Photo Release : Ethiopian Latest Speed Bird, the B787-9, Touches Down at the city of Superlatives November 1, 2017
Ethiopian B787-9 Dreamliner made its first Middle East flight to the city of Dubai. Upon arrival, water canon salute and warm reception by the cheering airport community has been made.
Passengers to Dubai have enjoyed the unique features of this latest technology aircraft ahead of other major destinations in Europe, the and Asia. The aircraft provides passengers extra comfort with window view in the sky, more leg room, mood lighting and higher air humidity at 40, 000 feet.
Africa’s Boeing 787-9 at Dubai International Airport
With its vast intra African network, by any carrier, Ethiopian Airlines seamlessly connects passengers to/from Dubai and major cities in the Middle East to more than 55 African cities with the shortest connection time via its main hub in Addis Ababa.
It was back 1979 that Ethiopian made its maiden flight to Dubai. Currently, operating scheduled thrice daily and four times weekly passenger and cargo services respectively.
About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seventy plus years of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, in efficiency and operational success.
Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 100 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.
Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers: Ethiopian Express & Ancillary Services; Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo Services; Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; ET In-flight Catering; and Ethiopian Ground Services. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.
For more information about this press release, please contact:
Mrs. Hanna Atnafu
Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines
Tel :( 251-1)517-89-07/656/165/913/529
CorporateCommunication@ethiopianairlines.com
