Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flagship national carrier, has been experiencing impressive growth by most measures. The Airline is continually adding planes to its fleet, is expanding the number of international destinations to which it flies, and is generally ranked as one of the most profitable airlines in Africa. Despite the Airline’s promising growth, the same cannot be said of the country’s private airline industry. Ethiopia’s private domestic airlines have had difficulty reaching the consumer market, especially compared to countries like Kenya and Tanzania. EBR’s Berihun Mekonnen explores the reasons why this is the case.