Ethiopian Airways has resumed the selection process for a 100-seat aircraft after more than two years. The candidates are the Airbus A220-100 and the Embraer E195-E2 of which it must acquire 10 aircraft in addition to 10 purchase options. In an interview with Airline Weekly last week, Ethiopian CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele hinted that the A220 would be preferred because it “fits better in the Ethiopian Airlines market”. Most Airbus customers have preferred the A220-300 variant, which can carry up to 160 passengers, 25 more than its “smaller brother”. Ethiopian intends to retire the six Boeing 737-700s that are currently in service after receiving the new jets.

Source: Ethiopian News September 06, 2022 18:17 UTC