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| Haile Selassie the First - December 4, 1962 |
Today, as We welcome the arrival of Ethiopian Air Lines' two Jet aircraft,
which have just touched for the first time on Ethiopian soil, Our nation
moves one step closer the day of her full entry into the commercial jet
age. The newly-arrived Boeing 720-B Jet aircraft will operate from this
airport, connect Ethiopia with the rest of the African continent, with
Europe and the Middle East. In a little over a month, the will be placed in
service on Ethiopian Air Lines' existing international air routes.
Simultaneously, a new route will be established linking Ethiopia with Spain
by direct service.
We trust that when the execution of the construction work is completed
other International Carriers will utilize this modern airport and that they
will be afforded adequate services. We have on many occasions
emphasized the high significance which must be placed on increasingly
accelerated progress in transport and communication, on stimulating the
flow of travellers from other lands who will voyage to Ethiopia, whether
as businessmen seeking investments here, or as tourists coming to view
and enjoy our natural beauty and ancient monuments. Let no one
underestimate the impact which this revolution in transportation must have
upon Ethiopia and her people. Let no one underestimate the challenge
which this poses for Us all.
But it is only by meeting and resolving ever more difficult and complicated
problems that a man or a nation grows. Ethiopian Air Lines, which only
fifteen years ago inaugurated its services with small two-engined aircraft
attaining a maximum speed of 256 kilometres per hour, has progressed to
the integration of these four-eingine jet airplanes which cruise at about 950
kilometers per hour. We are equally confident that Ethiopia will meet and
solve the many other problems which beset her in the modern world.
No single man or group of men can claim sole or major responsibility for
the continued success Ethiopia's national carrier has enjoyed. Without the
concerted efforts and the unflagging energy of the personnel of Ethiopian
Air Lines, of those in Our Government charged with responsibility for civil
aviation affairs, of those who have served on the Air Lines' Board of
Directors, of the many foreign experts and technicians who have given
unstintingly of their services, this day would not have been achieved. We
must, however, make special mention of Trans World Airlines which,
under the Contract executed in the very earliest day of Ethiopian Air Lines'
existence, has played a vital role in providing management personnel and
expert assistance and advice. We welcome today to Ethiopia Mr. Charles
tillinghast, President of Trans World Airlines, and express to him Our
personal appreciation for the happy relations which have existed in the past
between Trans World Air Lines and Ethiopian Air Lines, relations which
We are confident will continue into the future. We must also mention the
names of Mr. W. G. Golien and Mr. Victor H. Harrel, Jr., who served as
successive General Managers of the Air Lines for more than a dozen years
and to whose imagination, energy and devotion must be accorded a large
measure of Ethiopian Air Lines success.
We welcome as passengers aboard this aircraft a number of distingished
visitors. We wish them a pleasant stay in Ethiopia and We trust they will
carry away with them warm memories of their visit to Ethiopia. We thank
His Highness Dejazmach Mengesha Seyoum who in the early stages of this
important Civil Aviation and the management and personnel of Ethiopian
Air Lines for the labours which have produced the events of this
memorable day.
We are pleased to note that so many of Our youth have attained
proficiency in the techniques and execution of this ever increasingly
complicated and rapidly advancing science of aviation.
We are most thankful to Almighty God for His ever Helping Hand in Our
efforts to accomplish Our programme for the development of Our
Country.
which have just touched for the first time on Ethiopian soil, Our nation
moves one step closer the day of her full entry into the commercial jet
age. The newly-arrived Boeing 720-B Jet aircraft will operate from this
airport, connect Ethiopia with the rest of the African continent, with
Europe and the Middle East. In a little over a month, the will be placed in
service on Ethiopian Air Lines' existing international air routes.
Simultaneously, a new route will be established linking Ethiopia with Spain
by direct service.
We trust that when the execution of the construction work is completed
other International Carriers will utilize this modern airport and that they
will be afforded adequate services. We have on many occasions
emphasized the high significance which must be placed on increasingly
accelerated progress in transport and communication, on stimulating the
flow of travellers from other lands who will voyage to Ethiopia, whether
as businessmen seeking investments here, or as tourists coming to view
and enjoy our natural beauty and ancient monuments. Let no one
underestimate the impact which this revolution in transportation must have
upon Ethiopia and her people. Let no one underestimate the challenge
which this poses for Us all.
But it is only by meeting and resolving ever more difficult and complicated
problems that a man or a nation grows. Ethiopian Air Lines, which only
fifteen years ago inaugurated its services with small two-engined aircraft
attaining a maximum speed of 256 kilometres per hour, has progressed to
the integration of these four-eingine jet airplanes which cruise at about 950
kilometers per hour. We are equally confident that Ethiopia will meet and
solve the many other problems which beset her in the modern world.
No single man or group of men can claim sole or major responsibility for
the continued success Ethiopia's national carrier has enjoyed. Without the
concerted efforts and the unflagging energy of the personnel of Ethiopian
Air Lines, of those in Our Government charged with responsibility for civil
aviation affairs, of those who have served on the Air Lines' Board of
Directors, of the many foreign experts and technicians who have given
unstintingly of their services, this day would not have been achieved. We
must, however, make special mention of Trans World Airlines which,
under the Contract executed in the very earliest day of Ethiopian Air Lines'
existence, has played a vital role in providing management personnel and
expert assistance and advice. We welcome today to Ethiopia Mr. Charles
tillinghast, President of Trans World Airlines, and express to him Our
personal appreciation for the happy relations which have existed in the past
between Trans World Air Lines and Ethiopian Air Lines, relations which
We are confident will continue into the future. We must also mention the
names of Mr. W. G. Golien and Mr. Victor H. Harrel, Jr., who served as
successive General Managers of the Air Lines for more than a dozen years
and to whose imagination, energy and devotion must be accorded a large
measure of Ethiopian Air Lines success.
We welcome as passengers aboard this aircraft a number of distingished
visitors. We wish them a pleasant stay in Ethiopia and We trust they will
carry away with them warm memories of their visit to Ethiopia. We thank
His Highness Dejazmach Mengesha Seyoum who in the early stages of this
important Civil Aviation and the management and personnel of Ethiopian
Air Lines for the labours which have produced the events of this
memorable day.
We are pleased to note that so many of Our youth have attained
proficiency in the techniques and execution of this ever increasingly
complicated and rapidly advancing science of aviation.
We are most thankful to Almighty God for His ever Helping Hand in Our
efforts to accomplish Our programme for the development of Our
Country.
| Chapter XII |
| Receiving Boeing Jets Dec. 04, 1962 |
| Transportation & Communication |