Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa and has become one of the continent's leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success. Ethiopian commands the lion share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to 80 international destinations across Africa, Europe, America, Middle East/Gulf and Asia from its hub at Addis Ababa. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years. Ethiopian joined the prestigious global airline alliance, Star Alliance in December 2011 and through this membership it gained access to many markets across the globe.