Ethiopia steps up spraying to stop locust invasion
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
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31-Jul-13 RA-25497 Mil Mi-8 Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
Three serious and one minor injury to the 4 POB. Ferry flight preparing for UN operation. No UN people on board
31-Jul-13
National Airways introduces first charter helicopter in Ethiopia
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
EC funds two Mi-8s for UN World Food Program
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
10-Apr-11 5Y-EXA Eurocopter AS350B2 Blue Nile River, Ethiopia
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
UNAMID Hails Arrival of Tactical Helicopters from Ethiopia
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
Ethiopia sends five Helicopters to Darfur peacekeepers
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