CHICAGO - Boeing identified Ethiopian Airlines as a previously unidentified customer for 20 737 MAX 8s. The order is worth more than $2.1 billion at list prices and also includes options and purchase rights for a further 15 737 MAX 8s. The order represents the largest single Boeing order by number of airplanes from an African carrier.
"Today's order underlines our commitment to our 15-year strategic plan, 'Vision 2025', in which Ethiopian will strive to become the leading airline group in Africa carrying 18 million passengers per annum," said Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, during a visit to the Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa National Forum in Chicago.
The 737 MAX, currently under development, incorporates the latest technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines, Advanced Technology winglets and other improvements to deliver the higher fuel efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort. Boeing has received a total of 2,294 orders for the 737 MAX from 47 customers worldwide to date.
Ethiopian currently serves more than 83 destinations across five continents from its base at Bole International Airport in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
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