Addis Ababa, September 9, 2017 (FBC) -Africa’s fastest growing airline, Ethiopian Airlines, is going to take delivery of the first of the four Boeing B787-9 aircraft next month
In 2015, Ethiopian placed firm orders for four B787-9 aircraft, an extended version of B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian, was the first in Africa and only the second in the world next to Japan to acquire and operate B787-8 mid-size twin engine aircraft in 2012.
Today the airline operates 19 B787-8 aircraft. Sources told The Reporter that Ethiopian will take delivery of the first B787-9 direct from Boeing in October 2017.
Sources told The Reporter that Ethiopian and Boeing will issue a joint press statement on the delivery of the first Ethiopian B787-9 next week.
The state of the art B787-9 is known for its range, comfort and fuel efficiency.
The passenger aircraft which has a seat capacity of 300 with three class configuration costs 264 million US dollars at list price.
Posted by Amare Asrat