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Ethiopian in bumper $4.2 billion order
29 July 2009
Ethiopian Airlines orders five 777s and 12 A350 XWBs, worth a combined value of $4.2 billion, as the carrier eyes rapid expansion
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Ethiopian Airlines has made a bumper Airbus and Boeing order, and one of the largest by an African airline, in a move which will come as a welcome relief to both manufacturers as they suffer from dwindling orders.
The Addis Ababa-based airline has ordered five 777-200 LRs in a deal valued at $1.3 billion at list prices, becoming the first African airline to order the long-range model. The aircraft, powered by GE 90-115 engines, will be delivered in October next year and will...
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