Ethiopian planners evaluated eight alternative sites for the Bishoftu International Airport, including several that would have cost less than half the price of the Abusera project now being built.

One of Ethiopia’s Sukhoi Su-30K fighters at Harar Meda Airport in Bishoftu province. Credit: Ethiopian Defense Force Ethiopia has acquired a pair of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fourth-generation ...

Addis Ababa, January 6, 2026 (ENA)—Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew has announced that the highly anticipated groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bishoftu Mega International Airport is ...

Addis Ababa, September 11, 2025 (ENA) – Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mesfin Tasew, announced that the new Bishoftu International Airport is projected to be completed within five years, with the goal ...