ETHIOPIAN acquires new generation
flight simulator
By Addis Mulugeta
Ethiopian Airlines continues to demonstrate their
leadership in the aviation training arena with the commissioning
of their new Boeing 737 Next Generation flight simulator. The
state of the art device was purchased from Oklahoma, USA based
company Flight Safety International (FSI), at a price of approximately
15 million USD. “The acquisition of the simulator is the
result of the cooperative efforts of ETHIOPIAN, Boeing, Flight
Safety, and others, said Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines,”
Girma Wake, during the inauguration ceremony on February 5, 2008.
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Ethio-Kenya power
connection to commence in April
By Groum Abate
A project that is being carried out to connect Kenya to Ethiopia,
via interlinking of national electricity grids through Moyale, a
bordering town, will be implemented starting from April this year,
according to Callixte Kambanda, the executive secretary of the Eastern
Africa Power Pool (EAPP). EAPP aims to connect seven COMESA countries.
Regional economies plan to use at least 13 billion birr to help
them ease energy shortages in a programme that aims to lower electricity
costs and improve infrastructure.
House imposes 150% tax on hide and skin
exports
By Kirubel Tadesse
The House of People’s Representatives has passed a proclamation
to toll export taxes up to 150% on raw and semi-processed hides
and skins, at its 16th regular session on Thursday, February 07,
2008.
The proclamation rates and basis of computation states that raw
hide and skin shall be levied 150% of its value and wet blue cow
hides is levied at 20%. Pickled sheep skins are levied 10%, with
wet blue sheep and wet blue goat skins also levied 5%. The house
passed the bill in first reading as per proposed motion to do so
despite opposition Members of Parliament request to examine the
proclamation in standing committees.
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