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Ethiopian Defers A220 Decision Following Airbus Acquisition

Africa’s largest airline now considering extending the mission profile of its Boeing 737 Max 8s

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam extols the virtues of the interior of the airline's first Boeing 737 Max 8. (Photo: Daniel Getachew)

By Kaleyesus Bekele

August 20, 2018

Ethiopian Airlines has suspended its planned order for at least 20 examples of the former Bombardier C Series following Airbus’s acquisition and renaming of the program now known as the A220. The airline engaged in an evaluation of the former Bombardier program for more than two years. However, now that the European airframer controls the program’s marketing, Ethiopian has decided to wait to gain a better understanding of Airbus’s plans.

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