Ethiopian Airlines, the leading pan-African Airline, has broken a Guinness World Record after forming the largest human image of an airplane.
The image was formed during the delivery of Africa’s first Airbus A350 XWB.
About 350 Ethiopian employees gathered at Ethiopian Maintenance hangar to create an image of the actual A350 aircraft which clearly represents an airplane consisting of a body, two wings, two engines and fins.
A team of adjudicators from World Guinness Records thoroughly checked the final shape from the airplane and a photograph displaying the arrangement was submitted.
They also measured the number of participants which is the largest in the world.
Ato Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in his remarks at the reception, said the year 2016 has been truly exciting at Ethiopian Airlines.
“Along with our 70th year anniversary celebration, we received Africa’s first A350 XWB aircraft, which is our first Airbus airplane in our fleet and another significant milestone in the history of African aviation industry.
“We are very pleased for registering our name in the Guinness World Records which has made this historic occasion even more special and colorful. We are celebrating being the first operator of Airbus A350 in Africa and the first in the world in its image forming,” he said.
Ethiopian Airlines has been a pioneer in aviation technology leadership from the jet-age in the 1960s, its history tells of many proud firsts on the continent, including introduction of this latest technology aircraft, the Airbus A350 XWB dubbed the ‘Semien Mountain.’
A Business Desk report