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Online application (EAU admission)
About Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is a full-service airline based in Ethiopia. In timetables it appears as ET; in flight plans as ETH. Pilots at Ethiopian Airlines fly types such as the Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 8 other types. The operation is built around Addis Ababa (ADD).
Ethiopian Airlines runs a cadet route for future pilots: the Pilot Training (Ethiopian Aviation University CPL programme). Partner for the programme: Ethiopian Aviation University. Licensed pilots can also join Ethiopian Airlines as direct-entry captains. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The four phases
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Entrance exam or interview (programme dependent)Practise this phase
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Police clearance
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Class 1 medical
Where to train for Ethiopian Airlines
One flight school has a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Ethiopian Aviation UniversityEthiopiaAirline's own academyNamed by the airline and the school
Ethiopian Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- ET / ETH1
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Hubs
- Addis Ababa (ADD)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, De Havilland Dash 8-400, Boeing 737-800SF, Boeing 767-300BDSF, Boeing 777F12
- Cadet programme
- Pilot Training (Ethiopian Aviation University CPL programme)46
- Direct entry
- Captains5
- 1Wikipedia: Ethiopian Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Wikipedia: Ethiopian Airlines fleet · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Ethiopian Airlines home · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Ethiopian Airlines careers · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5Ethiopian Airlines vacancies · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 6Ethiopian Aviation University: Commercial Pilot License · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 7Ethiopian Aviation University: admission requirements · accessed 10 Oct 2026
