Overview
- Ethiopian Airlines converted six 787-9 options from its 2023 deal into a firm order, announced Tuesday.
- The airline says the long-haul jets will expand intercontinental routes from Addis Ababa and add belly-cargo capacity.
- The order was signed at Boeing’s Arlington, Virginia, office in a ceremony with Ethiopian leaders and U.S. commerce, state and export-credit officials.
- Ethiopian operates Africa’s largest 787 fleet and flies the type to Europe, Asia, North America and across Africa.
- Neither company disclosed price or delivery timing, and both cite the 787’s lower fuel use and long range as central to the choice.