Ethiopian Airlines orders 10 more A350-900s for its long-haul network

Ethiopian Airlines has ordered an additional 10 Airbus A350-900s to enable further development of its long-haul network. The airline took delivery of its first A350 in June 2016, making it the first African operator of this aircraft, and Ethiopian now has four A350s, two of which are on lease. Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive officer, […]

Ethiopian Airlines orders two 777 Freighters and 10 737 MAX 8s

Ethiopian Airlines has ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters valued at $651.4 million, as well as exercising the option for 10 737 MAX 8s. The commitment was announced at the Paris Air Show, and the additional 737s will make it the largest 737 MAX operator in Africa, bringing its firm orders to 30. Ethiopian Airlines Group […]

Hybrid Air Freighters to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships

Hybrid Air Freighters (HAF) has signed a letter of intent to purchase 12 Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships valued at approximately $500 million. The Hybrid Airship is designed to transport heavy lift cargo to remote operating sites around the world, to locations that may have little or no infrastructure, and have the ability to take off […]

DHL Express orders more A330-300P2Fs from EFW

DHL Express has ordered four more Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), with the option for 10 more. The contract was signed at the 52nd International Paris Air Show witnessed by Singapore’s Second Minister for Defense, Ong Ye Kung and Chief of the Saxon State Chancellery and State Minister for Federal and […]

AerCap orders 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

AerCap has ordered 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners valued at $8.1 billion at the Paris Air Show, making it the largest 787 Dreamliner customer. Aircraft leasing company, AerCap has taken delivery of 55 787s and now has 67 on backlog after this order, including sale leasebacks. Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and chief executive officer (CEO), Kevin […]