ALARMING DEVELOPMENT
—The departure of aviation pioneer Ato Girma Wake ("Father of African Aviation") from Board Chairman of the Ethiopian Airline Group, marks the darkest moment in the history of @flyEthiopian.
Inside sources say PM @AbiyAhmedAli fired him for saying NO to unethical demands to "Oromize" the airline with a demographic change in leadership.
Sources have also confirmed that Ato Girma Wake refused demands to replace the current CEO, Ato Mesfin Tasew (#Amhara), with the current CCO, Ato Lemma Yadecha (Oromo); due to lack of experience, at last weeks board meeting.
Ato Girma Wake is a patriot and a legend who has been credited with being the driver that put Ethiopian Airlines on the path to become
#Africa's largest and one of the best airlines in the world that competes with major tier-1 airlines around the world.
He is now being replaced with General Yilma Merdasa (Airforce Chief), an ethnic Oromo military-man with no experience in private enterprise and the complex aviation industry.
Playing tribal politics with such an important enterprise like Ethiopian Airlines is a tragedy not just for
#Ethiopia but for the entire African aviation industry.
#JusticeForEthiopia #TimesAerospace https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/air-transport/ethiopian-chairman-in-shock-departure ALARMING DEVELOPMENT
—The departure of aviation pioneer Ato Girma Wake ("Father of African Aviation") from Board Chairman of the Ethiopian Airline Group, marks the darkest moment in the history of @flyEthiopian.
Inside sources say PM @AbiyAhmedAli fired him for saying NO to unethical demands to "Oromize" the airline with a demographic change in leadership.
Sources have also confirmed that Ato Girma Wake refused demands to replace the current CEO, Ato Mesfin Tasew (#Amhara), with the current CCO, Ato Lemma Yadecha (Oromo); due to lack of experience, at last weeks board meeting.
Ato Girma Wake is a patriot and a legend who has been credited with being the driver that put Ethiopian Airlines on the path to become
#Africa's largest and one of the best airlines in the world that competes with major tier-1 airlines around the world.
He is now being replaced with General Yilma Merdasa (Airforce Chief), an ethnic Oromo military-man with no experience in private enterprise and the complex aviation industry.
Playing tribal politics with such an important enterprise like Ethiopian Airlines is a tragedy not just for
#Ethiopia but for the entire African aviation industry.
#JusticeForEthiopia #TimesAerospace https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/air-transport/ethiopian-chairman-in-shock-departure