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Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announce order for five 777 Freighters

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced further expansion of its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The order is currently unidentified on Boeing's orders and deliveries website.  "The addition of these five 777 Freighters into our cargo fleet will enable us to meet the growing demand in our cargo operation. While cementing our partne...

Boeing & Ethiopian Airlines sign MoU for new 777-8 Freighter

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines signed of a Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to purchase five 777-8 Freighters, the industry's newest, most capable and most fuel-efficient twin-engine freighter. The MoU to order the 777-8 Freighter will enable Ethiopian Airlines to meet expanding global cargo demand from its hub in Addis Ababa and position the carrier for long...

Ethiopian Airlines receives IATA CEIV Pharma certificate

Ethiopian Airlines has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and ground handling in December 2021. Ethiopian Airlines is the first airline in Africa to receive the CEIV pharma certification. Achieving this great milestone will further improve our goal in providing efficient & effective tr...

Boeing delivers first 737 MAX for Ethiopian Airlines

Africa's largest and fastest-growing airline expands Boeing fleet with new and improved 737 jet Delivery is first of 30 MAX jets for Ethiopian and will be largest 737 MAX fleet in the Continent Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the delivery of the first of 30 737 MAX jets for Africa's largest and fastest-growing commercial airline. The flag carrier of Ethiopi...

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Celebrate Delivery of First 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the delivery of the carrier's first Boeing 787-9. Ethiopian is leasing the Dreamliner through an agreement with AerCap. Ethiopian's newest 787 touched down in Addis Ababa following a non-stop 8,354 mile (13,444 km) delivery flight from Boeing's Everett, Wash., facility. Ethiopian becomes the first carrier in Africa&nb...

Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its first A350 XWB

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft, opening a new chapter for the East African carrier, which also becomes the first African A350 XWB operator.  The airline’s first aircraft, on lease from AerCap, arrived in Addis Ababa on June 29th, 2016. A350-900s with a two class layout with a total of 343 seats comprising 30 in Business Class and 313 in Ec...

Africa’s First Airbus A350 XWB named The Simien Mountains

Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in connecting Africa with the rest of the World, continued its aviation technology leadership with yet another first African Airbus A350 XWB. In its successful 70 years of history, Ethiopian has so many firsts in African aviation industry. The A-350 XWB will be the first airbus aircraft in Ethiopian fleet and the first of its kind in Africa....

Ethiopian Airlines Group is Inaugurating its new Aviation Academy

In line with its vision 2025 strategic road map, Ethiopian Airlines Group has invested USD 100 million in breakthrough expansion and upgrading its Aviation Academy. The scale and scope of the expansion seals the Academy’s position as the largest and the finest Aviation Academy in Africa with annual intake capacity of 4,000 students. The new Ethiopian Aviation Academy has many cl...