Ethiopian to decide on extra-long-haul fleet by year end

By Kurt Hofmann | ATW Plus Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the carrier is evaluating extra-long haul aircraft and hopes to have a decision by year end. “The extra-long-haul fleet selection is still in progress. There is a committee working on the evaluation and the committee has not yet made any

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Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners

Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners, CEO Says Carrier also considered Airbus’s A350-1000 widebody but deemed Boeing plane better suited its operations. By ROBERT WALL, WSJ Ethiopian Airlines plans to place an order for Boeing Co. 777X long-range jetliners before the end of the year, the East African carrier’s chief executive

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Ethiopian Airlines Fleet Expansion Parallels Economic Growth

By Juliet Van Wagenen Source: Aviation Today Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to order 44 new aircraft, effectively doubling its 76-plane fleet in the face of rising air traffic as Africa’s economy sees steady growth. To accommodate the projected rise, the African carrier has implemented “Vision 2025,” a fleet expansion plan that aims to add

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Ethiopian Airlines Places $2.1 Billion Order for 20 Boeing 737s

By Nancy Moran Bloomberg Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, Africa’s largest carrier by revenue, agreed to buy 20 redesigned 737 models valued at $2.1 billion in the largest single order for Boeing (BA)Co. planes from the continent. The order for the single-aisle Max 8, the first of four redesigned 737 models, comes with an option for an additional 15

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Ethiopian Airlines Places $2.1 Billion Order for 20 Boeing 737s

By Nancy Moran Bloomberg Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, Africa’s largest carrier by revenue, agreed to buy 20 redesigned 737 models valued at $2.1 billion in the largest single order for Boeing (BA)Co. planes from the continent. The order for the single-aisle Max 8, the first of four redesigned 737 models, comes with an option for an additional 15

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Ethiopian Airlines to Decide on Boeing and Airbus Acquisitions Next Week

The Wall Street Journal Ethiopian Airlines is poised to decide what aircraft it will buy from Boeing Co. BA +1.75% and Airbus Group EADSY +1.89% NV, as the African carrier seeks to add as many as 70 new jets to bolster efforts to build an East Africa aviation hub. The carrier will make a decision

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Ethiopian Airlines Manfucturing plant received the 2013 “GOLD Level Boeing Performance Excellence Award”

Press Releases from Ethiopian   18 February, 2014 Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it has received the 2013 “GOLD Level Boeing Performance Excellence Award” for its outstanding performance at the Wire Kits Harness Manufacturing Plant. This is the

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Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Partner with Non-Profits to Deliver Medical, Educational Supplies

Airline’s 19th flight is most of any carrier involved in Boeing’s Humanitarian Delivery Flight program PR Newswire Boeing  EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Boeing (BA) and Ethiopian Airlines have partnered with two Puget Sound-based non-profit organizations, Seattle Alliance Outreach and

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