Ethiopian Airlines orders additional Boeing 777 Ethiopian Airlines announced an order for one more Boeing 777-200LR, adding to the airline’s fleet of five 777-200LRs. The order is valued at approximately USD 276 million at list price.
“The performance and range of the airplane allowed us to open direct routes from Washington DC to Addis Ababa as well as Addis Ababa to Beijing, Toronto and other long-range routes,” said ET CEO Tewolde Gebremariam.  “In line with our Vision 2025, we plan to provide more and more non-stop, long-haul flights to connect east, west, north and south using the strategic location of our Addis Ababa hub.
“The 777-200LR carries more passengers and more revenue cargo farther than any other jetliner and is capable of connecting virtually any two cities in the world non-stop,” the CEO added. 
“Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have been partners for more than 65 years and we’ve seen the airline grow to become a leader in African aviation and beyond,” said Van Rex Gallard, Vice President of Sales for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The airline said it continues to invest in its fleet to grow the airline, increase profitability and provide the best products in the sky for their customers.
“Ethiopian Airlines was the first African airline to operate the 777-200LR, the first to order the Boeing 787 Dream liner with an order for 10 and the first to order the 777 Freighter.”
Ethiopian Airlines currently operates on all-Boeing fleet of 737, 757, 767 and 777 airplanes in passenger service and a 757-MD11 and 747 in cargo operations.
(The Daily Monitor)