President Barak Obama and Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde Gebre Mariam, held discussions at Bole International Airport beside the B787 Dreamliner Aircraft during the former’s recent visit to Ethiopia.
The President was very happy to see the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the Ethiopian flag, and he thanked Ethiopian Airlines for being a very good longtime customer of Boeing and the USA. There were also discussions in honor of Colonel Robinson and in recognition to what he has done for Ethiopia and the Ethiopian people. Ethiopian Airlines has decided to name one of its airplanes after Robinson.
The Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines also emphasised intensifying further the already on-going efforts to re-open the USA Exim Bank, as it is Ethiopia’s main guarantor of the loans used to purchase Boeing airplanes.