Ethiopian Airlines formerly Ethiopian Air Lines, often referred to as simply Ethiopian, is an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 headquartered on the grounds of Bole International Airport

Bole International Airport

Addis Ababa Bole International Airport serves the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The airport is located in the Bole area, south east of Addis Ababa City Centre and north of Debre Zeyit...

 in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

. It serves as the country's flag carrier

Flag carrier

A flag carrier is a transportation company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given country, enjoys preferential rights or privileges, accorded by the government, for international operations. It may be a state-run, state-owned or private but...

, and is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia. Ethiopian operates under the IATA airline designator ET and the ICAO airline designator ETH; its callsign is ETHIOPIAN. From its hub in Bole International Airport the airline serves a network of 64 international destinations and 16 domestic ones.