While perhaps not cutting edge at this point, Ethiopian Airlines has just announced a nice improvement to their onboard product.
Continue reading: Ethiopian Airlines Adds Inflight Wifi On A350s
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Their Business product on 350 and 787 are almost identical, but the 350 just felt better and more private. Glad they are adding wifi on the 350 product.
Meaning they are using GX Aviation? Then basically OnAir 2.
The speed seems to be similar to that of Panasonic.
“I would imagine this is intended to facilitate purchasing wifi with cash, though I can’t imagine that will be that popular.”
Ben, for a guy who travels as much as you do around the planet , I’m surprised you wouldn’t see that a lot of cultures remain cash-dominant, thus the reason to accept cash for airport and on-board purchases.
Does this plane still have the call buttons where the elbow goes? My one flight on one, an overnight, it was constant from boarding to arrival, except a stretch in the middle I convinced the FAs to mute the sound.
I wish Ethiopian Airlines all the success it deserves once it turns forever the page of Boeing Aircrafts and goes for Airbus because it is the best African Airline and expats working in Subsaharian Africa usually choose to fly with Ethiopian Airlines.
First of all what do you "Cutting Edges"? Ethiopian did compromise in its 737 max fleets, it was all boeings faults! And I didn't like the way you said "They’re one of Africa’s all-around best and most global airlines." Ethiopian is one of the best airlines GLOBALLY! It even flies to more countries than Emirates!(Check the wikepedia page: Airlines by number of countries served!) Whether you like it or not Ethiopian is growing and will beat up asses of many European and American airlines!
Easy cowboy.
It was a clean and valid compliment.
No cause for you to wet your diaper.
ET having surpassed Kenya Airways about 3-4 years ago as the premier African airline, and competing globally, is what it is.
If you think ET compares with EK, you’re definitely smoking crack, yabaa, or whatever cheap narcotic is available in your region.
Yawn.....
Ato Nahom,
While I am as proud of ET as any fellow Ethiopian, they still have quite a ways to go before their hard and soft product on par with the top tier of EK, EY, QR, LH, etc., etc. Their continued habit of last-minute equipment swaps doesn't help. But nevertheless I fly them whenever I can; I may need to get from Buenos Aires to Yangon this January and ET is looking like the fastest and cheapest way of getting there.
I know Addis Ababa Airport does not belong to Ethiopian Airlines but God, can someone from ET tell the Airport Authority to sort out THE MESS at that airport PLEASE!!!