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Ethiopia
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Now I won't pretend to be
a complete stranger to the airline; a friend at
ATA, Hagos Legesse of New York, made me a gift
that I have treasured ever since. Born in
Ethiopia, Mr. Legesse is a well respected travel
consultant and an ATA Director. This timely gift
was a deluxe coffee table edition of "Bringing
Africa Together," a book that tells the story of
humble beginnings, followed by the rise of
Ethiopian Airlines to world status, through
decades of trials and tribulations, peace and
war. The recent addition of direct flights to
Addis Ababa from Washington, DC and New York/
Newark, is the latest feather in the airline's
cap. If all of this tender
loving care (TLC) I spoke of wasn't enough, on
our return flight I was presented with a
beautiful silk necktie compliments of the
airline. I've worn it with pride at every
opportunity ever since. This colorful piece of
wearable art bears a replica of a classic
stained glass window that adorns the United
Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa.
Jerry W. Bird
is President of ATA Canada Chapter, Editor and
Publisher of Africa Travel Magazine, and
Webmaster for the ATA site
www.africa-ata.org.
He is also Publisher of Air Highways Magazine,
the Journal of Open Skies www.airhighways.com
, featuring aviation, tourism, transportation
and business worldwide. His career began with
the Edmonton Journal Daily Newspaper, and
expanded into the full spectrum of media -
radio, television, magazines and Internet. He
has won international awards for creativity in
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