Originally Posted by nycden
How can someone comment about a deal they know nothing about, except that Ethopia is a poor nation. Perhaps finding more information and knowing the true state of the airline (i.e., profitability) would be beneficial rather than just making uninformed guesses.
Just for your information I have been writing on the commercial aspects of airlines for over 25 years now. I am well aware of Ethiopian Airlines' position among the world players, its long-established relationship with Boeing (going back to the days when Ethiopia was a more prosperous country), its role as a personal ego trip for a few Ethiopian high-ups, its somewhat strange route structure which it combines with low load factors, its low fares for its favoured groups, its lack of conventional published accounts, and the proportion of available Ethiopian foreign exchange it manages to absorb.
Hence my original question.