Ethiopian DH8D at Addis Ababa on May 7th 2024, smoke in cabin
An Ethiopian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration ET-ARN performing flight ET-154 from Awasa to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was enroute when…
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Ethiopian B788 at Goma on Apr 26th 2024, hydraulic leak
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration ET-AOU performing flight ET-8803 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Goma (DR Congo), landed on Goma's…
Ethiopian B772 at Shanghai on Jul 22nd 2020, aircraft burned down on apron
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration ET-ARH performing flight ET-3739 from Shanghai Pudong (China) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia),…
Ethiopian DH8D at Makale on Jan 18th 2024, gear problem and runway excursion
An Ethiopian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration ET-AVS performing flight ET-106 from Addis Ababa to Makale (Ethiopia), landed on Makale's…
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Ethiopian B788 at Oslo on Dec 21st 2023, runway excursion on takeoff
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration ET-ATH performing flight ET-715 from Oslo (Norway) to Stockholm (Sweden), was accelerating for…
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Ethiopian B789 at Addis Ababa on Nov 7th 2023, engine shut down in flight
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration ET-AXK performing flight ET-500 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was climbing…
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Ethiopian B788 at Delhi on Sep 13th 2023, smoke on board
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration ET-AOR performing flight ET-687 from Delhi (India) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was climbing out of…
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Ethiopian B788 at Hong Kong on Jul 18th 2019, loss of control on ILS approach
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration ET-ASG performing flight ET-645 from Manila (Philippines) to Hong Kong (China) with 225 passengers…
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Ethiopian B38M near Bishoftu on Mar 10th 2019, impacted terrain after departure
In a press conference on Dec 23rd 2022 Ethiopia's Transport Minister said, the final report is going to be released in the next few days and will…
Ethiopian B738 at Mogadishu on Dec 26th 2022, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-APL performing flight ET-379 from Mogadishu (Somalia) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 112 people…
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Ethiopian B763 at Addis Ababa on Nov 26th 2018, engine failure causes fan cowl and fuselage damage
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration ET-AMG performing flight ET-937 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Niamey (Niger), was climbing out of…
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Ethiopian A359 at Johannesburg on Nov 6th 2021, hard landing, wing tip strike
An Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration ET-AYB performing flight ET-809 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Johannesburg (South Africa) with…
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Ethiopian B763 over Balkan and Mediterranean on Oct 15th 2022, loss of communication causes intercept
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration ET-ALO performing flight ET-3717 from Liege (Belgium) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was…
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Ethiopian B789 at Lubumbashi on Oct 6th 2022, tail strike on landing
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration ET-AYC performing flight ET-877 from Lilongwe (Malawi) to Lubumbashi (DR Congo), landed on…
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Ethiopian B738 at Addis Ababa on Aug 15th 2022, pilots asleep
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-AOB performing flight ET-343 from Khartoum (Sudan) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was enroute at…
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Ethiopian B789 at Manchester on Aug 12th 2021, engine fire indication
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration ET-AXL performing flight ET-728 from Brussels (Belgium) to Manchester,EN (UK), was descending…
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Ethiopian B737 at Windhoek on May 3rd 2021, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration ET-ALM performing flight ET-834 from Windhoek (Namibia) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was…
Ethiopian B738 at Ndola on Apr 4th 2021, landed at airport under construction
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 freighter, registration ET-AYL performing freight flight ET-3891 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Ndola (Zambia),…
Ethiopian B738 at Ndola on Apr 4th 2021, approached airport under construction and went around from 50 feet AGL
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-AQP performing flight ET-871 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Ndola (Zambia), was scheduled to…
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Ethiopian B772 at Lagos on Nov 28th 2020, bird strike
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration ET-AVT performing flight ET-3911 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Lagos (Nigeria), was on…
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Ethiopian A359 near Mumbai on Nov 8th 2020, hydraulic leak
An Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration ET-ATY performing flight ET-690 from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Bangalore (India) with 8 crew and…
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Ethiopian B737 at Dire Dawa on Jan 9th 2020, swarm of grasshoppers
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration ET-ALN performing flight ET-363 from Djibouti (Djibouti) to Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), was on final…
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Ethiopian DH8D at Dire Dawa on Oct 24th 2016, rejected takeoff due to wild boar crossing the runway causes runway excursion
An Ethiopian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration ET-ANY performing flight ET-212 from Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 74…
Ethiopian DH8D at Juba on Dec 10th 2019, overran runway on takeoff
An Ethiopian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration ET-AQC performing flight ET-357 from Juba (South Sudan) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 21…
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Ethiopian B763 at Dakar on Oct 8th 2019, uncontained engine failure and fire
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration ET-AMG performing flight ET-908 from Dakar Blaise Diagne (Senegal) to Bamako (Mali) with 90 people…
Ethiopian B738 at Addis Ababa on Aug 26th 2019, hard landing and runway excursion on landing
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-AXI performing flight ET-307 from Nairobi (Kenya) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), landed on Addis…
Ethiopian B738 at Entebbe on Jan 3rd 2019, overran runway on landing
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-ATV performing flight ET-338 (dep Jan 2nd) from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Entebbe (Uganda) with…
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Ethiopian B788 near Jeddah on Mar 5th 2019, "minor technical problem"
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration ET-AOP performing flight ET-502 (sch.dep. Mar 4th) from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Dublin (Ireland),…
Ethiopian B772 over Indonesia on Jan 14th 2019, air space violation
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration ET-AVN performing flight ET-3728 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Hong Kong (China) with 6…
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Ethiopian B737 at Johannesburg on Jan 14th 2019, one tyre deflated on landing
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700 on behalf of Malawian Airlines, registration ET-ARB performing flight 3W-20 from Blantyre (Malawi) to…
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Ethiopian B788 at Addis Ababa on Aug 7th 2018, engine shut down in flight
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration ET-AOR performing flight ET-638 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Singapore (Singapore), was climbing…
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Ethiopian B788 near Sao Paulo on May 31st 2018, cracked windshield
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration ET-ARE performing flight ET-507 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia),…
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Ethiopian B773 at Washington on Jan 15th 2018, hydraulic failure
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration ET-APX performing flight ET-501 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was…
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Ethiopian B763 at Delhi on Jul 24th 2017, unsafe gear
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration ET-ALO performing flight ET-686 (dep Jul 23rd) from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Delhi (India) with…
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Ethiopian B788 near Athens on Nov 13th 2016, multiple system problems
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration ET-ATL performing flight ET-702 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute…
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Ethiopian B773 near Lahore on Nov 8th 2016, suspected fuel leak
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration ET-APY performing flight ET-605 from Beijing (China) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 335 passengers…
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Ethiopian B788 at Addis Ababa on Mar 4th 2016, nose gear collapsed at gate
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration ET-ASH performing flight ET-702 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), had…
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Ethiopian B738 enroute on Nov 17th 2015, lithium batteries in passenger bag overheat
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-AQO performing flight ET-829 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Gaborone (Botswana), was enroute…
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Ethiopian B788 over Atlantic on Oct 23rd 2015, engine shut down in flight
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration ET-ARF performing flight ET-500 from Dublin (Ireland) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was enroute…
Ethiopian DH8D at Addis Ababa on Oct 19th 2015, dropped wheel on departure
An Ethiopian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, flight ET-150 from Addis Ababa to Gambela (Ethiopia) with 55 passengers and 4 crew, was departing…
Ethiopian B734 at Accra on Jan 10th 2015, runway excursion
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-400 freighter on behalf of Asky, registration ET-AQV performing flight KP-4016 from Lome (Togo) to Accra (Ghana)…
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Ethiopian B788 near Rome on Apr 21st 2014, cracked windshield
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration ET-AOO performing flight ET-500 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was…
Ethiopian B763 near Khartoum on Feb 17th 2014, aircraft hijacked to Geneva by first officer
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration ET-AMF performing flight ET-702 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy) with 202…
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Ethiopian B752 near Khartoum on Jan 23rd 2014, loss of cabin pressure
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration ET-AMU performing flight ET-715 (dep Jan 22nd) from Stockholm (Sweden) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia),…
Ethiopian B763 at Arusha on Dec 18th 2013, landed on short runway at wrong airport and runway excursion
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration ET-AQW performing flight ET-815 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) with 213…
Ethiopian B752 near Malta on Sep 19th 2013, engine shut down in flight
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration ET-ALZ performing flight ET-703 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 135…
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Ethiopian B737 at Juba on Apr 28th 2012, bird strike
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700, flight ET-491 from Juba (South Sudan) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was climbing out of Juba when an engine…
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