Ethiopian Airlines commits to a further Airbus 11 A350-900s

Ethiopian’s flagship carrier, Ethiopian Airlines Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for an additional 11 Airbus A350-900s to be added to its existing fleet. The latest agreement takes Ethiopian Airlines’ total order book and commitment for the A350 to 33, including four A350-1000s. With this commitment, Ethiopian Airlines – which currently operates a fleet of 20 A350-900s – will confirm its position as Africa’s largest A350 customer. The signing of the MoU took place at Dubai Airshow in the presence of Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew and Airbus chief commercial officer and head of international, Christian Scherer.