Ethiopian Airlines to Receive the First B787-9 AircraftSeptember 9, 2017 - Ethiopia’s flag carrier and Africa’s fastest growing airline, Ethiopian Airlines, is going to take delivery of the first of the four Boeing B787-9 aircraft next month. Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian, was the first in Africa and only the second in the world next to Japan to acquire and operate B787-8 mid-size twin engine aircraft in 2012. In 2015, Ethiopian placed firm orders for four B787-9 aircraft, an extended version of B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. Sources told The Reporter that Ethiopian will take delivery of the first B787-9 direct from Boeing in October 2017. Sources said Ethiopian and Boeing will issue a joint press statement on the delivery of the first Ethiopian B787-9 next week.

Source: Ethiopian News September 10, 2017 00:00 UTC