Ethiopian orders 20 B737 MAX 8s with 15 options

Boeing has announced an order for 20 737 MAX 8s from Ethiopian Airlines. The order, which was previously classed as “unidentified” on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is worth more than $2.1 billion at list prices and also includes options and purchase rights for a further 15 737 MAX 8s. The order represents the largest single Boeing order from an African carrier. “Today’s order underlines our commitment to our 15-year strategic plan, ‘Vision 2025’, in which Ethiopian will strive to become the leading airline group in Africa carrying 18 million passengers per annum,” said Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian