Ethiopian Airlines to Order Airbus A220 Planes For $1.6 billion

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Meanwhile Somalia’s whole federal budget is under $400 million.

• Africa’s biggest carrier wants up to 20 of the narrow-bodies

Ethiopian Airlines Group is close to agreeing a deal with Airbus SE for as many as 20 narrow-body A220 planes worth more than $1.6 billion, reviving an earlier plan after a spell using larger Boeing Co. 737s.

Africa’s biggest and most consistently profitable carrier is in late-stage talks about the purchase of the 100-seater aircraft, which should be completed by the end of the year, Chief Executive Officer Tewolde GebreMariam said in an interview at the state-owned airline’s head office in Addis Ababa.

The move would be a reversal of a decision last year to try flying larger planes to cities including Windhoek in Namibia and the Botswana capital Gaborone. To fill those jets, Ethiopian had to stop off at a second destination such as Victoria Falls on the way, the CEO said. Using A220s will make direct flights viable.

“It’s a good airplane -- we have been studying it long enough,” Tewolde said on Thursday. With a range of five hours the jet is particularly suited to smaller markets that are relatively distant, he said.

The A220 was formerly known as the Bombardier Inc. C Series before being taken over by Airbus. Ethiopian could buy between 10 and 20 planes, the CEO said. The A220-100 model costs $81 million each, according to 2018 list prices.

Crash Aftermath

The order would be Ethiopian’s first since the crash in March of a Boeing 737 Max outside Addis Ababa, which killed 157 people.

Tewolde reiterated that the carrier would be the last to resume flights of the currently grounded model, which is nearing a vital test with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Ethiopian has 28 Max aircraft on order, alongside other Airbus, Boeing and turboprop models, according to the company’s website.


“It’s only natural for us to be the last one to decide on the Max,” the CEO said. “If we’re convinced the problems are fully addressed, and that the re-certification is done in a collaborative manner with all regulators, then we will take the time, effort and energy to convince our pilots, crew and passengers that the aircraft is safe to get back in the air.”

Another major issue is the difficulty of getting cash out of various African countries where foreign-exchange is in short supply. Ethiopian has almost $100 million stuck in Angola, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Eritrea, Tewolde said.

Still, Ethiopian would not consider giving up on those markets, as it wants to maintain it’s role as a pan-African carrier serving the whole continent.

“Other airlines will have stopped, but we want to be there for a long time,” Tewolde said. “We have to find ways and means of continuing the operation.”

Ethiopian is a rare success story among African carriers, with its two main rivals -- Kenya Airways and South African Airways -- struggling with losses and relying on government support. The company had net income of $189 million in the year through June, the CEO said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...nes-close-to-deal-to-order-airbus-a220-planes

 

[Macalin M]

This Tigray puppet has done some good things. When are we gonna do good things....

 

[AarHawd_7]

“SoMaLiA RuLeS EaStern AfRiCa GuYs”

“We WiLl iNvAdE EtHiOpiA, aNd gEt ZonE 5 bAcK”

Maryoolay delusional people

 

[Diaspora ambassador]

They can have shiny planes however there is still civil unrest and regional fights in Ethiopia

 

[embarassing]

That country is in civil war, there are ethnic clashes that kill scores of people every other week.

Just yesterday,


Somalia is x10 more peaceful. Stop comparing it.

 

[Lilafrombole]

That country is in civil war, there are ethnic clashes that kill scores of people every other week.

Just yesterday,


Somalia is x10 more peaceful. Stop comparing it.

and yet your people come by the thousands every day to Ethiopa for peace and security.

Keep denying the reality tho (a Somali specialty) that way everything will stay in the "perfect" condition it is in

 

[embarassing]

 

[bluebird]

How will somalia increase their federal budget? What ever little money they have is used to pay themselves

 

[embarassing]

and yet your people come by the thousands every day to Ethiopa for peace and security.

Keep denying the reality tho (a Somali specialty) that way everything will stay in the "perfect" condition it is in

Nobody goes to Ethiopia in the thousands it’s actually Ethiopians who flee to Somalia over the years, in order to get into the ME.

If your referencing occupied western Somalia then it’s our land and peaceful.

You’re the one denying reality, Somalia is 10x more peaceful than Ethiopia. I can keep posting what been going on in your country but I’m pretty sure you’re well aware.

 

[embarassing]

Highest number of people displaced since World War II – Ethiopia tops list

 

[Lilafrombole]

Nobody goes to Ethiopia in the thousands it’s actually Ethiopians who flee to Somalia over the years, in order to get into the ME.

If your referencing occupied western Somalia then it’s our land and peaceful.

You’re the one denying reality, Somalia is 10x more peaceful than Ethiopia. I can keep posting what been going on in your country but I’m pretty sure you’re well aware.

Oh sweety that is the difference between you and I. I know there has been clashes all over the country and can admit things could be better. these CLASHES are An unfortunate side effect of a new government in power but we both know it's not a "civil war". I am sure you used such a phrase to draw similarities between Ethiopia and Somalia but none of the articles you posted mentions a war. I am not going to post a million articles on the state of Somalia because I don't like to kick a dog while it's down but like you said your Somalia is 10x better then Somalia. No need to change a thing in your utopian society

 

[Lilafrombole]

Highest number of people displaced since World War II – Ethiopia tops list

And yet not a single one went to Somalia, a place 10x better then Ethiopia:siilaanyolaugh:

 

[embarassing]

Oh sweety that is the difference between you and I. I know there has been clashes all over the country and can admit things could be better. these CLASHES are An unfortunate side effect of a new government in power but we both know it's not a "civil war". I am sure you used such a phrase to draw similarities between Ethiopia and Somalia but none of the articles you posted mentions a war. I am not going to post a million articles on the state of Somalia because I don't like to kick a dog while it's down but like you said your Somalia is 10x better then Somalia. No need to change a thing in your utopian society

Do you have reading comprehension issues? Who said anything about a utopia or even saying Somalia’s current state is good. The only dog that is down is Ethiopia at the moment, what I said was Somalia is 10x more peaceful than Ethiopia. Whether you want to call the constant ethnic clashes killing scores of people, assassinations attempts, killing of policemen, all over civil war or not is your problem. Your country also has the most displaced people since World War Two, just in less than two years. Somalia is way more peaceful in comparison, no need to get emotional it’s just the facts.

 

[embarassing]

And yet not a single one went to Somalia, a place 10x better then Ethiopia:siilaanyolaugh:

Really?


They all go to Somalia to get to Yemen, Yemen... they risk going through there to get out of Ethiopia.

No need to have a childish fit over reality.

 

[Lilafrombole]

Do you have reading comprehension issues? Who said anything about a utopia or even saying Somalia’s current state is good. The only dog that is down is Ethiopia at the moment, what I said was Somalia is 10x more peaceful than Ethiopia. Whether you want to call the constant ethnic clashes killing scores of people, assassinations attempts, killing of policemen, all over civil war or not is your problem. Your country also has the most displaced people since World War Two, just in less than two years. Somalia is way more peaceful in comparison, no need to get emotional it’s just the facts.

Kkkk the only emotional one here is you. Going to Twitter to find tweets from June to claim Ethiopia is an inferno on a thread about us buying planes for billions of dollars....sweety calm down. No change is going to come out of your bravado on Somalispot lol.

 

[Diaspora ambassador]

And yet not a single one went to Somalia, a place 10x better then Ethiopia:siilaanyolaugh:

Say that to PL and SL kkkkk

 

[Lilafrombole]

Really?


They all go to Somalia to get to Yemen, Yemen... they risk going through there to get out of Ethiopia.

No need to have a childish fit over reality.

you went back to May of 2018 for this one . Gurl I already conceded Somalia is 10x better then Ethiopia like you claimed you did not need to strain yourself


P.S. The tweet says they went to Yemen not Somalia....so i not sure what that proves


Since we Ethiopians dont want to be a nuisance to our much better off neighbors, the Somalis, I suggest a wall and Somalia can pay for it.:siilaanyosmile:

 

[embarassing]

Kkkk the only emotional one here is you. Going to Twitter to find tweets from June to claim Ethiopia is an inferno on a thread about us buying planes for billions of dollars....sweety calm down. No change is going to come out of your bravado on Somalispot lol.

Loool so all the people killed in June (4 months ago) is irrelevant? You still don’t seem to get the point, Ethiopia has been more violent than Somalia. Calm down and work on your comprehension issues. Don’t get mad at me I didn’t cause what’s happening there.

Focus your energy on the most displaced people in the world and ethnic clashes killing people every week.

 

[embarassing]

you went back to May of 2018 for this one . Gurl I already conceded Somalia is 10x better then Ethiopia like you claimed you did not need to strain yourself


P.S. The tweet says they went to Yemen not Somalia....so i not sure what that proves


Since we Ethiopians dont want to be a nuisance to our much better off neighbors, the Somalis, I suggest a wall and Somalia can pay for it.:siilaanyosmile:

As @Cognitivedissonance would say calm down and regain your composure. I can go to two years ago, it supports my initial point, something you’re struggling to grasp. Try reading a couple of times.

 

[Diaspora ambassador]

Kkkk the only emotional one here is you. Going to Twitter to find tweets from June to claim Ethiopia is an inferno on a thread about us buying planes for billions of dollars....sweety calm down. No change is going to come out of your bravado on Somalispot lol.

To deny the fact that Ethiopia is literally taped toghether is just delusional.
There was even a coup attempted in one of their ethnic regions. Looool you can say that the somali federal states are more stable with the exception of a few. We ain't trying to assassinate each other on national level always on clan level.

The last time the tribes went full out was a while ago