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Africa and the World on Ethiopian Airlines and
Boeing In order to
modernize its fleet and cater for its growth
requirements, Ethiopian Airlines has decided to
acquire a total of twelve Boeing airplanes over the
coming four years, with purchase rights for
additional five B737 New Generation aircraft &
three B777 aircraft. The Airline plans to introduce
six New Generation B737-700s and six B767-300ERs
into its fleet, to replace its older B737-200s and
B767-200s. Phase-in of the airplanes will start
within six to nine months from now. Both Airbus and
Boeing have been campaigning hard over the last few
years for this deal, with Airbus proposing its
A319-100 and A330-200 airplanes. Although the
Airline's decision to acquire the Boeing airplanes
was made based on integrated and rigorous
assessment of technical, performance, economic and
financial parameters, the main factors that
influenced the final decision are operational,
commercial and financing considerations. Six airplanes will
be acquired through export credit guaranteed
finance lease arrangement and the remaining six
will be on operating lease. All the airplanes will
be configured into two classes and will be equipped
with state of the art interior and passenger
friendly in-flight entertainment
systems. The new B767 offers
the ultra modern B777 interior, which includes a
passenger cabin with contoured walls and ceilings,
creating spaciousness and increased stowage
capacity. There are more than 800 B767 airplanes in
service with 80 operators around the world. The
B767 has accumulated more than nine million flights
and has carried millions of passengers. All new models of
the B737 family feature exceptional flexibility in
size and mission, as well as high reliability and
maintability. The Next-Generation models provide
passengers with all-new, more spacious interiors
and more accessible overhead luggage bins. The
airplanes are one of the most technologically
advanced family in the single-aisle market. They
are designed to fly higher, faster, farther,
quieter and with greater fuel efficiency than
previous B737 models. In addition, flight deck
displays and the spacious new interiors are also
patterned after the Boeing 777. While it is obvious
that the B737-700s will be powered with CFM56
engines, the Airline plans to announce its engine
selection on the B767-300ERs shortly. In related
developments the airline has finalized preparations
to commence construction of a state of the art
cargo terminal and maintenance hangar, at its hub
in Addis Ababa, within this fiscal year. Implementation of
the fleet renewal program and the above facility
development projects, coupled with the opening of
the new passenger terminal at the Addis Ababa Bole
International Airport, will greatly enhance
Ethiopian Airlines' services to/from Ethiopia,
Africa and key regions of the rest of the
world. For further
information, please contact Peter Tse at
(212) 867-0120, If you are
interested in similar advertising, contact us at
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