Ethiopian Airlines takes second A350 XWB
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the second of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs, which arrived at Addis Ababa Bole International Aug 16. The carrier launched A350 scheduled services June 30, making it Africa’s first operator of the type. The first A350 has been flying to various destinations in Africa, the Middle East, and the Addis Ababa-London Heathrow route. “Later on, the A350s will operate on seasonality and demand on our long-haul network, like China or the US,” Ethiopian Airlines Group CE Tewolde Gebremariam said. Like the first aircraft, the second A350 is on a long-term lease contract from AerCap. Ethiopian expects to take delivery of the remaining 12 A350s by June 2017. July 28, Ethiopian Airlines contracted Lufthansa Group subsidiary Lufthansa Technik to provide comprehensive component support for its 14 A350s. <br/>
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Ethiopian Airlines takes second A350 XWB
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the second of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs, which arrived at Addis Ababa Bole International Aug 16. The carrier launched A350 scheduled services June 30, making it Africa’s first operator of the type. The first A350 has been flying to various destinations in Africa, the Middle East, and the Addis Ababa-London Heathrow route. “Later on, the A350s will operate on seasonality and demand on our long-haul network, like China or the US,” Ethiopian Airlines Group CE Tewolde Gebremariam said. Like the first aircraft, the second A350 is on a long-term lease contract from AerCap. Ethiopian expects to take delivery of the remaining 12 A350s by June 2017. July 28, Ethiopian Airlines contracted Lufthansa Group subsidiary Lufthansa Technik to provide comprehensive component support for its 14 A350s. <br/>
