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Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Four 777 Freighters

- Airline becomes the first African carrier to order Boeing’s 777 Freighter

- Airline will use new freighters to replace existing freighter fleet with more efficient and capable airplanes to meet increased cargo demand throughout Africa

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Ethiopian Airlines selects second generation dPAVESTM IFE for ten aircraft

Ethiopian Airlines, a long-time customer of Rockwell Collins in-flight entertainment systems (IFE), has selected the company’s second-generation dPAVES™ high definition (HD) digital Overhead Audio/Video IFE system for ten 737-800 aircraft delivering with the Boeing Sky Interior (BSI) option.

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Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines Sign 777 Component Services Agreement

Program in cooperation with AFI KLM E&M

 JOHANNESBURG, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an agreement for the Ethiopian flag carrier to participate in the 777 Component Services Program (CSP). The announcement was… Continue reading

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines, Seattle Anesthesia Outreach Partner for Relief Flight

SEATTLE, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — For the second time in less than two months, Boeing (NYSE: BA), Ethiopian Airlines and Seattle Anesthesia Outreach (SAO) have partnered to deliver medical equipment to Black Lion Hospital, Ethiopia’s largest hospital. The first… Continue reading

Boeing Delivers Its 900th 777 Airplane to Ethiopian Airlines

Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered its 900th 777 airplane today to Ethiopian Airlines. The airplane is the ultra-long-range Boeing 777-200LR (long range) Worldliner, and is the first of five 777s the airline ordered in 2009.

“With the delivery of its first… Continue reading

Ethiopian Airlines purchases ten Pilot Training Aircraft and one Simulator

Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH of Austria is pleased to announce that it has signed a purchase agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for ten pilot training aircraft (DA40NG) and one simulator. The aircraft will be equipped with the new Austro Engine AE300… Continue reading

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashes into sea off Beirut

An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 90 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut airport.

Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky before Addis Ababa-bound Flight ET409 fell into… Continue reading

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for 10 737-800s


Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is valued at $767 million at list prices. The order previously was listed on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries Web site as unidentified.

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Ethiopian Airlines confirms order for 12 Airbus A350 XWBs

A350 XWBEthiopian Airlines has today ordered 12 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, bringing total orders for the A350 XWB family to 505, not even three years after launch of the programme.
 
In selecting the A350-900 to operate from their hub in… Continue reading

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Five 777-200LRs

Ethiopian B777-200LRSEATTLE, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for five Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) airplanes. In doing so, Ethiopian Airlines becomes the first African carrier to order and operate the ultra-long-range 777-200LR model.… Continue reading

Ethiopian Airlines orders 12 Airbus A350 XWBs

A350 XWB model, archive aviationnews.eu

A350 XWB model, archive aviationnews.eu

Becoming a new Airbus customer with the newest Airbus aircraft

 
Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in Africa, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 12 Airbus A350 XWB… Continue reading