White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit 2014 (video)

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The Arrival of Dr. The Honorable Navinchandra Ramgoolam, G.C.S.K., F.R.C.P. for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of Dr. The Honorable Navinchandra Ramgoolam, G.C.S.K., F.R.C.P. Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit View Video
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The Arrival ofHis Excellency Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
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The Arrival of The Honorable Phandu Skelemani, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Botswana for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit View Video
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The Arrival ofHis Excellency Manuel Domingos Vicente for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
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The Arrival of Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
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The Arrival of His Excellency Abdelmalek Sellal for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
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The Arrival of His Excellency Halemariam Desalegn for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of The Honorable Dr. Guy Scott for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Abdelmalek Sellal for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Abdalla A.M. Alteni for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Ibrahim Roshdy Mahlab for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Daniel Kablan Duncan for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of The Right Honorable Motsoahae Thomas Thabane for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Abdel-Ilah Benkiran for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Jose Mario Vaz for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Dr. Samura Wilson Kamara for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Arthur Peter Mutharika for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Hery Rajaonarimampianina for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Alpha Conde for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of Mr. Jacob Zuma for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Dr. Boni Yayi for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Armando Emilio Guebuza for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Joseph Kabila Kabange for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Paul Kagame for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency James Alix Michel for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Halemariam Desalegn for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Idriss Deby Itno for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Denis Sassou N'Guesso for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Paul Biya for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Blaise Compaoré for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Majesty King Mswati III for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Yoweri Museveni for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Mohamed Moncef Marzouki for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Macky Sall for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Issoufou Mahamadou for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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The Arrival of His Excellency Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca for the White House Dinner, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit

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Ethiopian Airlines plans to expand flights to U.S.

WASHINGTON – Ethiopian Airlines added a ninth Dreamliner to its fleet Tuesday and plans to expand its U.S. presence with service to Los Angeles by June 2015 "if everything goes as expected," CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told USA TODAY on Wednesday.

The airline already has daily flights to Washington's Dulles airport from Addis Ababa, with nonstops heading to Africa. But because of the capital's 7,700-foot elevation, flights heading to Washington stop in Rome and would stop in Dublin for Los Angeles.

"It's a very tough challenge for engines, for pilots," Gebremariam said. "The 777ER is the longest-range airplane in the world, but even then it cannot make it from Addis to Washington. It is flying from Addis to Beijing."

The airline has quadrupled in size during the last decade, with 68 planes flying to 18 domestic airports and 82 international destinations on five continents.

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Gebremariam was Washington for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, where he called announcements of $33 billion in public and private U.S. investment in his continent "very encouraging."

"Of course, we have isolated problems here and there," Gebremariam said. "But overall the continent is doing well. The growth is very impressive."

He acknowledged the challenges of dealing with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and avoiding conflict zones around the globe. But he said Africa is a popular and growing tourist destination with attractions such as Mount Kilimanjaro and Serengeti National Park.

"We encourage American tourists to visit," Gebremariam said, where the entire continent is just a connecting flight away. "You will be connecting to 49 destinations all over the continent in a couple of hours."

While some airlines have scrapped flights to nations struggling to contain Ebola, Ethiopian Airlines doesn't fly directly to three countries hit hardest by the outbreak: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The outbreak has killed nearly 900 people so far in those nations.

Gebremariam said the airline is taking precautions urged by the World Health Organization to monitor passengers and crew members, and preparing a quarantine area in case a sick passenger arrives.

"We are taking all the precautions," he said. "Fortunately we don't fly to those affected places."

Ethiopia is surrounded by conflict zones, however. The Federal Aviation Administration has warnings for U.S. airlines about portable anti-aircraft weapons in Kenya, with suggestions to fly at least 20,000 feet above Somalia, at least 15,000 feet above Congo and 24,000 feet above Mali and Egypt's Sinai.

The concerns were revived with the shooting down July 17 of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine. The FAA banned U.S. flights to Israel's airport in Tel Aviv for about 36 hours because of threatening rockets from Gaza.

The International Air Transport Association, which represents 240 airlines worldwide, and the International Civil Aviation Organization, a branch of the United Nations that recommends policies, are developing standards for better warnings about where commercial airliners should avoid flying.

"We are trying to stay away from these places," he said. "Fortunately all our European flights go through Egypt, so they avoid Syria, Iraq and Ukraine. We don't fly over Libya, although it's a little more costly to avoid Libya on some flights."

As a precaution, the airline suspended a couple of flights to Tel Aviv, where Gebremariam was attending a meeting during the crisis. But flights resumed after assurances from the Israeli government, he said.

"It seems to be getting better now," he said.

In July 2013, a setback for the airline was a fire aboard a parked 787 Dreamliner at London's Heathrow airport, which was repaired and returned to service in December.

"We are satisfied with the repair and we are also satisfied with the Dreamliner," he said. "Now things are going well. We are using them about 14 hours a day, which is very high by any airline standard."

Passengers like the larger windows, less noise and the higher humidity in the cabin, which over longer flights reduces jet lag and fatigue, Gebremariam said.

"When it takes off, the lift is amazing," he said.

Ebola Scare at London-Gatwick Proves False

The outbreak of the Ebola virus in west Africa has the entire world on edge, so when an elderly woman began sweating and vomiting, and later collapsed on the gangway on Saturday at London-Gatwick Airport, fears ran rampant on a Gambia Bird flight that originated in Sierra Leone on Saturday.

The 72-year old woman later died in a London hospital and tests came back negative for Ebola, but not before widespread panic raced through the 128 passengers on the flight and at Gatwick Airport.

Ebola has killed more than 700 in west Africa, including more than 250 in Sierra Leone.

Officials quickly quarantined the plane and began tracking down anyone who might have had contact with the woman. A Gatwick spokeswoman told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that the plane, as well as some airline and airport staff, were briefly quarantined "as a precaution." The Gambia Bird flight later made its return trip.

Dr Brian McCloskey, director of global public health at Public Health England, told the BBC there was no health risk to other passengers or crew, as the passenger did not have the symptoms during the flight.

"It was considered very unlikely to be a case of Ebola but testing was done as a precaution, and was negative,” he said. “The correct procedures were followed to confirm there was no reason to quarantine the airplane, the passengers or staff. PHE can confirm there was no public health risk around the sad death of this individual."

Passenger Dies on US Airways Flight

A 58-year old woman died this morning aboard a US Airways flight from Honolulu to Phoenix as the plane descended into Sky Harbor International Airport, officials said.

The woman was identified as Terrie Wu.

According to the Arizona Republic, Wu was traveling with a relative on the red-eye overnight flight, US Airways flight 693, and died about an hour before the plane landed at 7 a.m. Phoenix time.

Firefighters and medical personnel were at the airport waiting when officials from Sky Harbor called in the emergency and said a woman had lost consciousness aboard the incoming flight.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A medical examiner’s report is pending.

British Airways, Emirates Suspend Flights Over Ebola Scare

British Airways and Emirates Airlines have both suspended flights to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, the three West African nations plagued by the Ebola virus.

More than 1,400 people have been infected and more than 800 have died from the deadly virus, which has created a worldwide scare that Ebola-infected travelers will create a global plague through international flights.

BA has suspended its four-times-a-week flight that departs London and heads to Sierra Leone and on to Liberia, while Emirates has suspended its daily flight to Conakry, Guinea. That flight originated in Dubai, flew to Guinea and continued on to Dakar, Senegal; Emirates said it will now just fly straight to Dakar “until further notice.”

In a statement sent to travel agents and travel companies, British Airways said its “services from London Heathrow to Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Monrovia (Liberia) will be temporarily suspended from tomorrow, 6 August until 31 August 2014, due to the deteriorating public health situation in both countries.”

Air France, which flies to all three West African nations, has begun to take its own medical precautions. In a statement, Air France said passengers must fill in a questionnaire and have their temperature taken within the airport itself.

“They are only given their boarding card if no medical symptoms are present,” the airline said.

Ethiopian Airlines receives ninth Dreamliner

PRESS RELEASE

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has received its ninth 787 Dreamliner, dubbed “Great Wall of China”, on August 3, 2014.

Ethiopian, an aircraft technology leader in Africa, was the first outside Japan to receive the ultramodern aircraft back in August 2012 and currently operates the largest 787 fleet in the continent.

“For almost seven decades, Ethiopian has been playing a pioneering role in African aviation by providing its esteemed customers the most technologically advanced aircraft he industry has to offer. The 787 is our core flet on our fast expanding mid and long range routes. In China alone, we operate this aircraft in our daily flights to Beijng in combination with the 77, Shanghai and now to Hong Kong with the delivery of this 9th 787. In aditon to China, Ethiopian 787 flies to India, Europe, the US, Brazil and Africa. Going forward, we will continue to expand our 787 destinations with the aim of providing to our esteemed customers the ultimate on-board comfort”, said Tewolde Gebremariam, Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group.

The sale has been extended

Ethiopian 787 offers unique features, which enhance passenger comfort such as greatly reduced noise, higher cabin humidity, biggest windows in the sky, lighting adaptable to the outside environment, wider aisles, more headroom and more seating flexibility.

Ethiopian is a Pan-African global carrier with the youngest fleet in the continent with an average age of less than 7 years and currently serves 82 international destinations across 5 continents with over 20 daily departures.

About Ethiopian

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its operations in the past close to seven decades, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivaled in efficiency and operational success.

Ethiopian commands the lion share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 82 international destinations across five continents.

Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as the Boeing 787, Boeing 77-300 ER, Boeing 77-200LR, Boeing 77-200LR Freighter and Bombardier Q-40 with double cabin. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.

Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers: Ethiopian Domestic and Regional Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline; Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award wining airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.

For more information about this pres release, please contact: Manager PR & Publications Ethiopian Airlines Tel: (251-1) 517-84-07