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ANNUAL REPOR T 2004-05
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on the FUTURE Management Board of Ethiopian Airlines................................... 2
CEO’s Message............................................................................................. 3
Finance.............................................................................................................. 13
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
C E O ’s M E S S A G E
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t is my great pleasure to report yet another year of record In terms of cost reduction two items continued to dominate
revenue and operating profits at Ethiopian Airlines. our agenda: fuel cost and distribution cost. It seems high fuel
Operating revenue surpassed the 4 billion mark for the cost will be with us for a while. Our short-term measures
first time ever reaching 4.3 billion Birr, a 26.5% increase include fuel surcharges and close monitoring of operations
as compared to the previous budget year. Operating profit for to fly the shortest possible distance. We have completed a
the period was 377 million Birr, a 40% increment as compared study on what percentage of our fuel consumption to hedge
to last year’s 269 million Birr. The growth in revenue and and at what price point. It will be implemented in the coming
operating profits was a result of a 26% increase in the number budget year.
of passengers and a 12.6% rise in freight carried during the As for distribution costs, we are benefiting from the training
period. As always revenue from services provided to other conducted in the previous budget year to our staff and
airlines, particularly from maintenance and engineering, partners (travel agents) to eliminate wastage from the booking
contributed significantly to the bottom line. and ticketing process. The results are encouraging. The cost
In order to take revenue and operating profit growth to new structure of distribution costs is an industry-wide issue that
heights, we placed a firm order of 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliners we actively participate in consultations and negotiations.
worth 1.3 billion US dollars in list prices becoming the first And finally, we have always attributed our success to the
airline in Africa to do so. The first batch of the aircraft will be support of our customers, members of the Management
delivered in 2008 and Ethiopian will be only the second airline Board, the government of Ethiopia, and the skill and dedication
in the world to operate this ultra-modern jetliner cementing of our staff. During the report period, we have continued to
our position as Africa’s aviation pioneer. provide training and development programs to our staff to
The Change Management Team we have established secure our competitive position in African aviation.
during the previous budget year to reposition the airline in
consultation with Ernst & Young and SH&E has started to
implement the recommendations of the consultants and to
communicate our vision to all stake holders.
A new trend in African skies is the appearance of the major
airlines serving routes in Africa which they considered as un-
profitable previously. We are taking precautionary measures Girma Wake
aimed at frequency increment, service differentiation and Chief Executive Officer
cost efficiency. Our focus during the period was improving
customer service by delivering more frequencies, convenient
departure and arrival times. I am happy to report that we are
on the right track.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Ato Tewolde Gebre Mariam Ato Getachew Tadesse Ato Abate Gidafe Captain Tesfaye Ambaye
Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Executive Officer,
Marketing and Sales Customer Services Maintenance and Engineering Flight Operations
Wzo. Frehiwot Worku Ato Kinfe Kahssaye Ato Mesfin Tassew Ato Haileleul Mulugeta
Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Chief Information Officer General Counsel
Human Resources Management Corporate Planning & Dev’t
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DESTINATIONS
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ANNUAL REPOR T 2004-05
The increase in flight frequencies has resulted in a 19.2% • Increasing cargo services revenue
increase in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) to 7.24 million. • Increasing ancillary services revenue
Number of passengers carried on international routes during • Service enhancement
the report period was 1.25 million passengers. • Advanced revenue management system
In addition to the growth strategy pursued by Ethiopian, • Cost efficiency measures.
streamlining the network by reducing stopovers is another
facet of the strategy to increase customer satisfaction. Among A. Increasing Cargo Services Revenue
the streamlined routes is the Washington DC flight. The New Scheduled cargo flights between African destinations of
York stopover on the service to Washington DC was removed. the Airline and European routes have been increased. More
All flights to Dubai were made non-stop. The flight to Riyadh frequency is necessary to meet the growing demand of flowers,
was also cancelled to streamline the service to Jeddah. fruits and vegetables from Ethiopia. That in turn will create an
inbound cargo capacity. Ethiopian Airlines together with its
B. Domestic Passenger Operations European cargo General Sales Agents (GSA) is marketing that
Given the mountainous nature of Ethiopia’s topography, the capacity aggressively.
hallmark of the Airlines’ domestic strategy is based on two main To facilitate smooth handling of the increase in freight
objectives. As most of the country is not easily accessible to traffic, construction of a new modern cargo terminal that
other modes of transport, providing an affordable and reliable was began in July 2003 at a cost of 239 million Birr will be
domestic air transport efficiently is the first priority. Secondly, ready for service in the next budget year. When completed,
promoting tourism to Ethiopia demands providing a seamless the terminal will have a capacity of 104,000 tons per annum
link between international and domestic networks. and will be equipped with an impressive 1,500 square metres
During the report period Ethiopian Airlines transported cold room designed to accommodate a turnover of 130 tons
304 thousand passengers, an 11% increase compared to the of palletized cargo per day.
same period of last year.
To cater to the growing needs of domestic travellers and to B. Increasing Ancillary Services Revenue
better satisfy the needs of the international tourist, Ethiopian Ethiopian’s ancillary services consist primarily of engineering
introduced daily jet services to Bahar-Dar and Makelle. The and maintenance services provided to other airlines in the
average number of weekly domestic flights during the report region. The Maintenance and Engineering Division is a United
period was 108. States Federal Aviation Administration approved maintenance
centre (FAA license number ETIY102F).
C. Cargo Operations Increasing the revenue and profit from ancillary services and
Cargo uplift during the financial year 2004/05 rose by 20% diversifying the revenue stream is a top priority of Ethiopian.
as compared to the pervious year. Significant portion of this During the financial year 2004/05, major maintenance and
increase was attributed to increase in demand for cargo structural repair work was undertaken on aircraft and engines
transport to/from Amsterdam, Entebbe, Hong Kong, Rome, operated by African airlines such as ADC (Nigeria), Air West
and Stockholm. (The Sudan), Angola Air, African Express (Kenya), Bell view
A surge in flower export from Ethiopia and import from (Nigeria), Blue Bird (Kenya), Cameroon Airlines, Chanchangi
China and Europe to destinations in Africa has contributed to
the surge.
To provide for this expanding freight market, a study on
the feasibility of converting the Airline’s B757-260 aircraft from
passenger to cargo is completed and schedule for the coming
budget year.
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(Nigeria), Congo Presidential Aviation, DASAB (Nigeria), EAS Another ancillary service is the Spray Services Division
(Nigeria), Fresh Air (Nigeria), Air Gabon, Mahfooz (Gambia), that provides agricultural spray services to farmers in Ethiopia
Mid Air (The Sudan), LAM (Mozambique), Rwanda Air Force, and neighbouring countries. The skill set required to manage
SLOK Air (Gambia), Space world (Nigeria), Sudan Airways (The and run such an operation and the competitive advantages
Sudan), TAAG (Angola), and TCAA (Tanzania). required to be profitable in the agricultural services sector
Aerovista, Dolphin Air, Silver Air and AVE.COM Aviation are different from those of an airline operation. Ethiopian will
of the United Arab Emirates, Saudia (Saudi Arabia), Air RUM make necessary arrangements to phase out the division in the
(Jordan), YJV (Yemen) and Yemenia Airways are airlines of near future but will transfer employees of the unit to other
the Middle East that have chosen Ethiopian as their units of Ethiopian.
maintenance centre.
To significantly boost Ethiopian’s technical maintenance C. Service Enhancement
capacity a new 7,200 square metre state-of-the-art Ethiopian approach to enrich the quality of service that
maintenance hangar capable of accommodating two B767 it provides to its customers focuses on fleet renewal and
size aircraft simultaneously will be ready for service in the renovation, onboard service, flight schedule, loyalty program,
coming budget year. and the delivery aspect of the service by emphasizing
Aviation training is another area where Ethiopian maintains frontline staff training, process re-engineering and customer
a worldwide competitive advantage. The multi-national relationship management.
aviation training centre, established in 1967, regularly provides The phasing in of five new aircraft, phasing out of four older
training on aviation maintenance, cabin crew, travel marketing, airplanes during the previous budget year and introduction
and pilot training. The African Civil Aviation Commission has of a brand new Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft
selected the centre as the training centre for English-speaking has contributed significantly to the on-time performance and
Africa since 1975. So far aircraft maintenance technicians from onboard customer service. The much anticipated arrival of the
47 countries and pilots from 35 countries were trained and first batch of the ten B787 Dreamliner aircraft in 2008 will play
licensed by the centre. a major role in this regard.
Discussions are underway with Alteon Training L.L.C. (a
wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company within
Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ Commercial Aviation Services
- CAS) to upgrade the training facility into an institution that
trains aviation professionals meeting the requirements of the
aviation industry of the 21st century.
In addition to catering to pilot training requirements of
Ethiopian, the B767 /757 Simulator Training Center is another D. ShebaMiles Loyalty Programme
source of revenue. Pilots of Alitalia (Italy), Bell view (Nigeria), During the report period, member enrollment of Ethiopian’s
Cape Verde Airways, Kenya Airways, Air Madagascar, Air ShebaMiles frequent flyer programme surpassed 71,000 active
Mozambique and Air Zimbabwe are proud customers of the members from 171 countries. Nigeria with 24% and Ethiopia
simulator facility. with 16% are the top domicile of members. The rest of Africa
contributes 28%, followed by Europe with 12%, the Americas
9% and Asia 4% and the Middle East 4%.
As compared to the previous budget year, ShebaMiles
membership has increased by 40%. Such robust membership
growth indicates the interest the programme has created and
customer loyalty that was brought about by the program.
E. Revenue Management
Although the trend in the aviation industry is towards falling
fares due to pricing pressures from low cost carriers and rising
costs due to persistently high fuel charges, during the past
year the tendency at Ethiopian is that of yield and load factor
B767/757 Simulator. increment at a time of capacity growth of 19%.
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This capacity increase is attributed mainly to the increase in 1996 and upgraded in 2001, the Eagle 32 Flight Planning
in flight frequencies and modernization of Ethiopians’ fleet System makes recommendations from where to uplift fuel and
as stressed earlier. The yield and load factor increase was how much of it based on cost indexes supplied by Ethiopian.
primarily as a result of reaping the benefit from maturity of
the following systems and procedures instituted during the
previous budget year: V. Human Resource Development
• Upgrading of the revenue management system to PROS 5
• Strict adherence to PROS data entry procedures
• Minimum interference with PROS recommendations
• Increased confidence and acceptance of system
recommendation by regional offices.
In addition, during the fiscal year Ethiopian began
participating in the International Air Transport Association’s
(IATA) Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) in Ireland, Japan
and Malawi.
tradition of participating in major tourism exhibitions and fairs Blood donation for the Red Cross Society.
• Youth Education
• Women Empowerment
• Fighting HIV/AIDS
• Supporting medical treatment to the needy
Ethiopian staff at the Great Ethiopian Run, November 2004.
• Promoting art, culture and sports
Dr. Shewalem, Ethiopian sponsored medical student receiving award from the
Chief Executive Officer, Ato Girma Wake. Ethiopian employees with Cheshire home children.
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ANNUAL REPOR T 2004-05
FINANCE
OVERVIEW OF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Financials (Cont’d.)
FINANCIAL (000’s)
Operating Revenue 4,327,800 3,420,165
Operating Expenses 3,950,461 3,150,900
Gross Operating Profit (Loss) 377,339 269,265
Non Operating Income/(Expenses)-Net 67,427 (38,157)
Net Profit (Loss) Before Tax 309,912 231,108
STATISTICAL
Revenue Passengers Carried 1,552,187 1,230,121
Passenger Kms. (‘000) 4,952,960 3,836,728
Available Seat Kms. (‘000) 7,244,261 6,075,922
Freight Ton Kms. (‘000) 230,601 199,224
Total Revenue Ton Kms. excluding Freight 556,172 427,398
Available Ton Kms. (‘000) 1,425,261 1,156,254
ASK / RPK
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
Millions
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
-
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
ASK RPK
ATK / RTK
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
Millions
800
600
400
200
ATK RTK
70.00
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
-
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
350,000 Domestic
Middle East
303,289
291,815
Western Africa
300,000 Eastern Africa 278,663
215,407
PASSENGER NUMBER
150,000
U.S America
56,775
-
Central Eastern South U.S Western
Domestic Europe Far East Middle East
Africa Africa Africa America Africa
REGION
18,000
16,000
11,961
12,000
10,000
8,000
Eastern Africa Far East Western Africa
5,362 5,748 5,949
6,000
REGION
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Risk Management
Ethiopian Airlines adopts a five step risk management cycle adapted from international best practices and for the time being
concentrates on specific risks associated with Fuel, Interest rate and currencies.
As an Enterprise operating in many countries with major operations in Africa, currency risk is the risk that the company suffers
losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates, partially attributable to the inability to repatriate its funds as a result of
adverse economic condition or actions taken by governments in the relevant country.
The enterprise thus works through its area managers and airline industry organizations to quickly repatriate its funds and provide
early warnings on such conditions, along with reporting the situations of senior management. The current currency composition
of the company’s cash is 77.7% in hard currencies of USD, EUR and GBP, 12.7% in African currencies, 7% in Ethiopian Birr and the
other currencies account 2.6%.
Recently the company has established hedging policies for jet fuel price and interest rate risks.
Jet fuel price being the major expenditure of the airline, the company manages this risk using the swap, cap and collar options
for a maximum period of two years on rolling basis and the maximum to be hedged is 75% of the annual total uplift. Currently
the airline is monitoring the movement of jet fuel price to exercise the hedging.
Since the end of 2003 the airline acquired a total of five Aircraft and four spare engines for which the company opted to use the
floating interest rate due to the low rates prevailing at the times. But now since interest rates are on the rising the options of
swap, collar and subsidized swap are under evaluation so that a hedging exercise is done in the next budget year. It was planned
to hedge between 50% up to 100% of the total loan balance.
Charter 6%
Financials (Cont’d.)
Others 14.30%
Fuel Cost Maintenance Handling Landing and overflying Crew cost Depreciation and lease charge Pax service Others
275.00
270.00
265.00
COST PER ATK
260.00
255.00
250.00
245.00
240.00
235.00
230.00
YEAR
Financials (Cont’d.)
Financials (Cont’d.)
Financials (Cont’d.)
RATIO ANALYSIS
A. Liquidity Ratios
C. Leverage Ratios
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ANNUAL REPOR T 2004-05
BALANCE SHEET
AT 30 JUNE 2005
2004
Notes Birr Birr Birr
ASSETS EMPLOYED
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 1b)(i), 2 4,327,266,334 3,321,642,175
INVESTMENTS
STANDING DEPOSITS 1b)(ii), 3 17,647,419 18,051,043
1b)(iii) 223,691,371 173,526,017
The principal accounting policies adopted by the Enterprise, which are consistent with those applied in the preceding year,
are stated below.
a) Basis of preparation
i) These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
They are prepared under the historical cost convention.
Except as otherwise stated below, all major assets are valued at market prices, which management considers to be fair
values.
• Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost or valuation less accumulated depreciation, excepting
capital items whose individual unit costs are less than the following amounts, which are charged to operating
expenses:-
Birr
Ground equipment 5,000
Tools 1,200
Neon signs 6,000
Computerized equipment 5,000
Improvements to buildings 20,000
Modification expenses on:
JT9D-7R4E engines 50,000
FW2040 engines 50,000
737 aircraft 200,000
767-200 aircraft 200,000
757 aircraft 200,000
ATR-42 aircraft 100,000
Fokker-50 aircraft 100,000
DHC 6 50,000
Modification costs after the terminal dates are expensed in the year they are incurred.
• Other property
This is depreciated in the following periods:-
Radios, field passenger equipment and other similar items - 5 years.
Office equipment and furniture - 10 to 15 years.
Motorized vehicles and equipment - 5 years.
Buildings - 7 to 20 years.
Improvements to government owned buildings - 10 years.
Improvements to leasehold property over the term of the lease.
ii) Investments
Investments are stated at cost less provisions, which approximates their fair values.
These comprise long term security deposits held by hotels, hospitals and similar institutions.
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Pre-delivery expenses in connection with the acquisition of new aircraft are amortized over a period of twelve
years, while the miscellaneous deferred charges are amortized over different periods of between four and eight
years.
v) Stock
Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined on a simple average basis less
provision for stock obsolescence. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of
business, less the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
vi) Debtors
Trade debtors are recognized and carried at original invoice amounts less a provision for any uncollectible
amounts. An estimate for doubtful debts is made when collection for the full amount is no longer probable. Bad
debts are written off against the related provision for doubtful debts.
These comprise cash on hand and in banks and short term deposits which are held to maturity and carried at cost
plus interest less provision for currency fluctuation.
viii) Creditors
Liabilities for trade and other amounts payable are carried at cost which is considered to be the fair value to be
paid in the future for goods and services received.
Passenger ticket and cargo airway bill sales are recorded as current liabilities in the unearned transportation
account until recognized as revenue when the transportation services are provided. The value of unused tickets
and miscellaneous charge orders (MCOs) over eighteen months old are credited to revenue.
x) Contributions
These represent purchase incentives given by the Enterprise’s suppliers. The values are amortized over the life of
the aircraft for which the purchase incentives were obtained.
The training fees of personnel of other airlines are amortized over the duration of the training period.
c) Recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities
The Enterprise recognizes a financial asset or a financial liability on its balance sheet when, and only when, it
becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. A financial asset is derecognized when, and only
when, the control over the contractual rights is lost. A financial liability is derecognized when, and only when, it is
extinguished.
d) Revenue recognition
Unclaimed sundry liabilities over one year old are absorbed to non-operating income. All other revenues are
recognized at the time the service is provided.
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i) Loans in foreign currency used to acquire property, plant and equipment are translated into Birr at the exchange
rates ruling on the first day of June prior to the balance sheet date. Exchange losses are treated as part of the cost
of such acquisitions.
ii) Other non-current and current assets and current liabilities in foreign currency balances are translated at the
exchange rates ruling on the first day of June prior to the balance sheet date and the resultant net gain or loss is
taken to the profit and loss account.
iii) Losses or gains on recurring foreign currency transactions are directly charged or credited to the profit and loss
account.
f) Income tax
The Enterprise is exempt from income tax in accordance with the letter from the Ministry of Finance and Economic
Development dated 5 July 2002 (28 Sene 1994), Ref. No. 3/16/28/775.
g) Subsidiary
The Enterprise established a wholly owned subsidiary, incorporated in the Cayman Islands and registered in the
name of Ethiopian Leasing Limited on 7 May 2003. This subsidiary acts only as a lessor of aircraft to the Enterprise
and does not carry out any other transactions. Consequently, neither separate financial statements
were prepared for the subsidiary nor consolidated financial statements were prepared for the Enterprise and its
subsidiary as all inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated at the year end.
h) Finance lease
Leases of assets under which all the risks and benefits of ownership are substantially transferred to the lessee are
classified as finance lease in accordance with International Accounting Standard No. 17.
Lessees should recognize finance leases as assets and liabilities in their balance sheets at amounts equal at the
inception of the lease to the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease
payments.
A finance lease gives rise to a depreciation expense for the asset as well as a finance expense for each accounting
period. The depreciation policy for leased assets should be consistent with that for depreciable assets which are
owned.
During the year ended 30 June 2004, two Boeing 757 jets were sold at net book value to Ethiopian Leasing Limited
and leased back to the Enterprise (see note 2 below). The said two jets are held as collateral for the commercial
loan obtained from Barclays Bank (see note 11(c) below).
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DEPRECIATION
Flight equipment
Own 1,202,581,875 275,787,125 (47,311,770) - (3,569,031) 1,427,488,199
Leased 523,152,961 - (47,311,770) - - 570,464,731
Other property 382,383,927 46,446,086 - - (3,906,415) 424,923,598
2,108,118,763 322,233,211 - - (7,475,446) 2,422,876,528
Flight equipment
Own 2,644,160,220 3,671,221,923
Leased 324,438,203 277,741,694
Other property 284,972,615 255,540,524
3,253,571,038 4,204,504,141
Work orders in
progress 67,258,595 122,275,230
Capital goods in
transit 812,542 486,963
3,321,642,175 4,327,266,334
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c) Foreign investments include Birr 12,733,449 representing principal capitalized on the promissory note issued by the
Central Bank of Nigeria in respect of the fund of the Enterprise lying in Nigeria.
4. DEFERRED CHARGES
2004
Birr Birr
5. STOCK
2004
Birr Birr
Stock in store 142,494,717 136,413,950
Supplies stock - customer work orders 7,610,028 7,150,524
Stock of printing and stationery items 16,554,928 10,938,627
166,659,673 154,503,101
Less: Provision for stock obsolescence 43,226,082 43,226,082
123,433,591 111,277,019
Goods in transit 2,422,473 1,792,929
125,856,064 113,069,948
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b) The cash with foreign banks includes balances at three locations amounting to Birr 63,418,746 which are not readily
transferable.
c) The provision for blocked bank account represents 60% of the bank balance which has been blocked due to the
closure of a bank in Nigeria.
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9. PAID UP CAPITAL
b) The Council of Ministers authorized the Enterprise to transfer the net profits for five years (2003-2007) to paid up
capital until the paid up capital reaches the authorized level. Details amending the capital of the Enterprise are
stipulated in the Council of Ministers Regulations No. 81/2003 dated 17 January 2003.
c) The Enterprise is wholly owned by the Federal Government of Ethiopia. The capital allocated to the Enterprise is not
repayable to the Government in whole or in part, as long as the Enterprise continues trading. There are no shares and
no par value.
The amount of Birr 2,454,043,159 represents the outstanding balance at 30 June 2005 of a total loan facility of Birr
2,616,234,464 for financing 85% of the cost of five aircraft and five spare engines. Separate loan agreements were
signed for each of the five aircraft and five engines between Ethiopian Leasing Limited ( a subsidiary in the Cayman
Islands wholly owned by the Enterprise), Barclays Bank, and Export-Import Bank of the United States of America (Ex-IM
Bank). The loans are repayable over a period of twelve years in quarterly instalments together with interest computed
at floating rates. The loans are secured by the guarantee of Ex-IM Bank and pledges on the respective aircraft which
are registered in the name of Ethiopian Leasing Limited.
The amount of Birr 336,025,378 represents the outstanding balance at 30 June 2005 of a total loan facility of Birr
416,861,040 for financing 12.5% of the above mentioned cost of five aircraft and five spare engines. The remaining
2.5% of the cost is borne by the Enterprise. The loan agreements were signed between Ethiopian Leasing Limited
and Barclays Bank. The loans are repayable over a period of four years in quarterly instalments together with interest
computed at floating rates. The loans are secured against the collateral of two Boeing 757 aircraft which have been
sold to Ethiopian Leasing Limited on lease back arrangements (see note 1(h) above).
d) CBE (i)
The balance payable to CBE amounting to Birr 218,295,946 represents the outstanding balance in respect of bonds
payable to Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation through CBE. The said balance is to be repaid to CBE in quarterly
installments of Birr 29,479,339 starting from 25 February 2006 and ending on 25 November 2007 and interest is to be
paid at the rate of 7% per annum.
e) CBE (ii)
The second loan from CBE represents the disbursed portion of Birr 54,250,765 out of a total loan of Birr 164,327,054
which was obtained to finance part of the cost of construction of the cargo terminal and purchase of equipment for
the terminal. The loan is repayable over a period of 81/2 years after project implementation and grace periods of three
and half years in quarterly installments of Birr 4,833,149 and interest is to be paid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The
loan is secured against the collateral of the cargo terminal building and related equipment.
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The loan from African Development Bank obtained through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
(MoFED) amounting to BUA 28,200,000 is for the financing of the entire foreign exchange cost of the Ethiopian Airlines
Infrastructure Development Project. The loan is repayable to MoFED in Birr in 20 semi-annual installments after a grace
period of 5 years commencing 1 July 1996. Interest is to be paid at the rate of the average borrowing cost plus 2.5%
per annum on the loan disbursed and outstanding from time to time.
2004
Birr Birr
Flying operations 1,646,298,618 1,171,254,570
Direct maintenance 401,422,715 327,775,910
Depreciation of flying equipment 275,787,125 191,645,915
Rentals-leased aircraft 247,342,798 267,217,912
Promotion and sales 242,058,098 259,571,558
Passenger service 354,026,067 273,293,233
Ground operations 420,205,797 348,832,709
Indirect maintenance 41,602,397 36,785,632
Depreciation 46,446,086 48,448,970
Customer services (work orders) 38,160,947 49,425,349
Subsidiaries 41,378,431 36,431,872
General and administration 195,731,534 140,216,733
3,950,460,613 3,150,900,363
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2004
Birr Birr
Net profit for the year 309,911,749 231,107,939
Interest income (21,319,564) (7,302,834)
Interest expense 85,653,933 45,942,527
Increase in deferred charges (28,236,811) (69,703,053)
Increase in standing deposits (50,165,354) (100,365,440)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 2,643,648 1,560,108
Depreciation 322,233,211 240,094,885
Provision for doubtful debts 26,259,782 23,080,036
Provision for stock obsolescence - 10,161,478
Increase in stock (12,786,116) (15,550,656)
(Increase)/ Decrease in debtors (170,114,614) 211,505,811
Increase in creditors 249,805,447 61,838,331
Increase in unearned transportation 169,293,314 63,063,150
Increase/(Decrease) in contributions 1,092,905 (640,334)
Increase/(Decrease) in deferred liabilities 1,387,582 (879,365)
Net cash inflow from operations 885,659,112 693,912,583
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a) Credit risk
Credit risk in relation to a financial instrument is the risk that a customer, bank or other counter-party will not meet its
obligations (or not be permitted to meet them) in accordance with agreed terms.
The Enterprise’s maximum exposure to credit risk in relation to each class of recognized financial assets, is the carrying
amount of those assets as indicated in the balance sheet.
The following table indicates the concentration of credit risk in the Enterprise’s investment portfolio:-
% of total % of total
assets assets
portfolio at portfolio at
Security type 30 June 2005 30 June 2004
Foreign investments
Holdings of securities 0.26 0.35
Short term deposits 11.82 8.08
Cash with foreign banks 4.99 8.42
Current borrowings are at fixed and floating rates averaging 6.06% p.a. Investments made by the Enterprise in
various international banks generated interest income that covered the cost of borrowing by 24.89% in the year 2005
compared to 15.89% in the previous financial year.
17. COMMITMENTS
The Enterprise has commitments, not provided for in these financial statements of:-
• Birr 15,127,303,948 for the purchase of ten aircraft and spare engines;
The Enterprise has contingent liabilities of Birr 81,299,984, not provided for in these financial statements, in respect
of legal actions brought by different organizations and individuals which are contested by the Enterprise. It is not
possible to determine the outcome of these actions.
19. ESTABLISHMENT
The Enterprise was established as a public enterprise by Council of Ministers Regulations No. 216/95, amended by
Council of Ministers Regulations No. 81/2003. Its principal place of business is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and it has area
and station offices all over the world.
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ANNUAL REPOR T 2004-05
The Enterprise has no related party transactions except advances to staff amounting to Birr 7,333,950 (2004 – Birr
5,836,023) which are non – interest bearing.
24. COMPARATIVES
In order to facilitate comparisons, certain of the 2004 figures have been rearranged in these financial statements.
Ethiopian Destinations
Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) Hong Kong (China)
Accra (Ghana) Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Johannesburg (S. Africa)
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Juba (Sudan)
Bamako (Mali) Khartoum (Sudan)
Bangkok (Thailand) Kigali (Rwanda)
Beijing (China) Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
Beirut (Lebanon) Kinshasa (D. R. of Congo)
Brazzaville (Congo) Lagos (Nigeria)
Brussels (Belgium) Libreville (Gabon)
Bujumbura (Burundi) Lilongwe (Malawi)
Cairo (Egypt) Lomé (Togo)
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) London (United Kingdom)
Dakar (Senegal) Luanda (Angola)
Delhi (India) Lusaka (Zambia)
Dire Dawa (Ethiopia) Mumbai (India)
Djibouti (Rep. of Djibouti) Nairobi (Kenya)
Douala (Cameroun) N’Djamena (Chad)
Dubai (UAE) Paris (France)
Entebbe (Uganda) Rome (Italy)
Frankfurt (Germany) Stockholm (Sweden)
Guangzhou (China) Tel Aviv (Israel)
Harare (Zimbabwe) Washington D.C. (USA)
Hargeisa (Somaliland)
Destinations with
special agreements
Cape Town (South Africa) Kansas City, Kansas
Dorval, Montréal (Canada) Las Vegas, Nevada
Gaborone (Botswana) Little Rock, Arkansas
Helsinki (Finland) Los Angeles, California
Jarkata (Indonesia) Memphis, Tennessee
Kolkata (India) Miami, Florida
Manila (Philippines) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oslo (Norway) Nashville, Tennessee
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) New Orleans, Louisiana
Palermo (Italy) New York
Stockholm (Sweden) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Toronto (Canada) Omaha, Nebraska
Vancouver (Canada) Ontario, California
Windhoek (Namibia) Orlando, Florida
United States of America: Philadelphia, Pa.
Albuquerque, New Mexico Phoenix, Arizona
Atlanta, Georgia Portland, Oregon
Boston, Massachusetts Portland, Maine
Chicago, Illinois Rochester, New York
Cincinnati, Ohio Saint Louis, Missouri
Cleveland, Ohio Salt Lake City, Utah
Colorado Springs, Colorado San Antonio, Texas
Columbia, S. Carolina San Diego, California
Columbus, Ohio San Francisco, California
Dallas, Texas San Jose, California
Dayton, Ohio Santa Ana, California
Denver, Colorado Seattle, Washington
Detroit, Michigan Syracuse, New York
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tampa, Florida
Houston, Texas Tucson, Arizona
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jacksonville, Florida
NOTE: Graphics representation only. Not to scale. The actual flight paths may vary.
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