Ethiopian Airlines News Stories

Airbus, Boeing Long-haul Jet Battle Throttles Up

June 3, 2013

The battle between Airbus and Boeing over their next-generation of long-haul jets is heating up, with a string of major airlines flagging plans to place multi-billion dollar orders.
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Ethiopian May Lease Or Buy More 787s

June 3, 2013

Ethiopian Airlines plans to buy or lease up to six more Boeing 787 Dreamliners by 2018 as it adds routes to Asia and South America, its chief executive told Reuters.
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787 Grounding Cost JAL, ANA USD$110 Mln

April 30, 2013

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, which together operate nearly half the world's fleet of 787 Dreamliners, estimate the jet's three-month grounding will shave a combined USD$110 million off operating profit, an expense they may ask Boeing to shoulder.
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Ethiopian Airlines Flies 787 Commercial Flight

April 27, 2013

Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the first carrier to resume flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landing the first commercial flight since the global fleet was grounded three months ago.
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Ethiopian To Be First To Resume 787 Flights

April 24, 2013

Ethiopian Airlines is set to become the first carrier to resume flying Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, with a commercial flight on Saturday to Kenya, two airline sources said.
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787s Could Fly In A Week As Battery Fix Begins

April 22, 2013

Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a week.
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Factbox: Airline Statements, Status On 787 Fleets

January 17, 2013

Aviation regulators around the world have grounded Boeing 787s following mechanical and safety incidents in recent weeks. Following is a list of customers for the 787, the number of planes they currently have in service and their latest comments on the plane's status.
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Ethiopian Grounds 787s For Inspection

January 17, 2013

Ethiopian Airlines said on Thursday it was grounding its four Boeing 787s for "precautionary inspection", even though its aircraft had not encountered the same malfunctions suffered by other airlines.
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South Sudan To Sign Mail Contracts With Airlines

March 22, 2012

South Sudan is about to sign contracts for mail services with Kenya Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines to use their international network to deliver mail, ending a reliance on former civil war foe Sudan, a government official said.
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Ethiopian Orders 5 Bombardier Q400 NextGens

February 16, 2012

Canada's Bombardier Aerospace said Ethiopian Airlines was the buyer of five Q400 NextGen aircraft in a USD$160 million deal that was announced on Monday.
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Pilot Error Blamed For Ethiopian Airlines Crash

January 17, 2012

The crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 off the coast of Lebanon two years ago which killed all 90 people on board was caused by pilot error, according to a Lebanese report on Tuesday which was challenged by the airline.
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