Isibhedlela iBlack Lion, okuyisibhedlela esikhulu kunazo zonke e-Ethiopia, sinesizathu sokugubha uKhisimusi kusenesikhathi, njengoba iBoeing ithe isebenzisane ne-Ethiopian Airlines kanye neSeattle Anesthesia Outreach (SAO) kuleli sonto ukulethwa kwemishini yokubulala izinzwa edingeka kakhulu esibhedlela. I-Ethiopian Airlines kubikwa ukuthi izoletha imishini yasesibhedlela isebenzisa indiza yayo yohlobo olude, i-777-200.
"I-Boeing nabalingani bayo bezindiza bebesebenza ndawonye ukugcwalisa lokho ngezinye izikhathi okungenalutho kwempahla ukusiza ukuletha usizo kubantu emhlabeni jikelele," kusho uLiz Warman, umqondisi we-Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship esifundeni saseNyakatho-ntshonalanga. “Inkampani yethu inomlando emizamweni yokusiza abantu. Uhlelo lwethu lwe-Humanitarian Delivery Flights lungenye indlela esingaqhubeka ngayo nokusebenzisa izinsiza zethu ukuze sisize labo abaswele.”
"Selokhu yasungulwa, i-Ethiopian Airlines ibizibandakanya emisebenzini eyahlukene yezinkampani ezibophezelekile emphakathini, esekela imizamo yomphakathi kanye nemizamo yokuthuthukisa," kusho u-Ato Girma Wake, oyi-CEO ye-Ethiopian Airlines. “Izindiza zethu asiziboni njengeziwumthombo wenkampani yethu yezindiza kuphela, kodwa futhi ziwumthombo wenkonzo ebalulekile kubantu base-Ethiopia nalapho singasebenzisa khona lowo mthombo ngendlela efana nalena; kuqinisekisa ngempela ukuzibophezela kwethu ekwenzeni izibopho zomphakathi noma nini nanoma kuphi lapho singakwazi khona.”
Ngokomkhiqizi wezindiza ezinze ezinze eWashington, i-Ethiopian Airlines entsha engu-777-200LR (yesibili kuma-777-200LRs amahlanu e-oda) izoletha cishe u-12,000 pounds (5,443 kg) wezinsiza zokwelapha, ikakhulukazi imishini yokubulala izinzwa, amamonitha kanye nezincwadi, kusukela. I-Seattle Anesthesia Outreach esibhedlela iBlack Lion e-Addis Ababa, e-Ethiopia. Isibhedlela iBlack Lion yisibhedlela esikhulu kunazo zonke e-Ethiopia kanye nesibhedlela esikhulu kunazo zonke sokufundisa eNyuvesi yase-Addis Medical School.
“Sijabulile ngethuba lokusebenza ne-Boeing ne-Ethiopian Airlines ukuze sisebenzise le ndiza ukuze sisekele imizamo yethu e-Ethiopia,” kusho uDkt. Mark Cullen, iphini likamongameli kanye nomsunguli we-SAO. "Lezi zidingo zizoba bucayi uma ithimba lodokotela abangu-20 liya e-Ethiopia ngoFebhuwari njengengxenye yohambo lwethu oluqhubekayo lokusiza abantu esifundeni."
U-Boeing uphinde wathi izinto eziningi zokwelapha ezithunyelwa e-Ethiopia zanikelwa yi-Swedish Medical Center, okuwumhlinzeki wezempilo omkhulu kunabo bonke futhi obanzi kakhulu ongenzi nzuzo endaweni enkulu yaseSeattle. Ngaphezu komnikelo wezinsiza zokwelapha, odokotela abasebenzisana nabo abayi-12 nabasebenzi basemtholampilo abavela e-Swedish banikele ngesikhathi seholide ukuze bazinikele njengengxenye yohambo lwe-SAO lokusiza abantu oluya e-Ethiopia.
Ngokuka-Boeing, uhlelo lwayo lwe-Humanitarian Delivery Flights (HDF) luwumzamo wokubambisana phakathi kwe-Boeing, amakhasimende endiza kanye nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ukuletha usizo lobuntu emhlabeni wonke emiphakathini edinga usizo noma esesimweni esibucayi. “Izimpahla zosizo zilayishwa endaweni engenalutho yezindiza ezintsha ezilethwa futhi ziyiswe lapho ikhasimende liya khona.”
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Ethiopian Airlines iveze ukuzibophezela kwayo njengefemu enesibopho sokusekela imisebenzi yezenhlalakahle efanele, eklanyelwe ukusiza ukwakha izimpilo ezisimeme zabantu ngabanye, umphakathi kanye nomphakathi uwonke. Ngokwenza kanjalo, ishiye uphawu ezinhlelweni ezinkulu zokuxhumana nabantu.
