Ethiopian officials have deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s food security. See Full Story.
Source: allAfrica, 18-May-20
Three serious and one minor injury to the 4 POB. Ferry flight preparing for UN operation. No UN people on board
31-Jul-13
Captain Abera told the weekly Capital Ethiopia newspaper that his company has imported an AS350 model helicopter and they plan to increase their numbers in the future (see full story)
03-Jan-12
Quick and safe access to humanitarian crises is at times difficult and often altogether impossible when infrastructure such as roads and bridges are destroyed or conflict makes them too dangerous to use. This means that assistance cannot reach people in need fast enough and such a delay may lead to loss of lives. The European… Read more »
Source: ECHO Nairobi, 08-Dec-11
Following the tail strike on 10 April, the helicopter landed in a river and the airframe is partially submerged. The pilot and all 4 passengers exited safely and uninjured from the aircraft
10-Apr-11
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have received five MI-35 tactical helicopters from Ethiopia. The helicopters arrived in Nyala, South Darfur, with 15 pilots and crew members onboard.
Source: AllAfrica, 18-Feb-10
The Ethiopian government today said that a tactical aviation unit comprising of five helicopters has headed to Sudan’s Darfur region to join the badly-needing African Union and UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
Source: Sudan Tribune, 17-Feb-10
24-Jul-09 (2 of 2) Mil MI-35 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
24-Jul-09
24-Jul-09 (1 of 2) Mil MI-35 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
24-Jul-09
