Ethiopian Airlines is keen to expand its lead in the African aviation market with plans for new aircraft to meet rising travel demand. The aircraft, which Bekele said will be either the Airbus A220-100 or Embraer E195-E2, are needed to Ethiopian’s traffic growth forecasts. Bekele hinted that the A220 “best fits Ethiopian Airlines’ market,” and that Airbus had provided the best commercial terms. An A220 order from Ethiopian would further expand the plane’s growing dominance of the 100-seat aircraft market. The airline plans to retire its 9 737-700s that seat 118 passengers in the next few years, Bekele said.

Source: Ethiopian News September 06, 2022 14:10 UTC