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The capital of Ceará, Fortaleza, will receive an Ethiopian Airlines flight for the first time, bringing a special cargo aboard the Boeing 777F.
The Ethiopian company has been leading cargo and repatriation flights to Brazil during the coronavirus pandemic. The company has already made flights to São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, and now the capital of Ceará will receive a special flight.
The company’s Boeing 777F, which can carry up to 102 tons of cargo, will bring medical equipment from China with a stopover in Ethiopia.
The cargo was ordered by the local government, which chose Ethiopian Airlines to avoid going through Europe or the US. USA, where it could be resold.
The plane is expected to land in the capital of Ceará at 14:00 on the 26th, with the takeoff planned for hours later, towards Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia.
The company makes its pharmaceutical technology available for the global fight against COVID-19
In response to the growing demand for air cargo services following the spread of COVID-19, Ethiopian Airlines has been designating its enormous cargo capacity to facilitate the flow of essential cargo, such as medical supplies, whenever necessary.
The leading pharmaceutical wing of Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, located in the largest transfer terminal in Africa, has been instrumental in the effective management and transportation of the airline’s medical supplies in Africa and in other areas of the world.
Equipped with temperature controlled storage and pharmaceutical handling, Pharma Wing is suitable for handling medical supplies in different temperature ranges by using active containers and a real time temperature monitoring system.
A dedicated and trained team, located in this wing, ensures that all operations are carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations of IATA and other regulatory bodies throughout the supply chain.
“Ethiopian Airlines has been an essential facilitator in the global effort to control COVID-19, contributing to the transportation of medical supplies to different parts of the world. We feel privileged to serve the world at this difficult time, making our technology available in the pharmaceutical area, as well as our cargo and passenger fleet, “said Tewolde GebreMariam, CEO of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, about the important role of Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services and its facilities in the midst of the pandemic.
“Now that Addis Ababa has been designated as an Air Humanitarian Center by WFP (World Food Program) and WHO (World Health Organization) because of our facilities, a vast network of 127 destinations and international fleets, we will further strengthen our I work as the leading provider of air cargo services in Africa, ”he added.
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services currently transports an average of 1.4 million kg of temperature-sensitive health products per month, including medications, biologics, biotechnologies, diagnostics, vaccines, and medical devices, among others.
The company is also working closely with the government and large local companies to ensure that medical supplies to combat COVID-19 reach Brazilian soil. In addition, Ethiopian Airlines continues to repatriate Brazilians through its scheduled flights that are in operation and also through special charter operations around the world.
“Ethiopian Airlines continues alongside the Brazilian market in good times and bad. We are in solidarity with Brazil in these times of crisis and we are putting all our efforts so that the market and the Brazilian people have the least possible impact, “says Girum Abebe, general manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Latin America.
It should be remembered that different UN agencies, donor governments and philanthropists are using Addis Ababa as a hub to distribute medical supplies in Africa as part of the global effort to contain COVID-19.
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