Iran’s airspace has been closed. As conventional warfare evolves from traditional land "battlegrounds" to dominance in the skies, we are witnessing a shift into what I call the "#battlespace" — a new strategic arena where air power defines control, and civil aviation becomes the most exposed and vulnerable victim of modern conflict.
A new addition to the vocabulary of war. #battlespace
#Iran
@Ethiopian_Aero_Club
The Ethiopian Aero Club and the Rotary Fellowship of Kites shared two unforgettable days in Hawassa; days that reminded me why aviation, at its heart, is about far more than aircraft and airports. It is about lift: lifting curiosity, lifting confidence, and lifting young people toward a future they can shape.
We brought together our high school Aero Club members and the Rotaractors from Hawassa University to do something beautifully simple: fly kites. Yet in that open sky, something larger took flight. Strangers became friends. Laughter turned into conversation. And conversation became a shared reflection on what it means to serve: to volunteer, to lead, and to commit ourselves to communities that need both compassion and courage.
For the youth, moments like this matter. A kite is often a first lesson in aerodynamics. Still, it is also a first experience of possibility, proof that what looks impossible can rise with the right guidance, teamwork, and perseverance. In Africa, where the aviation dream can feel distant to many young people, these experiences are powerful. They tell students: you belong in the sky too. They show that aviation is not only a profession, it is a pathway to science, innovation, discipline, and global citizenship.
One of the proudest highlights of the festival was seeing our Aero Club formalize a partnership agreement with the Rotary Fellowship of Kites. Even more meaningful was watching our own members step forward, take ownership, witness the signing, and represent us with grace in the open-air event. Their confidence, poise, and leadership were the true success of the weekend.
I left Hawassa immensely thrilled, but also deeply grounded in purpose. This is the work that calls to me most: creating spaces where young people can discover their potential, build friendships across institutions, and imagine a future rooted in service. It inspires me every day, and it feels genuinely like a reason to live.
በህይወቴ እጅግ በጣም inspire ከሚያደርጉኝ እና ብዙ ከምማርባቸው ባለታሪኮች አንዱ የ@Boeing መስራች ዊሊያም ቦይንግ ታሪክ ነው።
ስራ ላይ ላላችሁ ሁሉ በጣም ጠቃሚ ከሆኑ እውነተኛ ታሪኮቹ ይኼኛውን ላካፍላችሁ፡፡
ዛሬ በዓለም ላይ የCivilian እና Military (Defense) አይሮፕላኖችን እና ለጠፈር እና ህዋ የሚሆኑ መንኮራኩሮችን የሚያመርተው የዓለም ቁጥር 1 የሆነው የቦይንግ ኩባንያ፣ ከአንደኛው የዓለም ጦርነት በኋላ፣ ምንም የምርት ትዕዛዝ ሊያገኝ ባለመቻሉ፣ ኩባንያው የመዘጋት ፈተና ተደቅኖበት ነበር፡፡ መስራቹ ዊሊያም ቦይንግ እንዴት ያን ዘመን እንዳለፈው እና ም��� እንዳደረገ፣ ከ2 @Boeing Official ምንጮች ያነበብኩትን እንዳለ እነሆ!
“After WWI, there were no new orders for airplanes and it looked like there was no future for the Boeing Airplane Company. Bill Boeing believed that if he could keep the company together for two years, airplane orders would come back and the company would be a success. He paid the employees out of his own pocket and kept them busy building furniture and boats and after two years the company won a big contract for 200 planes (100 years ago last month) Bill Boeing’s faith in the company proved correct and there was no looking back."
[https://t.co/zYSMxbcqnO]
“After World War I, the military cancelled aircraft orders and civilian orders didn’t materialize since war-surplus biplanes had glutted the market. To survive, Boeing Aircraft Co. branched into building other products, including bedroom furniture and phonograph cases, as well as counters and furniture for a corset company and a confectioner’s shop.”
[A Brief History of The Boeing Company; 8th Edition]
በሀገራችን፣ ክፉ ቀናትን በጥበብ እና በትዕግስት ስለማለፍ ብዙ የጥበብ ብሂሎች አሉ፡፡
"የታገሰ ከሚስቱ ይወልዳል"፣
"እልፍ ሲሉ እልፍ ይገኛል"፣
"ቀን እስኪወጣልሽ የአባትሽ ባርያ ይግዛሽ"፣ እና እነዚህን የመሳሰሉ ብዙ ብሂሎች እና ተረኮች አሉ፡፡
ምዕራባውያን፣ “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” ይላሉ፡፡ ፖርቹጋሎችም፣ የማታቋርጥ የውሀ ጠብታ አለት ትሰረስራለች የሚል የቆየ ብሂል አላቸው፡፡
ዊሊያም ቦይንግ፣ ኩባንያውን ለመዝጋት ሁሉም ምክንያት ነበረው፡፡ በዓለም ጦርነት ምክንያት በደቀቀ ኤኮኖሚ እና ሀገራዊ ብቻ ሳይሆን ዓለም-ዓቀፋዊ እና ከአቅም በላይ በሆኑ ምክንያቶች ��ንም ነገር ማድረግ አልችልም ብሎ ሁሉን ነገር ባለበት ትቶ፣ ሠራተኞቹን አሰናብቶ፣ ድርጅቱን ለመዝጋት ሁሉም ምክንያት ነበረው፡፡
አስቡት፣ ዛሬ የእኛን አየር መንገድ ጨምሮ ዛሬ የዓለም የአቪዬሽን ኢንደስትሪ ያለ ቦይንግ ምን ሊሆን ይችል እንደነበር፡፡
ሌላው ቀርቶ፣ የአሁኑ ሌላው ���ዙፍ የኤሮስፔስ ኩባንያ @Airbus እንኳን፣ ትልቁ የመፈጠሩ ምክንያት ቦይንግ መሆኑን ስታስቡ፣ ዓለም በአቪዬሽን፣ በአየር ትራንስፖርት እና በአየር ኃይል ቴክኖሎጂ ምን ዓይነት ልትሆን ትችል እንደነበር ለማሰብ ይከብዳል፡፡ የአንድ ሰው ነገን አሻግሮ ማየት፣ በትዕግስትና በጥበብ ማለፍ፣ አይሮፕላን ከማምረት፣ የቤት እንጨት ቁሳቁስ ወደማምረት ዝቅ ብሎ የፈተናውን ጊዜ የማሳለፍ ትህትና፣ የዛሬውን ግዙፍ የአቪዬሽን ኢንደስትሪ በጽኑ መሠረት ለመጣል አስችሏል፡፡
በግል ስራዎቻችን፣ ከምንም አንስተን ያቋቋምናቸው እንደ ልጅ የምናያቸው ድርጅቶችም ይሁኑ በኃላፊነት የምንመራቸው ድርጅቶች እንዲህ ያለው ፈተና ሲገጥማቸው፣ ምን ያ���ል በጽናት፣ በትዕግስት፣ በጥበብ፣ ዝቅ ብሎ በመሥራት የፈተናውን ጊዜ አሻግረን፣ ትልቁን ኩባንያ በጽኑ መሠረት ላይ እንገነባለን ነው የሚለው ለ entreprenuers እና intrapreneurs ትልቁ ጥያቄ ነው።