  ethiopian airlines ( in short), formerly ethiopian air lines (eal) and often referred to as simply ethiopian, is ethiopia flag carrier and is wholly owned by the country's government. eal was founded on 21 december 1945 and commenced operations on 8 april 1946, expanding to international flights in 1951. the firm became a share company in 1965, and changed its name fro
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