After the liberation of Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie I asked the United States, the United Kingdom, and France to help him to establish an airline as part of his modernization effort.
Po osvobození Etiopie od italské okupace požádal císař Haile Selassie Američany, Brity a Francouze, aby mu pomohli vybudovat leteckou společnost, ve snaze o modernizaci země.