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“ Operationally, these projects are backed by targeted investments in cold-chain infrastructure and priority handling processes at Addis Ababa for locally produced goods. Close coordination with exporters, freight forwarders, and government stakeholders enables smoother export flows, reduced dwelling times, and synchronized alignment between production cycles and flight departure schedules from Bole international airport.”
Situated in the heart of Addis Ababa, both Ethiopian Airlines and Ethiopian Cargo are at the center of Ethiopia’ s bustling import / export market. Presently, the company’ s main operational hub is at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, which has been the main focal area for recent strategic investments, set to modernize operations and further improve efficiency.
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“ Ethiopian Airlines has made substantial investments in its primary hub at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, transforming it into a world-class cargo gateway. The Cargo Terminal II, designed with 600 thousand tons higher throughput capacity per annum, is fitted with advanced warehouse automation,” Dereje elaborates.
Ethiopian Airlines’ decision to launch a Passenger-to-Freighter( P2F) conversion line at its MRO facilities in Addis Ababa, near Bole International Airport, is driven by a combination of strategic, operational, and economic factors. The capability – developed in partnership with OEMs and approved MROs holding the required modification approval for Supplemental Type Certificate( STC) – goes beyond creating an additional revenue stream from third-party MRO services. It allows Ethiopian Airlines to rapidly increase cargo capacity at a significantly lower capital cost than acquiring new freighters, particularly at a time when global aircraft delivery slots are highly constrained.
Converting passenger aircraft such as the Boeing 767 also extends asset life while providing right-sized capacity for mediumhaul and intra-African routes, where larger wide body freighters can be operationally and economically inefficient. Establishing this conversion capability in Addis Ababa further enhances operational control and fleet flexibility. Inhouse conversions reduce aircraft downtime, improve maintenance planning, and ensure aircraft are configured precisely to meet Ethiopian Cargo’ s operational requirements. So far, three Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 767 passenger aircraft have been converted into full freighters under this program and have joined the airline’ s dedicated cargo fleet.
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