DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates moved closer on Wednesday towards a potential agreement to buy dozens of Airbus A350-1000 jets after narrowing differences over performance and guarantees in talks with engine maker Rolls-Royce, industry sources said. Ethiopian Airlines was set to announce an order for around 10 of the smaller A350-900 after talks with Rolls-Royce at the Dubai Airshow that focused on service pricing, they said. None of the companies had any immediate comment. (Reporting by Alexander Cornwell, Pesha Magid, Editing by Tim Hepher)

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia's national flag carrier, on Wednesday announced it has placed orders for 11 Airbus airplanes. The airline said in a press statement that it has agreed to order 11 Airbus 350-900s airplanes. According to the statement, Ethiopian Airlines has plans to potentially order six more airplanes from the European airplane manufacturer. Founded in 1946, Ethiopian Airlines Group is the largest African carrier with more than 130 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian Airlines plans to increase its aircraft fleet from 140 currently to 271 by 2035.

Ethiopian Airlines Group, recognized as Africa's largest and a rapidly growing global airline brand, has announced the selection of the AVANT Up inflight entertainment system for its upcoming Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, emphasized the airline's commitment to maintaining its leading position by prioritizing exceptional onboard experiences. Bruno GUINAMAND, Regional Vice President at Thales Inflyt Experience, highlighted Ethiopian Airlines' decade-long trust in Thales as their inflight entertainment supplier. Ethiopian Airlines, consistently awarded as the best airline in Africa by SKYTRAX, continues to invest in technology to elevate its passengers' onboard experience. The first of the Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-1000 aircraft equipped with this state-of-the-art system is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2024.

Delegates said a separate deal between Airbus and Ethiopian Airlines for 10 A350-900s had also been held up by last-minute negotiations between that airline and the A350 engine maker. A major Emirates order would help rebalance the show after Boeing and engine maker GE dominated the opening with a $50 billion order including 90 777X jets on Monday. But a common factor between those talks and the high-profile Emirates deal was tough negotiations on prices. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday visited the Dubai Airshow, where he was seen briefly meeting with executives from Lockheed Martin and Saab . Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum and Emirates airline Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum were also seen at the show.

Ethiopian Airlines placed an order yesterday (Nov. 14), including 20 Boeing 737-9 and 737-11 Max single-aisle airliners. The deal comes five years after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max that killed all 157 on board. Fallout from that accident, as well as a fatal Max crash involving Indonesia’s Lion Air five months earlier, led to worldwide grounding of the Max fleet. In announcing the current agreement with Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew told reporters at the Dubai Air Show, “We believe we have checked and confirmed that the design defect of that aircraft has been fully corrected by Boeing. Yesterday’s Ethiopian Airlines order also included 11 Boeing 787 Dreamliner widebody aircraft.

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The Ethiopian government failed to attract any bidders for its third telecoms licence according to sources speaking to Bloomberg, as investors are put off by the current political instability in the country. A United Nations panel reported Ethiopia is at a high risk of seeing more war atrocities as tensions boil. Ethiopia announced plans to auction a third telecoms licence in July to spur competition in the telecoms sector. Ethiopia opened its doors to international companies and accepted Safaricom Ethiopia to rival state-owned Ethio Telecom in 2021. Business Daily reported, Safaricom gained over five million subscribers since launching commercial operations in 2022.

Demera, an Ethiopian restaurant in Uptown, is entering the third year of raising money to aid the humanitarian crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia. Since 2007, chef Tigist Reda has been creating beautiful spreads of Ethiopian food at Demera; bringing people together over heaping platters of meat and veggie stews, served atop freshly made injera bread. Reda was born and raised in Ethiopia, and her restaurant feels like an extension of that, bringing a bit of her hometown to Chicago. I've got to help," Stegner said. Reda is using her voice and her kitchen and her friends to help in the best way they know how.

Deliveries of food aid from the United States to Ethiopia will resume throughout the country, the US Development Agency (USAID) announced on Tuesday, following the conclusion of an agreement to monitor the distribution of aid. "These far-reaching and significant reforms will profoundly change the food aid system in Ethiopia and ensure that aid reaches those suffering from acute food insecurity," USAID spokeswoman Jessica Jennings said in a statement. The US agency had already announced in early October a limited resumption of food aid deliveries to meet the needs of thousands of refugees in Africa's second most populous country. Around 17% of Ethiopia's 120 million inhabitants depend on international food aid. But last June, the UN and the United States suspended the distribution of food aid throughout the country because of "widespread and coordinated" misappropriation.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The lead U.S. development agency plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it took the extraordinary step of halting its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials. About one-sixth of Ethiopians received food aid before discovery of the food theft early this year. USAID and the U.N.’s World Food Program suspended food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region in mid-March after uncovering the colossal scheme. The agency previously sought to remove Ethiopian government officials from having any role in aid processes to stem corruption. The WFP restarted aid to refugees in Ethiopia in October but is yet to resume food aid nationwide.

At the Dubai Airshow 2023, Boeing has taken the spotlight with over 200 aircraft sold, overshadowing Airbus, which secured only 2 orders. As Day 3 unfolds, the focus shifts to space and future technologies. The announcement was made during a press conference held as part of the GCAA’s participation in the Dubai Airshow 2023, taking place at Dubai World Central from November 13 to 17. 11:34AMSheikh Mohamed visits Dubai AirshowPresident His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited the EDGE Group pavilion at the Dubai Airshow. 11:30AMGet a front-row view of innovation11:13AMSheikh Hamdan tours Dubai Airshow 2023

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The company will buy 20 737 MAX aircraft, as well as 11 additional 787 Dreamliners during the Dubai Air Show. The east African airline CEO Mesfin Tasew, says it’s only the beginning. “The accident on the max (737-max) that happened before four years was a very, very sad accident. It has left a big scar in our memory, and we always feel sad for the victims of that accident. We have checked and confirmed that the design defect of that aircraft has been fully corrected by Boeing, and we have renewed our confidence in that aircraft.” Boeing described the sale as the largest-ever purchase of Boeing aeroplanes in African history, without disclosing a price point for the deal.

Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday placed an order for Boeing 737-8 MAX narrow-body jets, nearly five years after the fatal 2019 MAX aircraft crash that led to the grounding of the global fleet...An Ethiopia’s Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 plane to take off on a demonstration trip to resume flights from the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo{{imageIn March 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max plane crashed shortly after take-off from Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board. The accident followed a Lion Air 737 Max crash in Indonesia's Java Sea five months earlier which killed all 189 people on board. Ethiopian Airlines announced the order on the second day of the week-long Dubai Airshow, where order announcements have been dominated by US planemaker Boeing. Tasew said Ethiopian Airlines expects to exercise options to purchase another 21 of the narrow-body planes.