Ethiopian Airlines Awards Design Consultancy Contract for Ethiopia’s New Global Hub Airport to a Consortium Led by Dar and Zaha Hadid Architects
13 August 2024 - 12:51AM
Business Wire
Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced plans to build Africa’s
largest airport in Abusera – a critical element of Ethiopian’s
15-year strategic plan to become one of the most competitive
aviation groups in the world.
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Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew
and Dar’s Director of Operations in Ethiopia Tariq Al-Qanni sign
consultancy contract for new Abusera International Airport. (Photo:
AETOSWire)
The airport’s location allows for progressive growth, empowering
the airline to meet the International Air Transport Association’s
forecasts of more than 200% growth over the next decade – growing
beyond Bole International Airport, which offers no possibilities
for significant expansion. Abusera’s lower altitude will elevate
aircraft take-off performance, while an express rail link to Addis
Ababa facilitates connectivity.
In its first phase scheduled for 2029, the airport will have
capacity for 60 million passengers annually – almost three times
Africa’s current busiest airport – creating thousands of jobs to
serve Ethiopian’s expanding customer base and fleet. Ultimately,
the airport will serve 110 million passengers annually – four times
the capacity of Bole International Airport.
Ethiopian’s CEO Mesfin Tasew stated: “With its exceptional
capacity and world-class facilities, this new airport promises to
elevate African aviation.”
To deliver this transformational new project, Ethiopian Airlines
awarded a consultancy contract to a consortium led by Dar
Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners), with Zaha Hadid
Architects (ZHA), Pascall+Watson Architects, Landrum&Brown, and
TY Lin.
Dar, TY Lin, and Landrum&Brown belong to Sidara, a global
collaborative that ranks 1st in aviation (Engineering News Record
2023). ZHA brings award-winning design capabilities and a global
track-record of acclaimed airport projects, while Pascall+Watson
Architects has successfully completed over 2,000 aviation projects
across 70 airports.
Collectively, these companies will cover technical advisory,
engineering, project management, and construction supervision
services for 600,000 m2 of passenger facilities, 126,000 m2 of
airline support facilities, two Code 4E parallel runways along with
associated airfield infrastructure, and other major airport
facilities and infrastructure.
About Ethiopian Airlines Group
Ethiopian is one of the fastest-growing airlines globally and
the largest in Africa. Building on a highly successful 78-year
track record, Ethiopian operates Africa’s most modern fleet to more
than 150 destinations across five continents.
https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/et
About Dar
Dar provides design, planning, engineering, and management
services for buildings, cities, transportation, and infrastructure
projects.
About Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Founded 45 years ago in London, ZHA offers architecture, design,
and planning services worldwide.
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