the airínea Ethiopian Airlines announcementó the order for 20 planes of the new, butúin the certification processón, Boeing 777X.
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the aviation groupón más big Áfear, y Boeing, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the purchase of úlatest Boeing airplanes 777-9. The agreement includes the purchase of eight passenger aircraft 777-9 and the possibility of acquiring up to 12 additional aircraft by the airlineínea más big Áfear, Ethiopian Airlines.
Ethiopian orders new 777X
The selectionón of the 777X of Ethiopian Airlines positions the airlineínea as the first customer of the Boeing 777X on ÁAfrica and is based on your historical orderórich of 2023 from 11 planes 787 Dreamliner y 20 planes 737 MAX to grow your modern fleet.
Regarding the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, said: “We are pleased to continue setting the trend in aviation.óAfrican nation to adopt technologyícutting-edge measures to improve our services and satisfactionócustomer number. By improving our operational performance and our commitment to environmental sustainability, the 777-9 offers más flexibility, lower fuel consumption and carbon emissions. We are grateful to Boeing for its collaborationón and long-standing support, and we look forward to flying the 777-9 through the African skies and más allá”.
Based on the 777 and with technologyíadvanced family 787 Dreamliner, the 777-9 It has new wings and carbon fiber composite engines that allowán al avión achieve fuel efficiency and operating costs 10% better than other fleet families.
The 777-9 supportá the plans of Ethiopian Airlines to grow and renew its fleet in sizeñO, reach and capacity of passengers and cargo to reach high demand markets in Áfear, Asia, Europe and Américh from the North. As part of your Visión 2035, Ethiopian plans to fly to más de 209 international destinations with más de 271 modern and eco-friendly airplanesólogic.
«Ethiopian Airlines marks another first in our partnershipólong-standing n when selecting the 777-9 as the flagship of its growing fleet», Brad McMullen said., senior vice president of commercial sales and marketing at Boeing. «Basándoning us in a relationshipón that goes back to 75 años, We value the unwavering trust Ethiopian Airlines places in our aircraft».
The airplanes Boeing represent más half of the current fleet of Ethiopian Airlines, included 29 787 Dreamliners, 20 777, 27 Next-Generation 737, 15 737 MAX y 3 767 jets. Ethiopiaía Airlines y Boeing continúare exploring opportunities to developún más the pa aerospace industryís, including support for MRO capabilities, industrial development, training capabilitiesón at the Aviation Universityón of Etiopía and educationón STEM in Ethiopiaía, además to equip the Ethiopian Science Museumía with aerospace exhibits. .
The Commercial Market Outlook report Boeing forecasts overall job growtháI'm theéreo de Áfear by más of the 7% until 2042, the third growth rate más high among world regions and above the global average growth rate of about 6%. Providing growth opportunities for airlinesíclean and offering characteríimproved passenger aesthetics, with a range of 13.510 km (7.295 miles náUticas), the 777-9 allows flights from Addis Ababa to Seattle in the US. UU.
