Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest aviation firm, was established on 21 December 1945. Executing its first operations on 8 April 1946, the airline associated itself with the global network, expanding its services and currently serves more than 150 destinations around the world. The firm currently has a fleet of 135 aircraft (according to planespotters.net), with the average age of an aircraft being 8.3 years. This flag carrier of Ethiopia is one of the largest airlines in terms of the number of countries served.