Ethiopian Airlines CEO honored with Prestigious AviaDev Award

Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines’ Group CEO, has been honoured with the prestigious Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contribution to route development and African aviation.

The award has been presented to Tasew during the grand AviaDev Africa 2025 ceremony that gathered over 500 high profile delegates from across Africa and beyond in Zanzibar. This distinguished recognition celebrates Tasew’s years of exceptional contribution, and continuing impact on the airline’s success.

It also highlights Tasew’s commendable leadership that is making a change beyond Ethiopian Airlines.

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Expressing his gratitude Tasew said, “The joy I feel for receiving the Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award is twofold. This award is more than an honor as it is named after Africa’s father of aviation, Ethiopian Airlines’ former CEO and my mentor.”

He added, “This award is a testament to the collaborative effort of the entire Ethiopian Airlines’ team. As a Pan-African airline we strive to realize a well-connected Africa and such recognition strengthens our commitment to do more. Taking this opportunity, I would like to reaffirm my personal and Ethiopian Airlines’ commitment to the enhancement of the aviation industry in the continent.”

Under Mesfin’s visionary guidance, Ethiopian Airlines has established itself as a prominent airline group in the aviation sector by attaining significant milestones, setting industry standards for excellence, and reaffirming its commitment to connecting cultures and fostering international collaboration.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.