ሐረር) is located in the eastern part

of Ethiopia, 525 km from Addis Ababa.

From the 11th century on, Harar

grew into a crossroads for commerce Assefa Batu
Senior Tour Operator,
between Africa, India, and the Middle ET Holidays

East, and also became a gateway for

the spread of Islam into the Horn of

Africa. In the later period, it served as the political capital

of an independent emirate that survived until 1887. Harar is

often referred to as the fourth-holiest city in Islam and known

in Arabic as Madeenat-ul-Awliya (the City of Saints).

Harar is a city that leaves a lasting impression on those who
set foot in it. Harar is like Noah’s Ark of culture. It is a home
for multi-ethnic and multi-religious communities. Harar is the
best example where so many cultures; Islamic and non-Islam,
indigenous African,and Asian, coexist peacefully. In 2003, the
city was given a World City of Peace award by the United
Nations, in honor of Harar’s unique ability to accommodate
many cultures and religions in a small space without conflict.

The city of Harar is divided into two parts: the “new” and
“the old” Harar. The latter is registered in UNESCO’s world
heritage list in 2006, highlighting its unique and exceptional
architecture, which captures the African and Islamic culture
of its inhabitants. UNESCO hails the city as a “rare example
of a relatively well-preserved historic town that has retained
its traditions, urban fabric, and rich Harari Muslim cultural
heritage to the present time”.

Harar is Ethiopia’s only walled city. The five-meter-high walls,
surrounding this sacred Muslim city were built between the 13th and 16th centuries as a protective barrier against
intruders. The old Harar is enclosed by 5 entry gates.

This historic city has kept its traditional housing reasonably intact. Harar Jugol numbers 82 mosques, three of
which date from the 10th century, 102 shrines and several traditional, Indian and combined townhouses with
unique interior designs, constitute a spectacular part of Harar’s cultural heritage. The building types and the
entire urban layout reflect the impact of African and Islamic ensemble traditions, which give a particular character
and even uniqueness to Harar Jugol.

The beauty of Harar does not end with its architecture. The locals’ traditional costumes are as colorful and
captivating as the architecture in the city. The city is well known for its superb handicrafts that include woven
textiles, basketries, silverware and handsomely bound books.

In Harar, a long-standing tradition of feeding meat to spotted hyenas also evolved into an impressive night show for visitors.
As evening falls, local men attract wild hyenas to the city in a bizarre spectacle as they bravely feed these dangerous scavengers.
Porridge feeding of hyenas during Ashura (a holiday) is also equally interesting. During Ashura, villagers prepare bowls of
porridge and present it to the hyenas that act very disciplined and let a white hyena, believed to be a leader, test it first before
they join in. Depending on how the ceremony goes down a forecast of the coming season is made.

The presence of four museums makes Harar a city with the second-highest number of museums in Ethiopia,
September 2020

Aviation fact ET-Star

next to Addis Ababa. The
four museums are; the
Harar Museum, the Harari
Cultural Museum, the
Arthur Rimbaud Museum
and the Abdullahi Ali
Private Museum, the only
private museum in East
Africa. Each of the museum
features unique artifacts
and collections.

With 368 alleys squeezed
into just one sq km, the
old walled city of Harar is
a colorful maze that begs
exploration. Walkthrough
the new and old town and
feel the organically evolved
harmony that prevails.
Its countless mosques
and shrines, animated
markets, crumbling walls
and charming people will
make you feel as if you’ve
floated right out of the 21st
century. Visit the city of
Harar and it won’t be hard
to understand why Arthur
Rimbaud, the famous
French poet, decided to
make Harar his home till his
death.

AVIATION FACT

INTERESTING FACTS THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO TRAVEL!
♦ Travel can help improve your problem-solving skills.

♦ Taking a vacation can lower your risk of heart disease.

♦ Studies show that money spent on travel makes you happier than money spent on material
goods.

♦ Benefits of travel are almost immediate. After only a day or two, 89% of people experience
significant drops in stress.

♦ Travel can make you more creative.

♦ Travel can make you Enjoy life like never before

♦ Traveling gives us the opportunity to disconnect from our regular life.

September 2020

ET-Star ET-Star guest

ET-STAR GUEST

About myself

My name is Aziza Mahmud. I was born and raised in Addis Ababa. I am married and a mother of three.

I have a BA degree in Business Administration and Information System (BAIS) from Addis Ababa University, College
of Commerce. I had worked in different offices before I joined ET in November 2015. I currently hold the position of
Team Leader, Employee Benefits & HR Records.

Employee benefits given in our office

The service we offer from our office involves providing various supporting documentation for our staff. This includes
embassy and other affidavit letters to various external organizations. We also offer reduced ticket and cargo shipment
services depending on employees’ privileges. Then there is the maintenance of employee records which starts from the
day they are hired and goes on until they leave our company; of course, we do work with our retired colleagues and their
families long after they have left the company. Based on these records we also issue ID cards to both employees and their
dependents. With regards to health, we offer the services of a state-of-the-art gymnasium. We offer breast pumps on
loan to our colleagues who are breastfeeding. When it comes to financial support we facilitate various discounts between
our staff and various external service providers via discount and credit sales. We also offer vegetables at a discounted rate.

What makes our benefit unique?

The fact that we offer our services to an employee – and their families – from the day they are hired until they leave ET makes
our services unique. Even when an employee has passed away, we still offer services to their surviving family members.

How ET-staff automation helped my department

This system has made it easier and safer to continue to offer our
services, especially when considering we are in the middle of the
COVID-19 pandemic. It has also eliminated the back-and-forth
that was common when tickets needed to be issued manually –
our customers are happier.

The challenges of our internal customer

We aim to satisfy all our clients; from top to bottom, and with
no exception. Ideally, we love if everyone leaves our office with
smile. But, there are times when that isn’t so. This is usually caused
by incomplete documentation, not fulfilling requirements, and

not following instructions. To solve this
issue, we highly recommend our clients
get all the required information before
they even come to us. We have shared our
contact information in which our customers
check whether they have all the required
information at hand before they come to
our office.

My good experience

Some of my best memories come from
working with Mrs. Hizbawit Samuel and
Mr. Mesfin Teffera. I started working with
them when I joined ET and it has been a
privilege working with them. They set good
examples for me to follow in their footsteps.
They instilled positivity in me; they taught
me to go the extra mile to help others. It is
an experience I will never forget and hope to
pass on to the next generation.

September 2020

ET- news headlines ET-Star

ET- NEWS HEADLINES

Ethiopian to Resume Flight to Victoria Falls

Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest airline is pleased to announce the resumption
of its flight services to Victoria Falls, African’s most spectacular natural sites effective
06 October,2020.

Ethiopian to Resume Flight to Johannesburg, Cape Town

With the easing of travel restrictions across the globe, Ethiopian Airlines Group, the
largest aviation group in Africa, has continued relaunching international flights enforcing
extra precautionary measures to ensure the health and safety of passengers and staff.
As part of the resumption scheme, Ethiopian is pleased to announce that it will restart
scheduled commercial flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town as of 01 October 2020.

Ethiopian Expands Its Global Hub - Addis Ababa Bole International Airport,
unveils its new Aviation Infrastructure blending Modernity with Bio Safety

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa is pleased to announce
that it has successfully completed a new passenger terminal at its hub Addis Ababa
Bole International Airport with emphasis on Bio Security and Bio Safety measures.

Ethiopian Increases Flight Frequency on Domestic Services, 14 August 2020

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline is pleased to announce its valued customers
that it has increased the frequency of its scheduled flights on its domestic destinations
to meet the growing demand.

For more information: https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/media/Press-Release

Capt. Mikyas Tesfaye እንተክላለን
Mgr. Transition & Recurrent
Training Flight Operations ሀሩሩ እንዲቀንስ ንዳዱ እንዲረግብ ብክለቱ እንዲጠፋ
ደረቁ እንዲረጥብ ጥላው እንዲበዛ
ከለላ እንዲሆን

ክርፋት እንዳይመጣ ሽታው እንዲያውደን
ህመማችን ሽሮ ጤና እንዲሰማን
ቆሻሻ ወጥቶልን ፅዳት ቢገባልን
ቆፍሮ ለመቅበር ችግር መከራውን
ለምልሞ እንድናየው የጠወለገውን

አድጎም እንዲሆነን ተስፋችንም ፀድቆ
ነጋችን ከዛሬ እንዲያምርልን ልቆ
እንድንሻገረው የያዘንን አንቆ

ውበቷ እንዲመለስ የውድ ሀገራችን
ወዟ እንዲወጣ

የእናት ኢትዮጵያችን
እንተክላለን...

September 2020

ET-Star Flash back

FLASH BACK

September 2020

Inspirational-life-quotes ET-Star

INSPIRATIONAL-LIFE-QUOTES

To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace
Doug, Conant

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.’
Aristotle
A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is exacted
Go up and never stop

ግጥም

ጨረቃ ሣቅሁ ተጫወትኩኝ
መደነስም ቃጣኝ
በድቅድቅ ጨለማ - ፍንትው ብለሽ ወተሽ
ከሚያብረቀርቁት- ትናንሽ ልጆችሽ ታዲያ
ይሄ ካንቺ ስለገባኝ
እነደ ሠዓሊ ሸራ - ውስጠ ሚስጥር ይዘሽ በአካባቢያችን - አበደ ተባልኩኝ
በለሆሳስ ሙዚቃ - ስንቱን ነው ያማለልሽ
ግና
እናም ይሄን ሁሉ ቢሉ
እበሬ ላይ ቆሜ - አንቺን እያየሁኝ ስለገባኝ - ነገርሽ ሚስጥሩ
የወደድኳትን ልጅ - ያገኘሁ ቢመስለኝ ስትወጭ - እወጣለሁ
በነጭነትሽ ላይ - እሷን ነው የሣልኩኝ ስትገቢ - እገባለሁ
በጨለማ መሃል - ብርሃን አያለሁ
ደግሞም
ቆሜ እንዳልቀር - ሃሳብ ስለያዠኝ
በሠፈሬ መንገድ - መጓዜን ቀጠልኩኝ

ግና አንቺ ነሀሴ ፪፭ ፪ ሺሕ ፲፪ዓ.ም።
ስሄድ - ትሄጃለሽ
ስቆም - ትቆሚያለሽ Dawit Legesse
ባይገባኝ - ከቶ ውስጠ ሚስጥርሽ Fleet Expert, MCC
ግና አሁንም - ከኔ አልተለየሽ

አንድ ነገር ግን - ገብቶኛል ልንገርሽ
ከራሴ በስተቀር - ማንም የማይሰማው - ሙዚቃ ሰማሁኝ

ዳንሱንም አየሁኝ
አብሬሽ ዘፈንኩኝ
September 2020

ET-Star Team Spot

TEAM SPOT

AIRCRAFT REDELIVERY IN ET-MRO

Ethiopian Airlines Group has successfully redelivered three B767-300 (ET-ALH, ET-AMG, & ET- AMF) to
respective Lessors (owners) upon lease expiration. All aircraft were redelivered by fulfilling redelivery requirements
stipulated in respective lease agreements.

Aircraft Redelivery is one of the major process in ET-MRO that won’t miss anyone untouched in the division.
As a result, the project requires good leadership, proper project management and dedicated team members
formation to make it effective.

Having such fact in mind, dedicated redelivery teams with accountable project managers were established for
this purpose. Each team members exerted the maximum effort they have to accomplish those projects in time
span assigned for them. To mention some of the activities performed: aircraft physical work; document review for
airframe, engines, APU, Landing gear, installed components, Airworthiness Directives, Repairs; remark correction,
if any; etc.

As MRO, we have taken a number of lessons from previous redeliveries and applied the lesson learnt on these
redeliveries to make them much better than what we achieved before. In other word, we are a learning company.

Learn from Previous Experience & apply it today for improvement!

By: Fiseha Hadgu

Manager A/C Lease, EIS and SP

September 2020

Team Spot ET-Star

“You took a very big lesson from the first Zinaw Shiferaw
aircraft redelivery and achieved a great Director Aircraft Engineering
job. You have done all this on time! Thank and Planning
you for your great work!”
Fiseha Hadgu
“I would like to say thank you for the Manager A/C Lease,
management for creating this opportunity EIS and SP
for us. We have learned a lot from every
section in MRO. I’m happy to be a part of Tariku Tadesse
all this.” Team leader 767 & 787 Hangar

“All departments from MRO have
participated on this project. I would like
to thank those who played a major role to
make this project a reality.”

September 2020

ET-Star Health

HEALTH

THE SECRET OF LIVING A HAPPY LIFE

Lots of people are seen struggling and searching for happiness in
life, but happiness is already in their hands. It available at any time, it
doesn’t cost a dim it’s free and doesn’t depend on age, looks, career
or income. This is because it is a choice!

In all circumstances, happiness remains to be the result of three Dr. Saba Fikru
major factors;
Head Medical and Health Services
♦ Letting go of what was in the past and what will be,

♦ Accepting what there is for now and,

♦ Having gratitude for what you have and appreciate it.

These three factors will help people to free themselves from burdens of the past, anxiety of the future
and will start living in the present moment and will be able to see all the beauty of life by focusing on
what they have and being grateful for it.

Every day in our life, we make decision which is based on our choice over many things and its outcome,
which could be a positive or a negative thing that can affects our life. These choices and decisions have
a wide range which could be our relationships, carriers & jobs, lifestyle, health and the list could be
long. Living a complicated life, having no time for ourselves, unable to sleep well because of the many
thoughts popping in our heads constantly and many more are a results of the decisions we make due to
our choices.

Being healthy physically, mentally, socially and emotionally is also result of such choices and decisions.
Being healthy in all these areas has a major contribution to stay happy. The choice we make over our food
selection, choice to engage in physical activities, the choice to consume alcohol, chat, drugs or not, the
choice in coping with stress are decisive for our happiness.

The good news about all these is that whatever our situation is, we can change it. So, let us make the
right choice and a decision to achieve happiness.

September 2020

ET 25 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY

ET-Star Outstation staff news

OUTSTATION STAFF NEWS

Zambia, Lusaka Station

Ethiopian Airlines has been serving Zambia, Lusaka since 02 Apr 1998. During the past twenty plus years,
Ethiopian Airlines has become one of Lusaka’s leading carriers, unrivalled in the city for efficiency, operational
success and providing seamless and affordable connectivity to the Zambian community and International entities.
Currently, Ethiopian operates daily into Lusaka with the ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft Airbus
A350 and Boeing 787 and twice weekly to Ndola with Boeing 737 aircraft, which is the second largest city in
Zambia’s Copperbelt Province.

A team of talented and dedicated thirteen local staff, overseen by Area Manager Aman Wole, who is responsible
for the overall business in Zambia overseeing sales and service functions for the airline’s passenger, cargo,
management and airport operations , are currently on hand to provide advice, assist with bookings and queries,
and facilitate smooth Airline service.

The Lusaka office is located on the 2ndfloor of SUNSHARE Building, Katima Mulilo Road, and is within easy
reach of the commercial centers in Lusaka.

Lusaka has been Zambia’s capital city since the country’s independence in 1964. As Zambia’s largest city, it is the
transit hub for produce and ot her goods leaving and coming in to the country. Due to its geographical location,
Lusaka has an added advantage as it serves as a transit hub for tourists visiting various tourist destinations in the
country as Zambia is blessed with a we-inspiring natural wonders, an abundance of wild life,huge water bodies
and vast open spaces and of course is the home of the mighty Victoriafalls.

The government of Zambia and majority of Zambia’s key businesses
such as Small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs), prominent businesses in
the manufacturing, mining, and trading sector; NGOs as well as private
organization have chosen to rely on Ethiopian Airlines Lusaka and Ndola
office for their travel and cargo shipment needs.

September 2020

Aviation Briefing ET-Star

AVIATION BRIEFING Haftu Abrha
Chief Avionics (AMT)
VIRTUAL TRAINING AT ETHIOPIAN AVIATION ACADEMY
Aviation Academy
Beyond the impacts of COVID-19 global crisis, there are identified growth areas in
the 21st century and one of them is education thus people will increase their investment
on education as more and more people are realizing that education is the greatest
equalizer in our world today. We followed the trends and took first mover advantages
by paving the way to use the virtual training.

The virtual training delivery platform is developed at EAA to continue delivering
classes that were interrupted due to Covid-19.

Virtual training is a synchronous training method in which a virtual environment is used by instructors to conduct
training to learners who are in separate locations from the instructor via a shared collaboration software program
specifically created to host virtual training. Virtual training includes a visual connection between the instructor
and learners.

To realize the virtual training there are different tools that it uses such us Learning management system (LMS):
It is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of electronic
educational technology (also called e-learning) courses or training programs.

The virtual classes set up is secured by making sure that: the classroom is quite and with no background distractions
is reserved in advance, there is a strong internet connection, there is optimize communication techniques, all other
applications are closed and app and email notifications are disable, notice paper is placed which shows that a
virtual training is in progress.

Quiz and assignments are prepared and uploaded at the LMS in advance. The instructor releases it to the trainees
at the appropriate time with clear instruction on how and when to submit the assignment or exercise.

EAA will also continue using the virtual training platform as an alternative to deliver selected courses in the future.

September 2020

ET-Star Information and Technology

INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Augmented Reality in Aviation Industry

The principle behind Augmented reality is that the camera captures the real-world image and presents it to
the user along with digital information using different variables. AR is an interactive experience of a real-world
environment where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by computer generated perceptual
information.

AR opportunities and benefits for the aviation industry

The Ground Staff can see moving cargo containers through the Smart glasses in order to fetch all information
about it including what’s inside, unit number, weight, position and loading sequence for each container within
aircraft hold.

Augmented reality is not a new term in aviation. However, it has been a military technology for a long time. Jet
planes all over the world use augmented reality navigation to fly, target, navigate and complete their mission. A
glass screen in front of the pilot allows him or her to make correct decisions that keep the pilot and the fighter jet
safe. Now, the same technology is coming to the commercial flying.

AR in aircraft Maintenance

The application of AR in aircraft maintenance can result in amazing benefits in terms of safety. The commercial
flight engineers can leverage AR to inspect and maintain their aircraft with such a comprehensive inspection, the
maintenance of the aircraft can become incredibly successful, which brings safety to the industry.

Passage experience enhancement

The below image shows a hypothetical AR view of a passenger, where the view is enhanced with information
(sensory input, static and dynamic information sources, location and object) and functionalities (e.g. buying
lounge access by looking at the lounge access button at the top right corner of the view, and blinking twice)

There is a big change coming in the commercial aviation industry with Augmented Reality
By: Abiy Getachew

Network Administrator

September 2020

Food corner ET-Star

FOOD CORNER

GOOD FOODS TO EAT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Atnafu Gebrehiwot
Chef
You should eat a variety of fresh and unprocessed foods every day to get the vitamins,
minerals, dietary fiber, protein, and antioxidants your body needs. Drink enough water. Eat
fruits, vegetables, legumes (e.g. Lentils, beans), nuts, and whole grains (e.g. unprocessed
maize, millet, oats, wheat, brown rice or starchy tubers or roots such as potato, yam,
and foods from animal sources (e.g. Meat, fish, eggs, and milk). For snacks, choose raw
vegetables and fresh fruit rather than foods that are high in sugar, fat, or salt.

Feeding your body certain foods may help keep your immune system strong, plan your
meals to include this 15-power full immune system boosters.

Ethiopian medical treatment meal organized based on combination of essential nutrients are compounds that the body
cannot make or can’t make in sufficient quantity according to the WHO trust the source, these nutrients must come
from food and they are vital for disease prevention, growth, and good health while there are many essential nutrients,
they can be broken into two categories macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are eaten in large amount
and include the primary building blocks of your diet- protein; carbohydrate, and fat—which provides your body with
energy.

Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients and small doses go a long way. Covid-19 pandemic, it is especially important
to understand that no supplement, diet, or another lifestyle, modification other than physical distancing also known as
social distance and proper hygiene practices can protect you from COVID-19

In Ethiopian health treatment center organized the below menu for corvid-19 patient based on daily base It has contained
vegetables meat products chicken, fish and beef products, green vegetables, furnishes dish, milk, and assorted fruits.

September 2020

ET-Star Staff Corner

STAFF CORNER

የመጀመሪያዬ

ለ ET-Star መፅሔት ቃለመጠይቅ ፍቃደኛ ስለሆኑ ከልብ አመሰግናለሁ
በሞያዎት ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ስራ በጀመሩት ቀን የነበሮትን ስሜት ቢያጋሩን

“እኔ ስራ ላይ ከነበርኩበት የመጀመሪያ ቀን በረራዬ ይልቅ
ስልጠና ላይ በቀርኩበት ጊዜ የነበረኝን የመጀመሪያ በረራዬ
ነው ትዝ የሚለኝ ይህም ጆይራይድ ይባላል:: እሱም ማለት
ብዙ ስራ አይጠበቅብንም:: ያለውን ሁኔታ እንድንረዳ
ከአንድ አሰልጣኝ ጋር ተሳፍረን እንመለከታለን:: ከስራው
ይልቅ እሱን ሁላችንም የማንረሳው ነው። በሰአቱ የጠበኩት
ነገር ስለነበር ደስ ብሎኝ ነበር:: በዛ ላይ አውሮፕላኖቹም
ትንሽ ስለሆኑ አየር ላይ የምትንሳፈፊ ነው የሚመስለው
እና ደስ ይል ነበር”

ማህተበ አበበ
787/777 ፈርስት ኦፊሰር

“በመጀመሪያ ቀን ስራዬ በጣም የማይረሳው እና ሁሌም ትዝ
የሚለኝ አውቶቢስ ሹፌር ሆኜ ስሰራ ሴት መሆኔን ሲያውቁ
ሁሉም ፈርተው ወንበራቸው እስከመጨረሻው ፊርማታ ድረስ
ወንበሩን ይዘው የሚሄዱበትን ሁኔታ አልረሳውም።”

ቁምነገር ሙላት
የደረጃ ሁለት የአውቶቡስ
እና ቀላል መኪና ሹፌር

“ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በስራ ቦታዬ ስገኝ የተሰማኝ ስሜት
ማንኛውም ሰው ሊሰማው እንደሚችለው የፍራት
ስሜት ነበር:: ነገር ግን የስራ ባልደረቦቼ በእድሜም
ተቀራራቢ ነበሩ:: የእድልኝነት ስሜት ነበር የተሰማኝ’’

አልያስ ከበደ”
የግዢ ክፍል ባለሙያ

September 2020

Staff Corner ET-Star

“የመጀመሪያ የበረራዬን ቀን አስታውሳለሁ:: በጣም ደስተኛ
ነበርኩኝ:: ግን በዛው ልክ ፈርቼ ነበር:: ሆኖም አለቆቼ እና
የስራ ባልደረቦቼ እንደ ጓደኛ ቀርበውኝ ስራውን እንድለምደው
የተቻላቸውን ሁሉ አድርገውልኛል:: ሁሉም ነገር ከጠበቅኩት
በላይ ነበር ደስተኛ ነበርኩኝ“

ሀሴት ፍፁም
ጀማሪ የበረራ አስተናጋጅ

“የመጀመሪያ ቀን ስራ እንደገባው በጣም ግራ ተጋብቼ
እና ደንግጬ ነበር:: ከዛም በኃላ የተለያዩ ስልጠናዎች
በማግኘቴ አሁን ላይ ጥሩ የስራ አፈፃፀም ነው ያለኝ”

ቤቴልሄም መኮንን
ካውንተር ኤጀንት

“አዲስ ስራ፣ አዲስ የስራ ምህዳር ከአዲስ ሰዎች ጋር
ሲሆን ትንሽ አስፈሪ ፣ አስደንጋጭ ነበር:: ሆኖም
አሁን ላይ እነዚህ ሁኔታዎች ስራዬን ከመውደድ
አላስቆመኝም:: እነዚህ ሁሉ ነገሮች ጥሩ እድሎች
ፈጥረውልኛል አሁን ላይ በስራዬ፣ በድርጅቴ ደስተኛ
ነኝ”

ስመኝ አስቻለው
ሲኒየር አይቲ ኦዲተር

“ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድን ወክዬ ብርነሽ ክብረአብ
ችሎት ስቀርብ በጣም ለየት ያለ ስሜት ነው የተሰማኝ:: ሌጋል ክፍል
እንደምናውቀው አየር መንገዳችን አለም አቀፋዊ
ድርጅት በመሆኑ በታልቅ ኩራት እና በራስ መተማመን
ነበር የመጀመሪያ የችሎት ውሎዬን ያጠናቀቅኩት።”

September 2020

ET-Star Behind the Scenes

BEHIND THE SCENES

Ethiopian MRO Calibration Laboratory

Ethiopian MRO Calibration Laboratory is responsible for periodic calibration of all

precision tools and test equipment used to Maintain, Overhaul, Repair, and Inspect

Aircrafts, A/C Engines, A/C Components and Appliances owned by Ethiopian

MRO. Calibrations are performed by competent staff and in an environmentally

controlled world class calibration facility which is found in ET-MRO premise. Daniel Mekonnen
Team Leader Standard Shop
The calibration Laboratory, apart from its 27 internal customers, also provides
calibration services to 10 external customers, thereby contribute to generating a

modest revenue.

Now adays,Ethiopian MRO possesses highly so phisticated tools and precision equipment manufactured by
various manufacturers. Accordingly, the laboratory upgrades its staff skill from time to time to cope with Ethiopian
MRO operation requirement and external customers.

Further to this, the laboratory continuously improves its quality system and currently it is accredited under ISO/
IEC 17025: 2017 (the international standard for calibration laboratories) as of February 2018 by an internationally
recognized accreditation body named ANAB, based in Indiana, USA.

This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory
quality management system, verifying the laboratory operates per the internationalstandard. Thus, the Calibration
certificates issued by the laboratory are internationally accepted for defined scopes mentioned below.

Electrical(DC Voltage, DC Current, AC Voltage, AC Current, Resistance, Capacitance), Mechanical(Pneumatic
& hydraulic Pressure, Torque, Force – Compression), Dimensional(Length, Roughness, Inside/outside diameter
and Thermodynamics (Room Temperature, Room Humidity).

Ethiopian MRO Calibration Laboratory working to improve our quality system with the object of excelling in
calibration service and increasing our external markets hare in addition to giving world class service toET-MRO

September 2020

My camera ET-Star

MY CAMERA

Yonas Negussie
Manager Cargo - Night,

Israel Mulugeta
Sr. ramp coordinator
September 2020

TOP VIEW
80X70 cm

Dawit Legesse
Fleet Expert, MCC

VISION
70 X 80 cm

ET-Star ቆይታዬ በማቆያ

ቆይታዬ በማቆያ

‘‘...ለረዱኝ ቅን የጤና ባለሙያዎች እና ማዕከሉን ላቋቋሙት
የድርጅታችን የስራ መሪዎች ፈጣሪ ውለታቸውን ይክፈላቸሁ’’

ገብረስላሴ ገብሩ እባላለሁ።በኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ውስጥ
ከ2017 ጀምሮ ለአለፉት 3 ዓመት ከ7 ወራት በማገልገል ላይ
እገኛለሁ። ወደ ኢትዮጵያ አቪየሽን አካዳሚ ለይቶ ማቆያ ማእከል
የገባሁት COVID-19 +ve በመሆኔ ነበር። በማቆያው ዉስጥ
በነበርኩበት ጊዜ ያየህዋቸዉን መልካም ነገሮች ላካፍላችሁ
ወድጃለሁ።

ማዕከሉ መቋቋሙን በሰማን ማግስት ነበር እኔም ወደማዕከሉ
የተቀላቀልኩት:: እኔ በገባሁ ጊዜ በማእከሉ የነበርነው የ
COVID-19 ታማሚዎች ከ30 አንበልጥም ነበር። በእያንዳንዱ
አዲስ ቀን የሚቀላቀሉን አዲስ የCOVID-19 ታማሚዎች ቁጥር
ቀላል አልነበረም። ከ14 ቀናት ቆይታ በኃላ በለይቶ ማቆያዉ
ዉስጥ የነበረዉ ታማሚ ብዛት በግምት ከ 100 ከፍ ያለ ነበር ፡፡

በቆይታዬ ከተገረምኩባቸዉ ነገሮች ዋናዉ የጤና ሙያተኞቹ
ቅንነት እና ጥብቅ ክትትል ነዉ። በየቀኑ ጠዋት እና ምሽት ላይ
የሙቀት መጠናችንን ለመፈተሽ ይመጣሉ። ከፊታቸዉ ላይ
ይነበብ የነበረዉ ያለመታከት ለማገልገል ዝግጁነት፣ መልካምነት
እና ቤተሰባዊ አቀራረብ ከህሊናዬ የሚጠፋ አይደለም። ልዩ
የሆነዉ አቀራረባቸዉ ለበሽታዉ ገሚስ መድሃኒት ነው።

ምግብ እና መጠጦች ድርጅቱ በተለያዩ አማራጮች ያቀርብልን ነበር። አብዛኛውን የቀኑን ጊዜ የተለያዩ ተግባራትን
በማከናወን ብናሳልፍም የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ ማድረግ የእለት-ተእለት ክንዉናችን ነበር፡፡ በቆይታዬ ብዙ
ነገሮችን ተምሬ ወጥቻለሁ። በገንዘብ የማይገመተዉን ዉድ የሆነውን ጤናችንን እንዴት መጠበቅ እንደሚገባን
ተምሬበታለሁ።

ከሁሉም በፊት የራስን ጤና መጠበቅ ቀዳሚዉ ነገር ነዉ፡፡ የእኛ ግድየለሽነት ለብዙዎች ጠንቅ ነዉና ራሳችንን
እንጠብቅ፡፡ ከጤና ባለሙያዎች የሚሰጠንን መመሪያ በጥንቃቄ በመውሰድ ተግባራዊ እናድርግ፡፡ በመስሪያ ቤቴ
ዉስጥ ለሰራተኛ ብቻ ተብሎ በተዘጋጅዉ ጊዜያዊ የማቆያ ማእከል ዉስጥ ባገኘሁት ልዩ እንክብካቤ ደስተኛ ነኝ።
ይህም በመስሪያ ቤቴ እና በእኔ መካከል ያለዉን ጥብቅ ግንኙነት የሚያጠናክር ሆኖ አግኝቼዋለሁ።

የማእከሉ ተጠቃሚ ሆኜ ዛሬ ላይ ይህን ለመመስከር ላበቃኝ ታላቁ አምላክ ምስጋና ይግባዉ። በለይቶ ማቆያዉ
ዉስጥ ለረዱኝ ቅን የጤና ባለሙያዎች እና ማዕከሉን ላቋቋሙት የድርጅታችን የስራ መሪዎች ፈጣሪ ውለታቸውን
ይክፈላቸሁ።

September 2020

Safety in MRO ET-Star

SAFETY IN MRO

WHAT IS SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS)?

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
defines SMS as a systematic approach to managing
safety, including the necessary organizational structures,
accountabilities, policies and procedures.

SMS has four pillars: safety policy and objectives, safety
risk management, safety assurance and safety promotion.

Why Safety Management System (SMS)?

Implementing SMS is beneficial to Ethiopian Airlines
Group because SAFETY is the organization’s first priority.
And the structured management approach SMS uses to
control safety risks in the operation helps ET to meet its
objective of providing a safe and reliable service across all
strategic business units.

Safety at Ethiopian Maintenance Repair & Overhaul
(MRO)

As one of the strategic business unit of Ethiopian
Airlines Group, Ethiopian MRO is implementing SMS
in its operations. In order for ET-MRO to deliver a
serviceable and SAFE product (aircraft/component/
engine), safety risks related to the maintenance operation
need to be maintained at an acceptable level, that is, As
Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). This can be
achieved by identifying hazards (reactively, proactively
and predictively) and mitigating the risks associated with
these hazards.

All stakeholders, including the management and
operational personnel has a role to play in the effective
implementation of the SMS.

Safety reports play a key role in maintaining a SAFE maintenance environment because operational personnel
encounter hazards/unsafe conditions on a day-to-day basis. And identifying hazards and safety deficiencies
proactively and predictively will help to manage safety risks to an acceptable level (ALARP) before an incident
or an accident happens.

SAFETY is everyone’s responsibility!

By: Meron Wondifraw
SMS expert,

Quality Assurance & Safety MRO

September 2020

ET-Star Africa and Its Closed Skies

AFRICA AND ITS CLOSED SKIES

Now it’s been more than 3 decades since most of the African countries have come Yonas Embiale
up with the idea of opening up their skies and liberalizing the air transport industry Sr. QMS & SMS Officer
for the very first time in history. Taking in to account the time, a random person with
no idea about the details might easily think that the African skies are already opened Ethiopian Airports
up long ago. Unfortunately, that’s not the reality up until now. From 1988 where
the Yamoussoukro declaration was first signed by most of the African nations, to the
recent Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) the issue has gone through
many stages of negotiations by the head of states among the signatory countries; Yet
African skies are still full of restrictions for its own carriers and as a result the sky is
dominated by non-African operators.

The Yamoussoukro decision of 1999 which is adopted from the 1988 declaration has put major points regarding
air service liberalization in the continent despite its implementation shortfalls.

Then, after some passive times, the SAATM project has been launched. SAATM is one among other flagship
projects of the African Union Agenda 2063, an initiative of the Union to create a single unified air transport
market and liberalized civil aviation in Africa. Nonetheless, some countries are not showing interest in signing the
commitment until now.

Now, the question arises here. Why is AU not successful in convincing the rest of member states who didn’t
still sign the agreement and fully implement the commitment? In my opinion, there is not much effort made
in advocating the central idea of SAATM where some nations seem like they didn’t get the importance of
putting it into practice. Some even are very challenging to accept it in fear of being dominated by the biggest
carriers of the continent. Had it been proper and continuous advocacy campaign done with those countries,
there would not be such a problem. The irony is, those who are in fear of unfair market shares, doesn’t even have
a competitive national carrier and their skies are already being dominated by non-African operators, yet they are
putting restrictions on their fellow African carriers.

The way the project is handled should also be examined and a new approach might be something necessary to
expedite its full implementation. Studies done in air service liberalization shows that liberalized air service result
in lower transportation cost, and boosts trade and tourism sectors.

Therefore, considering all the opportunities that the SAATM offers for the development of African citizens,
countries should no longer restrict their skies. Nations who are yet to sign the agreement must take action if they
are committed enough to change the harsh economic reality where the continent has been facing so far.

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የምስራች እርችት

ምስርች ልበልህ አንበሳው ሙሽራ

ባለፉት አመታት በሰራሀው ስራ በህብረት ተገምዶ መላው ሰራተኛ

አለም አደነቀህ ዘላለም ልትኮራ በላይ ማናጅመንት የመፍትሄው ዳኛ

በትጋት ሰርተው ነው ያቆዪልን ለኛ

የአብርሃም ቤትና አየር መንገዳችን ሁሌም አንድ ናቸው

በውብ መስተንግዶ በውብ ፈገግታቸው ይኖራል ዘላለም በእግዜር

እንግዳ ሁልጊዜ አይጠፋ በፈጣሪ ድርና ማግ ሆኖ አሰሪው ከሰሪው
ቤታቸው አምሮና ተውቦ አቬሽን ሲስፋፋ የቢዝነስ ጦር መሪው ከፊት ሲመራው
ስራ የሌለው ሰው እንዲኖረው ተስፋ ሀዲድ ማናጅመንት ቀድሞ የሰራው
ስራ አጥን ለማጥፋት አወጀ በይፋ ካርጎአችን ወርቅ ነው ነጥሮ የወጣው

ብራዚል እስያ አውሮፓን ማሊያውን ቀየረ ፓሴንጀር ፕሌን
ጨምሮ ጦርነት ኮሮናን ቢዝነስ ኳስ ሜዳ ላይ ካርጎ በመሆን
በቆረጣ ገብቶ ፍሬ ሊሰጠን

በጉልበቱ ሰብሮ ጎጆ ወጥቶ ሲኖር ካርጎ በዝምታ ሌት ተቀን ሲለፋ
አለሁ ብሎ ገባ ላይደፈር ደፍሮ ሳያሰማ ዋይታ በፓሴንጀር ፕሌን ችግሩ ተፈታ

በረራ እንድታቆም ቢደርስህ ጥቆማ ሲቆም ኮራ ብሎ ሲበር ተምዘግዝጎ
ጆሮ ዳባ ልበስ ሰምተህ እንዳልሰማ ለመላው አፍሪካ ሞግዚት ሆነ ካርጎ
ሰራተኛን አቅፈህ ሳይሆን እንደ አክርማ
ለአዲስ አመት በቃህ ሰማን የድል ዜማ ድንገት አንዣቦብን ኮሮና ጨለማ
በሰማይ በምድር እያበራ ሻማ
ምንም ብንፈተን በነፈሰውንፋስ ግራ ቀኝ አጋድሎ ሰብሰብ አርገህ መጣህ ከስደት አውድማ
በአለም ውጣ ውረድ የሰደድ ቃጠሎ
ተባብረን ከሰራን ፍቅራችን ታክሎ ሳይከሰት ቀድሞ ወረርሽኝ መቅሰፍት
በእድገት ማማ ላይ እንወጣለን ቶሎ ነበረው ሰማዩ ብዙ ጎረቤት
ዛሬ ሁሉም ቀርቶ አየር መንገድ ብቻ ዋለ ሲጫወት
የአለም ጤና ንብረት ልታድል ሰቶህ
መንገጫገጭ ሳይኖር በርትተህ ሰርተህ አለም ተመሳቅላ ግራ ገብቷት ሳለ
የላቀ አፈፃፀም ብቃት አሳየህ የሰው ኃይል ሳይቀንስ ምንዳ እየከፈለ
እንደ አየር መንገዱ ቢፈለግ የት አለ
ፕሮፌሰር ሆነ ለአፍሪካ በሙሉ
አየር መንገዳችን ታማኝ ሆኖ ቃሉ ጠቅለል አርገን ስናይ የታሪክ ግብሩን
ዛሬ ነገ ሳይል ደርሶ በመፍጠን
ስልጣኑን ተረክቦ ከአለም ጤና ክፍሉ የመድህን ዋስትና ንጉድ ሆነልን
አለምን ለማዳን ካርጎ ሆኗል ጎሉ

አየር መንገዳችን በግብሩ ታይሰን አዳነ ካሳው
ቢዝነስ ቦክስን ገጥሞ ሰብስቦ ሃይሉን Caterer
በኮሮና ዘመን ሜዳው አቬሽን ኬተሪንግ ዲፓርትመንት
ዘርሮ ዘርሮ ጣለው ጉልቤውን

ምስጋናውን ሰጡህ ከቤተ- መንግስት
ለሌሎች አርአያ ሆነህ ተምሳሌት
ካርጎን በፓሴንጀር ሌላ በር ስትከፍት

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Metages Estalu Biruk Birhanu Tilahun Shetie
Sr. Desktop Technician IT Team Leader A/C Task Card Sr. Financial An
Service Desk Level I Engineering, A/C MP & Cost Control
MSC in Computer Science TCEngineering Graduated Graduated fr
from Admas University from YOM Institute of University wit
Economic Development Business Admin
Joint MSC Program with
Debre Markos University
in Project Planning
andManagement

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Sr, Engineer I, Customer Engineer
A/C Maintenance Planning Expert project Engineer, Maintenance
Graduated from YOM Task Card Eng
Institute of Economic Airframe Capability Graduated fr
Development Joint MSc Institute of
Program with Debre Development Development
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Project Planning and Graduated from YOM Markos Un
Management Project Plan
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e Asmara Gurmessa Brhane Tekle
nalyst III Sr. financial Analyst
Financial Analysis and Budget Engineer III, A/C
rom Admas Graduated from Bahir Dar
th MSC in University Masters of Business Maintenance Program
nistration Administration (MBA)
Engineering

Graduated from YOM

Institute of Economic

Development Joint MSc

Program with Debre Markos

University in Project Planning

and Management

ma Tadesse Kelemu Tesfa Girma
II, A/C Airframe System Engineer Engineer III, A/C
Program & III, A/C System Engineering Maintenance Program
Graduated from YOM Engineering
gineering Institute of Economic Graduated from YOM
rom YOM Development Joint MSc Institute of Economic
Program with Debre Development Joint MSc
Economic Markos University in Project Program with Debre
Joint MSc Planning and Management Markos University in
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