ET_STAR-4th Edition

ET STAR

October 2020

ET-Star 

2 October 2020

ET-Star

October 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 • Mrs. Meron Wondifraw
• Mr. Assefa Batu • Mr. Wubshet Bekele
• Mr. Ephrem Nigatu • Mr. Tesfahun Leta
• Ms. Kidist Getahun

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
Email ;- [email protected]
Telephone –251115178225/8725/4397

Organized by Group Employee Engagement and Change Management

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ET-Star ET- STAR INTERVIEW

ET- STAR INTERVIEW

ET-Star invited Mr. Fitsum Abady, MD ET Cargo and
Logistics Services, to discuss the contribution Ethiopi-
an Cargo made during COVID-19. Mr. Fitsum briefly
explained the recent Ethiopian Cargo status. Enjoy your
reading!

What is the recent state of cargo in ET? “Together, we will continue
making history “
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services as the 2nd largest
revenue generating SBU, it has been contributing its At this time, Ethiopian cargo & Logistics Services owns and
major share to the company in particular by generating operates:
+17% revenue which grew to +77% during the pandemic • In its fleet, 11 reconfigured freighter aircraft and 12
and to the country in general by availing job opportunity
to thousands of citizens, building wealth with state of full freighter aircraft on top of over 400 tons’ belly
the art terminals, airplanes, technology etc and building capacity,
economy through transporting all kinds of exports (eg. • In its infrastructure, a million tons’ annual capacity
Horticultural products, meat, leather products, textiles cargo terminal fitted with the world’s latest
etc), importing raw materials to be used for the export technology (i.e. ETV and ICS) and
products, generating hard currency, paying tax etc. • In its system, it has the best ICT system in the
industry (i.e. Cargo Spot, mobile App and website
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ethiopian Cargo & cargo tracking systems)
Logistics Services was a lifesaving to the company by
generating revenue enough to cover its payables (eg. What are the challenges that cargo faced
Employee salary, debts and other investments) and was during COVID-19 and the contribution it
also a lifesaving to almost all human being on the planet made to the airline?
like ICRC by distributing the medical supplies to fight
against the COVID-19 Pandemic. To do so, on top of the The major challenge we have been facing, is to get an
12 full freighter aircraft, we have reconfigured 25 passenger operating permit to/from some countries and full freighter
airplanes into full freighter by removing their seats and aircraft shortage for some of the full freighter requiring cargo
transported PPEs to North America, South America, businesses. Besides, the continuous decline on yield that
Canada, Europe, Middle East, South East Asia and All is making it difficult to achieve the economics of the flights
countries in Africa. We also restructured departments in which in turn affect the service KPIs.
the Cargo SBU by moving staff from different divisions During COVID -19; some countries were on lockdown and
to support the operation with required manpower. no commercial movements which affected to maximize the
operation with commercial business on top of the COVID-19
Though the PPE transportation has started reduction medical supplies. Due to some new practices of cabin loading
since June 20,2020, the Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics that doesn’t allow DGR, AVI and other perishable shipments
Services has continued to play its significant role by filling while most of our shipments are a combination of the
the gap created on the logistics supply chain management above cabin prohibited shipments, we are having problems
due to COVID-19 and to transport all kinds of supplies
including pharmaceuticals, industrial goods, agricultural
products and other commercial goods to/from five
continents (i.e. North America, South America, Europe,
Asia and Africa).

We have also successfully transported medical supplies
donated by Jack Ma (Alibaba Foundation), WHO, WFP,
ACDC and Ethiopian Ministry of Health to all African
countries which have helped to fight against the spread
of COVID 19 pandemic.

Due to the efficient service delivery in the distribution of
the medical supply and the state-of-the-art infrastructure
(i.e. latest technology and compartmentalized
temperature-controlled terminal facilities that would
help to maintain the cold-chain), we are chosen to be a
distribution hub for all humanitarian aid by WFP.

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ET- STAR INTERVIEW ET-Star

of maximizing uplift to meet both our customer’s our highly complementing strategic location, we have planned
expectation and economic sense of the flights. to achieve 1 million tons uplift by the end of the current budget
Moreover, the cargo SBU structure was not very year which is far higher than what has been stipulated in our vision
well capacitated to meet and accommodate the new 2025. This will be achieved by:
development that COVID-19 has brought with huge
workload and same has challenged us in meeting • Developing ADD as a transit hub with improved
expectations which again affected customer service customer services,
to some level. Slow customs clearance processes due
to variations between declared invoices and actual • Establishing a transshipment gateway with global
shipment that is mostly identified during inspection is forwarders such as DGF
causing congestion in the warehouse which again affect
customer services. • Establishing logistics and distribution hub with
The recent accident on one of our B777 freighter is also transshipments for humanitarian aids, commercial
another major challenge both because of the accident goods and other supplies.
and the capacity constraints we are facing as a result.
In general, the corporate strategy of diversification has • Establishing/build an e-commerce hub which is the
paid off to the Ethiopian Airlines Group mainly through future big cargo business
its cargo SBU but also through MRO, PASSENGER
charter, GROUND HANDLING and the SKYLIGHT • Developing special products such as pharmaceuticals,
HOTEL which all contributed for the successful express cargo and other special cargo such as AVI
navigation during the COVID-19 pandemic. (live Animals), perishables etc

What should we expect in the new year • Concluding special contracts with more global
that you and your team planned to do in forwarders as key accounts
regard cargo flight?
Besides, we are planning to expand our network by adding
Taking our tested and proven competitive advantages in 9 new full freighter destinations as well as maximizing the
terms of fleet, infrastructure, ICT and well experienced, utilization of belly hold capacity. We will also be increasing
committed and highly motivated employees as well as more frequencies on the existing trunk routes such as to/from
October 2020 China, HKG, India and Gulf as well as to/from LATAM, Mexico
and North America. To this effect, we will be converting our
3 B767-300 passenger aircraft to freighter aircraft on top of
adding more B777F and B737-800Fs

If you have any message to your colleagues and
all staff at the outset?

I would like to thank all cargo family for their immense contribution
by working 24/7 to make the cargo operation successful during
COVID-19 pandemic regardless of all the huge burden of
workload with new practices of cabin loading and increased
flow of cargo volume. I can’t express my appreciation enough to
my colleagues who were sacrificing their own and family’s health
regardless of the vulnerability of the situation with the deadly
pandemic, by focusing their time and energy to the survival of
their beloved airline. We have all worked tirelessly with passion
and commitment 24/7 and all the effort has saved our airline with
the 17000employees and their family so far.

I would also like to thank the entire management, all divisional
employees and other stakeholders for their historic contribution
to save the airline with such great achievement and I am very
happy to be part of this game changing team. Together, we
will continue making history and therefore, I encourage all to
keep this hard-work, commitment, high level of ownership
and belongingness for the future at all times regardless of
circumstances.

God bless you all with plenty of health, peace and love at

this difficult time of all human being!

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ET-Star Flash back

FLASH BACK

OUR BELOVED FLIGHT CREW IN 1940’S

6 October 2020

Aviation Briefing ET-Star

AVIATION BRIEFING

Africa Aviation Outlook 2020: Performance lags, pending integration

Africa continues to lag the rest of world aviation. It has the fewest annual seats, Kidist Getahun
the smallest fleet of narrow body and widebody jets, the lowest number of aircraft Sr. Employee Engagement and Change
on order, and weakest passenger load factor of all world regions. It also has the
second smallest ratio of intra-regional to intercontinental seats (after the Middle Management Officer
East, where transfer traffic boosts intercontinental capacity)

The small scale of Africa’s internal market is a function of many factors, not least infrastructure and aero-political
restrictions. This gives its airlines only a small base on which to build intercontinental operations in competition
with other airlines. Non-African airlines have 40% of all seats within Africa and more than 70% of seats on
intercontinental routes.

Against this backdrop, Africa’s leading airline Ethiopian Airlines stands head and shoulders above other operators.
Ethiopian is profitable, while growing faster than any other airline in Africa’s top 10 and managing a growing
portfolio of associated subsidiaries.

Ethiopian Airlines is again Africa’s largest airline by seats, with 52% more capacity than number two EgyptAir,
80% more than third placed Royal Air Maroc, and almost double the size of fourth ranked, once market leader,
South African Airways.

A decade ago, Ethiopian was ranked fourth and South African was number one, but the two have since swapped
places. SAA, which was number one in Africa as recently as 2015, has cut its capacity by 30% over the past five
years.

https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/airline-leader/africa-aviation-outlook-2020-performance-lags-pending-
integration-504774

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ET-Star ET-Star Guest

ET-STAR GUEST My name is Sumeya Mohammed. I
was born and raised in Addis
“We have to be creative to turn things around in our favor.” Ababa. I have a BA Degree in
Accounting and Finance, From
Mekelle university. I am married
and have 3 beautiful kids.

As it is known, the pandemic
affected the tourism sector very
badly. And ET-Holidays being the
tour operator wing of Ethiopian
Airlines vested in promoting and
increasing the flow of tourists to
Ethiopia became hard hit victim.
Hence, we lost all sales in just a
blink of an eye, and the calls and
emails disappeared. Employees
were frustrated and the topic
worth discussing in the office was
the daily number of COVID-19
test results, and dealing with
another infamous refund request.
This made us devastated and lose
hope.

We have to be creative to turn
things around in our favor. We
held a crew meeting and discussed
how to use the time. All employees
were very happy engaging on
the discussion and came up with
valuable proposals. revising inbound package products. We revised and re-grouped existing inbound packages,
refined our standards, adjusted package price in line with the post-COVID-19 market orientation and negotiated
with suppliers. So as to get a better corporate rate.

Working on ACE

We revised our process, changed SLA, revised SOP, everybody was engaged and the assignment was delivered
properly. We adopted efficient Result Oriented approach.

Skill Training and Experience Sharing

Since there are different professionals in our department, we wanted to exploit this opportunity by organizing
training session where by staff can share their experiences and knowledge. We assigned the best instructors
among the employees and they gave presentation aided by power point. The power points are loaded on portal
so that the materials will serve as reference at any time in the future. We did the training on schedule basis and
since attendance was made mandatory, where all staff can share their experiences and knowledge. This has been
going for over a month daily and now we are moving to the second phase which will involve the aviation academy.

Thank you. October 2020

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ET- NEWS HEADLINES ET-Star

ET- NEWS HEADLINES

New USAID-Ethiopian Airlines Partnership to Source Food from Local Farmers for In-
Flight Meals

Ethiopian Airlines and the United States announced a new partnership agreement that will enable the
nation’s flagship carrier to source locally grown produce and ingredients for preparing in-flight meals for
global passengers.

Tewolde GebreMariam: Revitalizing the African Aviation Industry to Deliver Inclusive Air
Travel Experiences

Africa’s aviation industry will witness a significant milestone a few months down the line as Ethiopian Airlines,
the continent’s leading aviation group, marks its 75th Anniversary. It will be a significant occasion which
highlights the airline’s stature not just as a pioneer in Africa’s aviation but also as one of the longest-serving
carriers in the world. Throughout 2021, Ethiopian will celebrate the 75th Anniversary with various activities.

Ethiopian Unveils COVID-19 Global Insurance Cover

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa, is pleased to announce that it will cover the
medical insurance including repatriation, evacuation and quarantine costs related to COVID-19 as of 01st of
October 2020 until 31st of March 2021. The coverage is applicable on all Ethiopian’s international flights
booked with the airline’s tickets.

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

Mr. Yonas Niguse ሸኝሻለሁ፡ በቃ!
Mgr. Customer Services ትሄጅ፡ እንደኍ፡ብዬ፣
የስስት፡ ናፍቆት፡ አዝዬ፣
Ramp – Night ውስጤ፡ የራደለት ፥ ስጋት፡ የገባው፡ ዕለት፣
ሆድ፡ የባሰኝ፡ ወቅት ፥ አልቅስ፡ ያለኝ፡ ዕለት፣
October 2020 አልቀርም፡ ከጎንሽ፣
ሆድ፡ አንጀቴ፡ ቢሻሽ፣
᎘ ሸኝሻለሁ፡ በቃ!
አልቀር፡ ከመዳፍሽ ፥ ቢርቀኝም፡ ሆድሽ፣
ቢሻክር፡ ቢጠቁር ፥ ያ!፟ ብሩሁ፡ ገፅሽ፣
ወደ፡ ምትሄጅበት ፥ መንደር፡ ወይም፡ ሰፈር፣
ወደ፡ ምትጓዥበት ፥ ድንበር፡ ወይም፡ ሐገር፣
አልቀር፡ ያን፡ ሰዓት ፥ ያን፡ ዉድ፡ ደቂቃ፣
“᎘ ይቅናሽ!”፡ ልልሽ፡ እንኳን ፥ ሸኝሻለሁ፡ በቃ!።

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ET-Star Health Corner

HEALTH CORNER

Eating tips during the new normal lifestyle

COVID-19 infection has become one of the major determining factors in shaping our life
styles and day to day activities. Likewise, people have to change their way of living for
maximal prevention, overcoming infection, speedy recovery and minimizing complications
and unfavorable outcomes. To mention some of these lifestyle changes include;

• Attending weddings, funerals and similar events in smaller number and keeping Dr. Saba Fikru

physical distances, Head Medical and Health Services

• Avoiding crowded public places,

• Abstaining greetings that involve physical body contacts,

• Engaging in regular physical activities and,

• Eating healthy diets.

Proper nutrition and hydration are the major factors in healthy eating tips. People who eat a well-balanced diet
tend to be healthier with stronger immune systems and a lower risk of chronic illnesses and infectious diseases.

Healthy eating tips include;

• Eating a variety of fresh and unprocessed foods so that you will get the necessary vitamins, minerals, dietary
fiber, proteins and anti-oxidants your body needs,

• Include fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes (lentil, beans), nuts, whole grains in your daily menu,
• Choose raw vegetables and fruits instead of foods that are high in sugar, fats or salt (such as cookies,

biscuits, chocolates) for snacks. Sugar, fats and salt increase your risk of being overweight, obesity, heart
disease, diabetes and stroke.
• Drink plenty of water. Drink more if you have fever.
• If you have lost your taste or smell, you may benefit from tea with honey, fresh juice, soup made from
vegetable or meat (also known as broth),
• If you have no interest in eating or having stomach issues, limit eating hard to digest foods. Try soup
(vegetable or chicken soup), smoothie made with fruit and yogurt.
• Ginger tea may help for nausea.
• Alcohol has a dehydrating effect and inhibit your immune system, Avoid alcohol.

The best thing you can do to prevent getting sick is continuing to follow the preventive guidelines which include;

• Limiting close contact with people outside your household,
• Wear a mask when going out,
• Washing hands frequently and,
• Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces around your house and workplace.

10 October 2020

Inspirational-quotes ET-Star

INSPIRATIONAL-QUOTES

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle

“Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.”
Stephen R. Covey

“Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.”
Napoleon Hill

“When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.”
Betty Bender

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ET-Star ስነ-ፅሁፍ -ዐምድ

ስነ-ፅሁፍ -ዐምድ

የGCCዉ መምህሬ-ቢፍቱ ፋንታዬ ቢፍቱ

በኢትዮጵያ አቪየሽን አካዳሚ የማርኬቲንግ ስልጠናን ካጠናቀቅኩ በኋላ በቀድመው
አጠራሩ Reservation በአሁኑ የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ አለም አቀፍ የጥሪ ማዕከል (GCC)
ከመሰል ጓደኞቼ ጋር ለስራ ተመደብን።

ቢሮዉን እንደተቀላቀልን ፍላጎታችን ተጠብቆ በመረጥነዉ የስራ ፈረቃ ተመደብን።እኔም-

አብረዉኝ ከተመደቡት ጓደኞቼ ጋር የማታዉን ፈረቃ ምርጫዬ አርጌ በተመደብኩበት ቦታ Tesfahun Leta
Employee Engagement & Change
በአየር መንገድ ዉስጥ ስራዬን ጀመርኩ። Management Officer

በመጀመሪያ ቀናችን በወቅቱ የነበሩት አለቆች እና ነባር ሰራተኞች በሞቀ አቀባበል “እንኳን ወደ እናት ጓዳ ቢሯችን መጣችሁ!”

ብለዉ ተቀበሉን።ቤተሰባዊ አቀባበላቸዉ ልባችን ዉስጥ ገባ።አዲስ ሰዉ ወደ ቢሮዉ ሲቀላቀል የእንግድነት ስሜት

እንዳይሰማዉ ቀረቤታቸዉ ልዩ ነበር።በሞቀ ግብዣ ተደረገልን።ከግብዣው በላይ ስለስራው ባህሪ እና ሊኖረን ሰለሚገባዉ

የስራ ላይ ባህሪ ተመከርን፤ተመረቅን።በዛኑ ቀን የቅርብ አለቆቻችንን ተተዋወቅን ፣ ለአስራ አምሰት ቀናት በስራ ላይ ስልጠና

እንድንቆይ ተነገረን።የእኔ እና በማታ ፈረቃ የተመደቡት መሰል ጓደኞቼ የቅርብ አለቃ ቢፍቱ ፋንታዬ መሆኑ ተነገረን።

ቢፍቱ በመልካምነቱ እና ሰዎችን በማስተማር እና በመርዳት በቢሮዉ የራሱን መልካም አሻራ ያኖረ ሰዉ ነዉ።በተለይ
ለእንደኛ ለስራው እንግዳ ለሆነ ሰዉ ስራዉን እና ልምዱን ሳይሰለች የሚያሳይ የጥሩ ሰብዕና ባለቤት ነበር።

ከስር -ከስር ከሚሰራው እና ከሚያሳየን በርካታ ነገሮችን በአሰራ አምስት ቀናት ዉስጥ ተማርን። የተግባቦት ችሎታዉ፣የደንበኛ
አያያዝ ክህሎቱ ፣ለንግግር የሚጠቀማቸዉ ቃላት መረጣ ብስለቱ፣ትህትናዉ፣ ደንበኞችን ለመረዳት የሚሄድበት እርቀት......
ብዙ ነገሮቹ ልዩ ነበሩ።ቢፍቱ መለያ ንግግሮች ነበሩት ሁሌም የሰልክ ጥሪ ወደሱ ሲመጣ፣

“ጤና ይስጥልኝ Reservation ቢፍቱ....B.I...F...T...U...!” ደዋይ ሌላ ቋንቋ ተናጋሪ ከሆነ ሰሙን ጥርት ባለ መንገድ

አሰተዋውቆ የሚጀምረው ንግግር አይረሳም።ይህ ነገሩ በራስ የመተማመን ችሎታዉን እና ምንም አይነት ጉዳዮችን መፍታት
እንደሚችል በደንበኞች ላይ እምነት ይፈጥራል።

ከቢፍቱ ጋር የተገናኘ አገልግሎት ፈላጊ ደንበኛ፣በምንም አይነት መንገድ ጉዳዩ ሳይፈታለት ከመስመር አይወጣም።ደንበኞች
ሲደሰቱ እና ችግራቸዉ ሲፈታ ማየት የአዕምሮ ሰላምን ይሰጠዋል።በየቀኑ እሱን ፈልግዉ የሚደዉሉ ብዙ ናቸዉ።በሱ
ለመስተናገድ የሚፈልጉ የጉዞ ወኪሎች ፣ደንበኞች እና የoutstation ሰራተኞች ብዙ ናቸዉ።ይህ ተፈላጊነቱ እና በስራ
ተመራጭነቱ ለእኔ እና መሰል ጓደኞቼ ያስቀናን ነበር።

እየቆየን ስንመጣ ከቢፍቱ ጋር ወዳጅነታችን በረታ።እኔ ደሞ አንድ ሰርቪስ ባስ ስለምንጠቀም ብዙ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ላይ በስፋት
የመወያየት ሰፊ እድሉ ነበረኝ።የህይወት ፍልስፍናዉ ያስደምመኝ ነበር።

ከዚህ መልካም ሰዉ ጋር ለሁለት አመታት ያህል በማታው የስራ ፈረቃ (evening and night) ላይ እያፈራረቅን ሰራን።እኛም
ከሱ በተማርነዉ መሰረት በስልክ አገልግሎት ፈልገው ለሚደዉሉ ደንበኞች አስደሳች አገለግሎት መስጠትን ቀዳሚ
ግባችን አደረግን።በርካታ ትኬቶችን በመሸጥ እና ከደንበኞች የጥሩ መስተንግዶ ምስክርነትን በተደጋጋሚ ማስመዝገብ
ጀመርን።የቢፍቱ የስልጠና ድካም ፍሬ መታየት ጀመረ ።የስራዉ ባህሪ በሚፈልገው መልክ ቅርፅ እየያዝን መዉጣት ጀመርን።

ቢፍቱ በስራ ብቻ ሳይሆን በማህበራዊ ነገሮቻችን እንድንጠናከር የተለያዩ ነገሮችን ያደርግ ነበር።በተለይ የሌሊት ፈረቃ
በምንሰራበት ጊዜ ጠዋት ወጥተን ወደ ሰርቪስ መያዣ ቦታ ከመሄዳችን በፊት ተሻምተን የምንበላት ትኩስ ሹሮ የፍቅራችን
ማዳበሪያ ነበረች።

ከቀኖች ባንዱ ቀን እንዲሁ አድረን ወደ ሰርቪስ ቦታ ከመሄዳችን በፊት የለመድናትን ትኩስ ሹሮ ለመብላት ተያይዘን
ወጣን።ሁላችንም እየተሻማን በአንድ ገበታ ላይ ሰንበላ ቢፍቱ ግን ተሳታፊ አልነበረም።የድካም ስሜት ላይ እንደሆነና

መብላት እንዳልፈለገ ነገረን።እኛም እንዲበላ አላስገደድነዉም።ከቁርሱ በኃላ ወደ ሰርቪስ ቦታችን አመራን።ሁሉም ወደ
ሰርቪሱ ገባ።እኔና ቢፍቱም ወደ መኪናዉ ገባን ።እኔ ሾላ -የካ ሚካኤል መሳለሚያ ጋር እወርዳለሁ፣እሱ እንግሊዝ ኢምባሲ
ጋር ወርዶ ቁልቁል ወደ ባልደራስ ይወርዳል።ጨዋታችን እንደወትሮዉ በዚህ ቀን አልነበረም።ፋታ ያልሰጠዉ እንቅልፉ
በሰርቪሱ ዉስጥ ጀመረው።

መድረሻዬ ሲደርስ “ቢፍ....ነቃ በል !እኔ ልወርድ ነዉ።ያንተም መዉረጃ ደርሷል።አልፎህ እንዳይሄድ”አልኩት።

ወዲያው ነቃ።አይኖቹ ድካም ተጭኗቸው በከፊል ተገለጹ ።ቀጠል አረኩና “ልሸኝህ እንዴ አልኩት ?”

“ችግር የለውም ተስፋ ...ድካም ነዉ።” አለኝ።

“በቃ በሰላም ዋል !ማታ የወ/ሮ ስምረትን case follow up እናረገዋለን” አልኩት ።

“የማታ ሰዉ ይበለን !” አለኝ። መዉረጃዬ ደርሶ ወረድኩ ።

12 October 2020

ስነ-ፅሁፍ -ዐምድ ET-Star

ወ/ሮ ስምረት ሌሊቱን ሙሉ ሻንጣዬ ጠፍቷል፣”ውለዱ” እያለች ቢፍቱን እና መላ ሰራተኛዉን ስታስጨንቅ ያነጋች የተናደደች

ደንበኛ ነች።ከብዙ ሰራተኞች ጋር መግባባት አቅቷት -ቢፍቱ ነበር አረጋግቷት ከሁለት -ከሶስት ቀናት በኋላ ምላሽ ይዢ

እጠብቅሻለሁ ብሎ የሸኛት።

ማታ ላይ ቢፍቱ ቢሮ ሳይመጣ ቀረ።አሞት ይሆናል ብለን አሰብን።ደጋግመን በስልኩ ሰንደዉል አይሰራም ።አለመምጣቱ
ሲታወቅ እሱን ተክቶ የሚያድር ሌላ አለቃ ለዛን ቀን ተመደበልን።ወ/ሮ አይዳ ደስታ-በወቅቱ lead agent የነበረች።

ከጠዋቱ 1:25 አካባቢ ሲሆን በደንበኞች አገልግሎት ማግኛ ስልክ ላይ ተደውሎ “የቢፍቱ አክስት ነኝ።ቢፍቱ አርፏል”የሚል
በለቅሶ የታጀበ ድምጽ ተሰማ።ስልኩን ያነሳው ሰራተኛ ደነገጠ፤የእሱ የድንጋጤ ስሜት ቢሮዉ ላይ ተስተጋባ።የጉዳዩ ምንነት
ያልገባን እኛም ደነገጥን።ለመናገር ፈራ።ቀስ ብሎ ለአይዳ ነገራት።ከፍተኛ የድንጋጤ ድምጽ አሰማች።የኛም ጉጉት ጨመረ ።

ወዲያው የተደወለበትን ስልክ ቁጥር አዉጥታ መልሳ ደወለችበት።”የቢፍቱ አክስት ነኝ ፣ ቢፍቱ ሞቷል።”የሚል መርዶ ብዙ
ባሳለፍንበት ቢሮ ዉስጥ ሰማን።ከባድ የድንጋጤ ስሜት ቢሮዉ ላይ ወረደ።የሚያስፈራ ዝምታ-ህልም የሚመስል የሞት
ዜና!።ግን ህልምም አልነበረም።

እዉነት ነበር። ከደቂቃዎች በኃላ ቢሮዉ ወደ ለቅሶ ቤትነት ተቀየረ።-የማይረሳ ቀን።ከቢፍቱ ጋር የመጨረሻ ቀን ንግግራችን
የመሰነባበቻ ነበረች ላካ።ምናልባት ያቺ ያልተሳተፈባት የመጨረሻ ቀን የሹሮዋ ጉርሻ ዕድሜን መቀጠያ በረከት ትሆን ይሆን?
ብዬ ከሞቱ በኃላ አሰባለሁ።ምን ነበር ግን አብሮን በበላ ኖሮ! “የማታ ሰዉ ይበለን” ያለኝ ከሰርቭስ ስወርድ ማታ ላይመጣ
ነበር ለካ።

ከቢፍቱ ድንገተኛ ሞት በኃላ ቢሮዉ ለተወሰኑ ቀናት የሀዘን ቤት ድንኳን መሰለ።ቀዘቀዘ። ከምንም በላይ ግን ቢፍቱን ፈልጎ
ለሚደዉል ደንበኛ መሞቱን መንገር አስቸጋሪ ነበር።

ከቀናት በኃላ ወ/ሮ ስምረት ቢፍቱን ፍለጋ ደወለች።ንዴቷ ጨምሯል።ስድብ እና ዛቻ አዘል ንግግሯን በስልክ አዘነበችዉ።

“ቢፍቱ.......ይ....ቅ...ርታ የለም እኔ ምን ልርዳዎ?” ብሎ መለሰላት ስልኩን ያነሳው ሰራተኛ ።ዝርዝር ነገሩን መንገሩ አስፈላጊ

ሳላልመሰለዉ።

“ምን ማለት ነዉ? የለም ማለት!? ዉሸታሞች! ሻንጣዬን እፈልጋለሁ ይገባሀል! አጣርቼ እነግርሻለዉ ያለኝ የለም ለማስባል
ነው! .....ባለጌዎች.....” ብዙ ...ብዙ የስድብ ናዳዎችን በአማርኛ እና በእንግሊዝኛ አዘነበችዉ።

ስሜቱን ዋጥ አርጎ ሲያዳምጥ የነበረው ሰራተኛ ቀስ ብሎ፣”....ይኸዉልዎት ወ/ሮ ስምረት ....ቢፍቱ በድንገተኛ ሞት ተለይቶን

ሁላችንም በሀዘን ዉስጥን።የርስዎን የሻንጣ ጉዳይ ሌሎች አለቆች እየተከታተሉት ነዉ።የደረሱበትንም ተከታትለዉ በቅርቡ
ያሳዉቆታል።ቢፍቱ ግን ሞቷል...” ብሎ ንግግሩን ሳይጨርስ እንባዉ ቀደመው ።

ወ/ሮ ስምረት በድንጋጤም፣በሀዘንም፣በፀፅትም ስሜት ውስጥ ወዲያው ገብታ ቅዝቅዝ አለች። አለቀሰች ።በሚሰማዉ
የለቅሶ ድምፅ ዉስጥ ስሜቷን መረዳት ቀላል ነበር።የሻንጣዉን ጉዳይ እረስታ የቢፍቱን ሞት እርም አወጣች።

ሀዘን ለካ የሰው የጋራ ስሜት ነዉ።በንግግሯ ተፀፀተች።እንደዛ በትህትና አረጋግቷት ሊረዳት ቃል የገባለትን ደግ ሰዉ ሞት
ቀደመው ።ከቀናት በኃላ ቢፍቱ ጀምሮት የነበረው የወ/ሮ ስምረት የጠፋ ሻንጣ ተገኝቶ በአድረሻዋ ተላከላት።

አንዳንድ ጊዜ አንዳንድ ሰዎች በህይወታችን የሚታወሱበት
መልካም ዘርን ዘርተው ያልፋሉ።ቢፍቱ ፋንቴ ለእኔ ለመሰል
ጓደኞቼ በመጀመሪያዉ የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ የስራ ጊዜያችን
መልካምነትን፣ቅንነትን እና ተባባሪነትን በበላንበት ገበታ ዙሪያ
አስተምሮን አልፏል።ፈጣሪ በገነት ያኑርህ-አንተ መልካም ሰዉ።

(ከ ተስፋሁን ለታ የግል ማስታወሻ የተወሰደ-እዉነተኛ ታሪክ፣
ጥቅምት 1፣2013 ዓ.ም.)

October 2020 13

ET-Star Team Spot

TEAM SPOT

Cabin-Cargo Aircraft Modification

The outbreak of coronavirus and subsequent crisis due to countries’ lockdown forced every airline to relinquish.
Most aircraft became grounded and preserved. However, some airlines strived to sustain by government financial
aid to run limited operations. This situation boosted the demand for humanitarian aid cargo operations. But there
were limited cargo aircraft in-service.

Due to unprecedented change, aircraft manufacturers and regulatory bodies have engaged to design new options
for airlines to modify the interior of the aircraft for good transportations. Some operators start using the cargo
seat bag kit to transport up to 125 Kg cargo per triple seat block.

Cargo seat bags can transport household goods, postal correspondence, medical equipment; loading on seats
which restricts voluminous items in the cabin. The preliminary modification in the passenger cabin for cargo
purposes may allow aircraft to double capacity. The modification was to remove some seats and load the cargo
in between the empty floor spaces. Ethiopian took the lead to start the modification quickly.

During those panic days, a message came from GECO to Engineering to convert passenger aircraft for cargo
operation. Starting from that day, a lot of participants involved to release the first cargo converted aircraft to the
air. Engineering, Maintenance, Cargo, Marketing, and others were working as a team. Everyone was dedicated
and took ownership to execute the duties since the team knew its final goal.

MRO is a fascinating area for physical work to dismantle and reconstruct aircraft bodies. It is a place where real
teamwork is always exercised. Some of the major Engineering and Maintenance projects:

• Changing B787s & B777s Business class seats into Full flatbed.

• Upgrading B767-300 Cabin with spacious Business Class and Wi-Fi IFE.

• Internet connectivity in A350 and B777

• Ongoing Internet connectivity project on B787s and B737Max.

A series of quick decisions made by the management and the ability of each division to convert every direction to
the implementation made Ethiopian superior.

By: Wubshet Bekele
Sr. A/C Systems Engineer

14 October 2020

Team Spot ET-Star

“The GCEO generated the principal idea and we put all our Andargachew Mekonnen
resources and knowledge together. I can’t tell how hard the A/Dir. Engine Maintenance
work was, how many hours we stayed in the office for the (Former Mgr. Aircraft Systems Engineering)
Engineering scene. I would like to appreciate Ato Tewolde
for his exceptionally SHARP leadership and direction. The
Engineers and Technicians who worked delicately are my heroes,
they make history!”.

“We have got a prodigious experience from this project. I Elias Tsegaye
would like to say thank you to all staff who participated on the Mgr. A/C Cabin Maintenance
cargo conversion project, which is realized within short period
of time’’.

“Courage and Speed of Ethiopian made history. Ethiopian
remain amongst the only three airlines in the world to sustain
during the COVID-19 era.’’

Wubshet Bekele
Sr. A/C Systems Engineer

October 2020 15

ET-Star Area News

AREA NEWS

“ET is your first love”

Tell us about yourself?

“ሰላም ጤና ይስጥልኝ”

My name is Bhavinkumar Vyas. I work at Mumbai
station in India as a technical manager. Most of you,
my friends and colleagues know me as “Raju” which
is a nick name that I was given and known by. I am
married and have two kids. My wife is an officer
at air-India. My son is aspiring pilot who recently
acquired the “commercial pilot’s licence -Cpl”
and my younger daughter is a second year college
student who aspires and thrives to be a wild-life
photographer, an animal lover and member of an
organization like “peta”, who takes care of stray
and abandoned animals.

How do you feel about Ethiopian Airlines
as an employee?

It has been a very special journey for all these long
years of association with Ethiopian airlines. I will
not disclose the number of years for my service as I
keep wishing that I can be able to continue to serve
the airline for the same number of years. But, it feels
like less because I can’t even get enough of it and
by now you also may be guessing my age.

Bhavinkumar Vyas It seems like it was yesterday! my first day at ET. It
Technical manager, Mumbai station has been perfectly professional and hassle-free work

environment. I got more and more professionally

responsible as days, months, years kept passing

by. I am now holding six of our current fleet type-

ratings on B-737/757/767/777/787 and A-350. and this gives me great pride, not because I am rated on these

airplanes, but because I feel proud that ET has had such a great faith in me and my abilities that they gave me this

opportunity/responsibility to do so that gave me a great sense of satisfaction that I have somewhat lived up to

that mark, so far.

Do you have any message that you would like to say to your colleagues and all staff?

I can only say to all my fellow Ethiopians that we are blessed, privileged and lucky. We got the opportunities to
be part of this great organization and we all must be indebted and we all must flaunt that by selflessly giving in
our 110% to keep that “አረንጓዴ ቢጫ ቀይ” flying very high for eternity, even after we leave or retire, we can see
that tri-color soaring to greatest heights and we watch that with great emotions of pride and nostalgia and we
can say “የኔ አየር መንገድ” with our chests bursting with “ኩራት”..

Last but not the last, my wife often says, “ET is your first love” and it will always remain like that, until I breathe
my last breath and my heart will always say I love you Ethiopia.

16 October 2020

Entoto park ET-Star

ENTOTO PARK

Entoto Park was inaugurated on October 10, 2020 by the Ethiopian Prime Minster Dr. Abiy Ahmed in the
presence of high government officials and invited guests. Entoto park is part of the “Sheger Beautifying” project
which is aiming at changing the appearance of the capital city Addis Ababa and to boost Ethiopia’s Tourism
Sector. The park is equipped with various indoor and outdoor facilities, such as sport centres, library, restaurants,
coffee shops, horse riding, bike riding, artificial lake and fountain. It is expected to become one of the focal points
of tourist attractions. The facilities in turn, have created job opportunities for many women who were leading
miserable life by carrying firewood.

Entoto is densely forested area and it is widely considered as the lung of Addis Ababa. Many of Ethiopia’s long
distance legend runners have been using Entoto forest for training. Entoto has fascinating attractions and features;
A historical protectorate with the reliability of a cliff fortress, A canyon of adorable beauty and lush greenery,
the resting place from the era of dreams, fresh well-fragrance of highland, Clear and pleasant hiking trails. The
rising shoulder of the mountain’s massif and Spring water bath of the high plateau reflects the extensive view of
the area. It is the crown wild forest of the ancient and healing capacity of native wildlife. Entoto is a historical
place where Negus Menelik while he was serving as King of Shewa resided and built his palace. It is also hosting
different celebrated churches, namely Entoto Mariam, Kedus Raguel, Kedus Elias and Washa Mikael Churches
from different eras.

For visitors who love a combination of nature, varied topography and wildlife amidst spectacular scenery, spacious
Entoto Park offer spectacular views of the surrounding areas along with the rich scent of eucalyptus trees and
unique and varied trekking opportunities for both the intrepid explorer and the more conservative one

October 2020 17

ET-Star Staff corner

STAFF CORNER

የኢትዮዽያ አየር መንገድን አርማ ሲያዪ ምን ይሰማዎታል?

“አየር መንገዳችን የኢትዮጵያ ብሎም የአፍሪካ ኩራት አንደመሆኑ መጠን የዚህ ስመ ገናና
ድርጅት ቤተሰብ በመሆኔ ታላቅ ኩራት ይሰማኛል:: የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ሎጎ ከፍታን
ቀዳሚነትን ልቀትንና ብሩህ ተስፋን ያመላክታል:: በጋራ ዓለምአቀፍ ተወዳዳሪነቱንና
ተመራጭነቱን አናስቀጥላለን!!!”

ትግስት እሸቱ
ሪጅናል ዳይሬክተር በ ህንድ

“ እንደ ማንኛዉም ኢትዮጵያዊ አትሌቶቻችን ድል አርገው ሲገቡ ባንዲራችንን
በአለም ሲዉለበለብ እንባ እንደሚተናነቀኝ ሁሉ የአየር መንገዳችን ባንዲራችንን
ተሸክሞ በመላው አለም ሲታይ በቃላት የማይገለጽ የሆነ ውስጣዊ ስሜት ይፈጥራል”

በአካል መለስ
ሲኒየር ኤችአር ኦፊሰር

ግዛቸው ዘውዱ “እውነት ለመናገር የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ሎጎ ለኔ ሳየው ብዙ ነገር
ብራዚል ቴክኒካል ማናጀር ያስታዉሰኛል።ይሰማኛልም።አልረሳዉም። ለምሳሌ ለስራ ወደ ሌላ ሃገር ሄጄ ተርሚናል
ውስጥ የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ቸክ ኢን ካውንተር ወይንም ሰው ስፈልግ እንዳጋጣሚ
በርቀት ሎጎውን ሳየው የተሰማኝ ስሜት ዛሬም ድረስ አልረሳውም ከመደንገጥ በላይ
እንባየም ነበር የመጣው ይህ ማለት መንገድ መሪዬ አቅጣጫ ጠቁኣሜየ ነበር።ሌላው
የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ሎጎ በመሰረቱ ለኔ ከሀገር ውክልና ውጪ የማመንና የመታመን
ምልክት ነው። ስሜቴን በቃል ለመግለጽ ቢስቸግርኝም አውሮፕላን ላይ ሳየው ብቻ
ሳይሆን የትም ሳየው የሚሰማኝ ስሜት በእውነት ለመግለጽ የቤተሰቤ አንዱ አካል ተደርጎ
ይወሰድልኝ።”

“እንደ አንድ የአየር መንገድ ሰራተኛ የእራሱ የሆነ የስራ ባህል እና እሴት ያለት
እንደ መሆኑ የአየር መንገዳችን ሎጎ ሳይ ሁሌም ኩራት ይሰማኛል ።”

ትርሲት ታደሰ
ጀማሪ የበረራ አስተናጋጅ

“ከምድር ከፍ ብሎ ከአንድ የአለም ጫፍ ወደሌላኛው የአለም ጫፍ ባንዲራችንን ይዞ ሲበር
ሳየው የሚሰማኝ ስሜት እንዲህ ነው ብዬ በቃላት የምገልፀው አይደለም ትልቅ ኩራት እና
ክብር ይሰማኛል”

ሻሎም ሸዋሞልቶት
ሲኒየር ኮሚንኬሽን ኦፊሰር

“እንደ ኢትዮጵያዊ እና እንደ ኢትዮጵያን አየር መንገድ ሰራተኛ ሎጎ ማለት ሀገሬን
ኢትዮጵያን የሚገልፅ መለያ ነው።ፍቅር እና ነፃነት የሰፈነበት ስለሆነ በጣም ከልቤ ኩራት

ይሰማኛል ።”

አዛሪያስ ክፍሌ
ቦይንግ 737 ፈርስት ኦፊሰር

18 October 2020

Safety Corner ET-Star

SAFETY CORNER

What is Management of Change (MOC)?

Safety Assurance, the 3rd pillar of Safety Management System (SMS) has 3 elements; Safety Performance
Monitoring and Measurement, Management of Change and Continuous Improvement.

Management of Change is a formal process for systematic and proactive identification of hazards and of
appropriate mitigation strategies and measures, to be applied to all changes concerning the safety of services
provided by an aviation organization.

The Need for Management of Change (MOC)

Aviation organizations experience permanent change due to expansion, contraction, changes to existing systems,
equipment, programs, products and services, and introduction of new equipment or procedures. Changes may
be external to the organization, or internal.

A change can introduce new hazards, impact the appropriateness of existing safety risk mitigation strategies and/
or impact the effectiveness of existing safety risk mitigation means.

A formal change management process should identify changes within the organization which may affect established
processes, procedures, products and services. All necessary arrangements to ensure safety performance should be
identified and described prior to implementing changes. The result of this process is the reduction in the safety
risks resulting from changes in the provision of services by the organization to as low as reasonably practical
(ALARP) level.

MOC at Ethiopian Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (ET-MRO)

As an approved maintenance organization, ET-MRO is implementing SMS and therefore, performing management
of change activities to identify hazards that may be introduced due to changes, prior to implementing the changes.

All stakeholders, especially management personnel are expected to report planned changes in their operations
so that MOC can be implemented to reduce the safety risks associated with the changes to as low as reasonably
practical (ALARP) level.

By Meron Wondifraw
SMS expert-MRO

Safety is No Accident!

October 2020 19

ET-Star Behind the scenes

BEHIND THE SCENES

Ethiopian In-flight catering

Ethiopian In-flight catering (IFC) built in 1968 on a 3260 square meters of land and expanded in 2016 on 11,500
square meters. It has a capacity of producing 100, 000 meals per day on average more than 125 flights.

VIP and Charter flights which often shuttle to and from Addis Ababa Hub are prominent customers of IFC. The
Catering unit is strictly guided by HACCP ((Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) policies and procedures
which promote a high level of quality management, safe production and handling process of all catering services.
In line with ETHIOPIAN’s vision, the catering unit structured and organized to seven sections namely In-flight
Catering Quality & Safety Management System, Food production, Operations, Procurement and supply chain, HR
development & Finance- Catering, Route catering and Catering Operation support

Ethiopian In-flight catering QMS, SMS Section:

• Q MS (Quality Management Systems) & FOOD SAFETY,
• SMS (Safety Management Systems) &
• EMS (Environmental Management Systems).

How does in-flight catering preserve meal, beverage and other products safely?

QMS & FOOD SAFETY;

With the implementation of HACCP, IFC consistently manage
to produce high quality and safest food and beverage service to
customers.

SMS (Safety Management Systems);

Assures implementation of Corporate Security policy throughout Inflight
catering activities and implementation of Aviation safety policies at airside, ramp
areas and catering related operational activities.

EMS (Environmental Management Systems);

• Inflight catering accredited ISO 14001 - 2015 standards
• Established IFC –EMS, implements and executes according to

ETHIOPIAN environment policy.

20 October 2020

Behind the scenes ET-Star

Ethiopian In-flight Catering Production: The catering production team of highly trained local and
international chefs creates for its customers everything
from Ethiopian national dishes to a selection of world
cuisines: Chinese, Indian, Ottoman, African special menus,
Italian, Halal and many more European dishes, range of
breads, cakes, desserts and celebratory cakes.
Route, health, religion, and age-based menus are emblem
of ET –IFC.

Ethiopian In-flight Catering Operation

The catering facility having 20 loading and 10
offloading docks is found with a distance of 0.5 km
airside. It is equipped with all air craft model fitting
eco-friendly Euro 4 engine, fully refrigerated 24
loading trucks, 462 sq. m fully refrigerated trolley
holding room, and modern X- ray loading pattern.

Ethiopian Catering In-flight Duty Free Sales

IFC Duty-Free Sales is arranged in joint venture with a prominent and experienced company. It puts up for offer
variety of high-quality duty-free items and products ranging from fragrances cosmetics, watches, jewelleries,
Sunglasses, Gadgets & accessories, well-being products, liquors,
toys, confectioneries, and many more international brands.
The IFC –DFS “Order before you fly!” option makes buying a
pleasant experience on-board.
It is just as simple as:
• Browsing at leisure and order items online
• No payment until one takes delivery
• Receiving order items at seat
• Payment via cash or credit card

Ethiopian In-flight Catering Operation Support

Provides 24/7 maintenance service for the entire catering machineries, equipment and tools and also provides
standardized automated equipment controlling and cleaning service.

Ephrem Nigatu
Expert QMS catering.

October 2020 21

ET-Star Aviation fact

AVIATION FACT

Amazing Facts About Airplanes

• Some planes can fly for more than five hours after one of their engines goes out.
• If someone dies on your flight, their body might stay in the cabin with you.
• In-flight oxygen masks aren’t intended to last the whole flight.
• Black boxes aren’t actually black.
• Air in the airplane is significantly drier than any you might experience on earth.
• A hijacker once relinquished control of a flight for beer.
• An engineer designed a plane with a detachable cabin to save passengers.

እኔ አልከተልሽም Wubareg Admit
Sr. Marketing Officer
ሄዳለች ይሉኛል በአቀበቱ መንገድ
አይኔም ታዝቦሻል ቁልቁል ስትነጉጅ ባትሽ ሲወላገድ

ጭዉ ባለዉ ነዲድ ልክ እንደ ሲራራ
የጥሙ ነበልባል ዋይታ በሚጠራ

በጥርኝ ዉሃ ስንቅ በቋርፍ የእለት መክፈልት
ጉሮሮሽን ሽረሽ ስትተሚ ወደፊት

ከጉዞሽ አንዳች ግብ እንደሰነቅሽ ባዉቅም
ለኔዉ ለብኩኑ መብከንከንሽን ባይም

እኔ ግን
ራቤን ተራቢዉ
ጥሜንም ተጠሚዉ

ተጓዥ በበረሃዉ አትሂጅ አልልሽም
ብጠብቅሽ እንጅ አልከተልሽም!

22 October 2020

15 years anniversary ET-Star

15 YEARS ANNIVERSARY

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ET-Star Ethiopian History

ETHIOPIAN HISTORY Assefa Batu
Senior Tour Operator, ET Holidays
Traditional Military Titles of Ethiopians

Let us start by asking oneself very simple question- Am
I acquainted with the traditional military titles held
by Ethiopians? What comes to your mind listening
to a person proudly asserting that h/she is the son/
daughter of a Dejazmach or Fitawarari etc? The
person intends to convey a message that s/he belongs
to honorific and the high-ranking family member
of pre-1966 Ethiopian societal structure. Sure,
the holders of such titles were enjoying numerous
privileges by the virtue of the position bestow on
them by the monarchs.

We do not exactly know the time when traditional
military titles started to apply. Evidences show that
titles like azmch were in use in the palace of the
Axumite rulers. In the medieval period, most of the
titles described herein became prominent in the kings’
courts. The titles were conferred up on the holders by
respective sovereign Kings (Negues) or King of Kings
(Neguse Negest). The titles were offered until 1966
EC for military service merit or for being a member
of hereditary nobility. As a matter of fact, some of the
titles were also used as court titles. Prominent military
titles sanctioned by the monarchs were;

• Ras ( ራስ, “Head”)-Is the highest
non-imperial title in the land.

• Liqa Maqas (ሊቀ መኳስ
“Gatekeeper”) - Is an important
military leader in the centre of the
battle front. He is an official who
walks in front of the Negus, clearing a
path. He serves as “the king’s double
in battle”, which often meant that the
person was chosen to look like the
king, in order to rally the troops and distract the enemy.

• Dejazmach (ደጃዝማች”Commander of the Gate”)-commander of the central body of a traditional
Ethiopian armed force. The one who, in a war camp, resides near the door of the Emperor’s tent. The heirs
of the “Leul Rases” were titled as Leul Dejazmach

• Fit’awrari (ፊትአውራሪ, “Commander of the Vanguard”)-commander of the vanguard of a traditional
Ethiopian armed force. Ranks behind a Dejazmatch. Fitawrari Imperial is a title given to the Minister of
Defense.

• Grazmach (ግራዝማች, “Commander of the Left wing”)-commander of the left wing of a traditional
Ethiopian armed force.

• Qenyazmach (ቀኛዝማች, “Commander of the Right wing”)-commander of the right wing of a traditional
Ethiopian armed force.

• Azmach (አዝማች, “Commander of the Rearguard”) -commander of the rearguard of a traditional
Ethiopian armed force. This was usually a trustworthy counselor and the leader’s chief minister.

• Balambaras (ባላምባራስ, “Commander of an Amba or fortress”)-commanders of the guards, artillery or
cavalry of a traditional Ethiopian armed force, basically a man entrusted with important commands.

• Basha (ባሻ “Commander of a rifle corps”)-a company of squad-sized unit.

24 October 2020

ቆይታ ET-Star

ቆይታ

Mengistu Adelahu(Ashaaaaam)
Mgr. Passenger Sales

Ashaaaaaam-አሻም

You always use the word “Ashaaaaaam”, many staff even call you Mengistu Asham. Do you
have any different reason for that?

It’s true that ‘Ashaaaaaaaaaaaam’ is my personal way of saying “greetings” in all my communication with people be it verbal or written.
Same way, it’s my family formal greeting style that includes an extended to our closest relatives too. I know that ‘Ashaaaam’ is used to greet
a person in the Southern Ethiopia (Arsi, Bale and Sidamo) including parts of the region in Kaffa.

Since I have been using ‘ Ashaaaam’ from the first day of my recruitment joining Ethiopian Airlines, every single staff of ET from bottom to
the highest ladder of organization structure and all functional and operational offices, know me better by ‘Ashaaaaaaaam’ my unique and
unofficially patented identification. Sometimes, the number of ‘a’ length and repetition specially in my written communication shows my
inner feeling and mood to the subject and also that of addressed recipient.

Please share your thoughts on any good or educational experiences you encountered?

Well, life is full of challenges and mysterious treasures. Every day comes with its own giving and uniqueness be it good or bad. Personally,
I don’t believe in “bad” destiny. Every single day of my life is different from the preceding past bringing a new line of continuation and
one more chance to breath a fresh oxygen of peaceful life, exploit the gift of nature and grasp ample opportunities ahead of me. There are
so many things happening in one’s life time. Our life experiences may be categorized as good and bad memories. in principle, I don’t like
to emphasize or talk more on the ‘bad’ ones; rather, pick those good times and memories which make my future life smooth, simplified,
courageous and full of hope. I have an enjoyable past throughout my 28 years of service working as dedicated and devoted employee of
Ethiopian family.

Any additional messages you have to your colleagues?

There is nothing that gives you joy and satisfaction than being part of a National Airlines which acclaimed global recognitions for its
continued and sustainable growth both in its size, scope of services and financial achievements. Success is the fruit of honesty, full dedication,
devotion, highly engaging management directives and wilful engagement of employees giving 24/7 of their time. And capacity using
all available resources wisely and efficiently. Ethiopian has a very strong result oriented Executive Management, unbreakable and time-
tested developed work culture, uniquely loyal, high caliber dedicated Staff, strict and also flexible policies and procedures. We are on the
verge of celebrating 75 years of success story of our beloved Airlines especially at the COVID- 19 challenging season With an amazing
and rare performance, we have become one of the only three airlines in the world that have become profitable. I would like to say
CONGRATULATIONS to all of us at ETHIOPIAN and stand firm hoping to see more bright years of success through our individual
and collective contribution, as always.

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ET-Star My camera

MY CAMERA

26 October 2020

የሞኝ ሰው ጩኸት! ET-Star

የሞኝ ሰው ጩኸት!

(አሸን ነው ሞኝ ሰው፤

ቆሽቴን የሚጠብሰው፤…)

“ዶሮ ተወደደ” - በሚል ጩኸት መሃል፥

የሞኝ ሰው ሚና - እጅግ ይገርምሃል::

ዶሮ ነጋዴዎች - ገበያቸው ሲደርቅ - ባ’ንድ ተሰልፈው፥

“በግ እንዴት ይበላል?” - የሚል “ያ’ዘን” ፅሁፍ - በትልቅ አ’ፅፈው፥ ሲጮሁ ስላየ - “ለቅሶ ላይ ነኝ” ብሎ - ለበግ
ይቀመጣል፤ በጉን ሳሎን አስሮ - አብሮ ’ያለቀሰ - ዶሮ ያሻሽጣል::

******

“የዶሮውን ዘመን - የሰላጣ ተካው”፤

የሚልንም ጩኸት - ሞኝ ነው ያቦካው::

አትክልት ሻጮች - በህዝቡ ስጋ ’ምሮት - ገበያ ስላጡ፥

“ነፍስ እንዴት ይጠፋል? - ስጋ ’ንዴት ይበላል?” - ብለው በጠበጡ::

ሞኝ ተቀብሎ - ያረባውን መንጋ - አይና’ይኑን እያየ፥

አብሮ “ነፍስ አይጠፋም!” - ብሎ እየጮኸ - በራ’ብ ተሰቃየ::

******

ሀብትን ለቋመጡ - መነገድን ላጡ - ንግድን ሸጠላቸው፤ እሱው ጮሆላቸው - ባናቱ ሲከብሩ - አምርሮ ጠላቸው፤
የጠላቸው ጠላት - “ጋጡን!” ብሎ ሲጮህ - አብሮ “ጋጡን” አለ፤ “ጠላቶቹን” ሊያወርድ - ከሚጮሁት ጋራ - በጩኸት

ታገለ::

“በሉን” በሚል ጩኸት - ተግቶ ’የደከመ፥

አብረው የጮሁትን - እየተሸከመ፥

ሽቅብ እየገፋ - ጫፍ ያደረሳቸው፥

ያው ባ’ገር ሲነግሱ - ጠላቶቹ ናቸው::

******

ሞኝ ሰው ይጮሃል - ሌላ ’ያቀበለው፤

የሚጮኸው ሁሉ - ለ’ሱ ’የመሰለው::

October 2020 Abere Ayalew
Sr. Business System Analyst II

Galileo System

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ET-Star PAINTING

PAINTING Title: THE TWINS MOTHER
Size: 53x48
Melkamu Desie
Team Leader A/C Paint Shop Title : EGZIYOTA
Size: 60X40

28 October 2020

PAINTING ET-Star

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ET-Star Happy moments

HAPPY MOMENTS

long and

Blen Geneti Getu Birhanu
Data Entry and Admin Cargo facility maintenance

Customer Loyalty Married
Married to
to
Mekdes Merga
Mehari Aseged
October 2020
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Eden Melkamu Brensh Kbreab Misgana Kibru
Graduated from St. Mary Attorney III Senior Marketing Officer II
University in Masters Office of the Legal Counsel Cargo Schedules and
Degree Marketing and Corporate Secretariat Charter/Lease
Management (Msc) Graduated from Civil Graduated from Debre
Service University In Markos University in
International Law (LLM) Master of Business
Administration(MBA)

Senayit Zewdu Wasihun Sebesbe Dagmawi Alemayhu
Senior Marketing Officer II Senior Laboratory Sr. Accountant I pax interline
Cargo Schedules and Technologist at Medical & comm.
Charter/Lease Unit Degree in Computer science
Graduated from Debre Graduated from Addis Graduated Microlink
Markos university in Ababa University in Clinical Information Technology
Master of Business Laboratory Sciences (Msc) College
Administration(MBA)

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ADDRESS

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