nazret.com

Ethiopian Airlines' first Dreamliner is hosed down on arrival in Addis Ababa. Photo: AFP

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines to Introduce 787s on Toronto Flights

Ethiopian Airlines will begin operating its twice-weekly Addis Ababa-Toronto service with Boeing 787 Dreamliners on November 9.

Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines started operating two round-trips a week to Toronto, its second destination in North America, on July 16.

Less than a month later, on August 14, it took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8, becoming only the third customer to receive one and the third airline (after All Nippon Airlines and Japan Airlines) to operate the type.

Ethiopian took delivery of its second Boeing 787-8 on October 3 and after the aircraft arrived at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport on October 5, the carrier immediately put the aircraft into service on a commercial flight to Paris. Ethiopian has subsequently taken delivery of the third of 10 Boeing 787-8s it has ordered directly the from manufacturer.

Read more ...