DUBAI Airshow News 2023 Day 3

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DUBAI AIRSHOW NEWS

DAY 3

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 Every segment of aviation is well represented at this year’s busy Dubai Airshow. dolor aliquatem.

DAVID McINTOSH

Ethiopian Airlines has added to Boeing’s Dubai Airshow successes with the announcement of firm orders for 20 Boeing 737 Max 8s and eleven 787-9 airliners, with options for up to 21 more 737s and 25 more 787s. The airline also has contracted with Boeing to conduct a major interior refit on its 787 fleet. Due to a dearth of available production slots, deliveries of the new aircraft will not start until 2026, with the last to be completed in 2030. They will follow deliveries of 25 airplanes on order from both Airbus and Boeing set to arrive in Addis Ababa over the next two years. The

10 Airbus A350s for Egyptair

Egyptair signed a deal with Airbus at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday to buy 10 A350900s for delivery between 2025 and 2027. It inked the order for the widebody airliners during a ceremony attended by Egyptair chairman and CEO Yehia Zakaria and Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer. “Egyptair is a key partner of Airbus in the Middle East and Africa,” said Zakaria. “We take immense pride in this partnership aimed at furthering the aviation industry. Our focus lies in the enhancement of our continues on page 18

Ethiopian Makes Max Buy By David Donald

AINONLINE.COM

airline will fill the gap in deliveries by leasing more aircraft in the interim. The Ethiopian order is highly important in terms of aircraft numbers but it carries perhaps more significance because the airline—which suffered the crash of a Max 8 in March 2019 with the loss of all 157 people on board—has returned to order more of the type. Group CEO Mesfin Tasew said that the accident had left “a big scar in our memory” but in the subsequent period the airline had become confident that “the design defect had been fully corrected by Boeing.” Already the largest airline in Africa with the youngest fleet, flying more than 140 aircraft continues on page 18

TRAINING “A big deal” AeroGuard orders 90 Piper Archers to expand flight training operations in the U.S. and Saudi | 4

MRO DWC facility Emirates is building a dedicated MRO and engineering facility at Dubai World Central | 10

AIR MOBILITY Dubai ATM Eve’s Urban ATM to help vertiport developer KookieJar support eVTOL ops in Dubai | 11

ENGINES Widebody surge Rolls-Royce is catching up to growing demand for widebody airliner engines | 16


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