TAL Aviation is appointed representative of Ethiopian Airlines in Israel

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa has chosen TAL Aviation Israel as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for the Israeli market.

Ethiopian Airlines operates two daily flights between Tel Aviv, Israel and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and from there, passengers have a choice of over 90 worldwide destinations to connect onto with Ethiopian Airlines. Amongst the most popular destinations in the Israeli market are the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Bangkok, Mumbai, Delhi, Hong Kong and Sao Paulo.

Ethiopian Airlines operates a full service in Economy Class and Business Class on its Tel Aviv line with a significant number of connecting flights operated by new Dreamliner aircraft. Ethiopian, a member of the Star Alliance has a fleet of over 80 aircraft, with 50 aircraft on order and an approximate average aircraft age of 5 years.

As Ethiopian's GSA, TAL Aviation will be managing the commercial activities of Ethiopian in Israel, providing full support to the travel agents.

About Ethiopian

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing airline in Africa. In its seven decades of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.

Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, and Bombardier Q-400 double cabin. Ethiopian was the first airline in Africa to own and operate each of these aircraft.

Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers: Ethiopian Domestic and Regional Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline; Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average annual growth of 25% in the past seven years.

About TAL Aviation Group

TAL Aviation is a Global Airline Representation organization with almost 40 offices covering over 50 countries throughout Europe, Asia, the Pacific and The Americas. TAL Aviation's core business & activity is the representation, distribution & sales of over 35 international airlines, both passenger & cargo; management of over 20 international hotel, cruise, car rental suppliers & products sold and distributed throughout its worldwide network; distributors for IATA and ARC reporting programs making more airlines and travel solutions available to the travelling public; Destination Marketing – developing marketing strategies to establish a strong presence of major tourism authorities in new locations; A-La-Carte Modular Solutions – offering organizations individual and multiple modular marketing and management services on an ad-hoc or long-term basis, adapted and priced to accommodate limited budgets; Smartphone Applications – TAL Travel App, a worldwide smartphone application making travelling fun and easy; PR - launching international campaigns for local markets & coordination of media planning, buying, graphic design & production.