Ethiopian Airline's A350 WB aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African airline, has said that it received its third Airbus A350 XWB on February 1st, 2017.
The aircraft is named after Erta Ale, a large basaltic shield volcano located in the Afar Region of north-eastern Ethiopia.
Group Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, while speaking on the aircraft, said, “As part of our continuous fleet modernization programme, we have now phased in a third Airbus A350 XWB 900. Both the B-787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A-350 are the most technologically advanced airplanes in the world today and we are highly delighted that we are one of the very few airlines in the world to own and operate both airplanes at their early stage in service.”
He continued, “Ethiopian Airlines customers will have the special privilege of experiencing the superior features and services of both airplanes. These environmentally green airplanes enable us to expand our vast network to new and exciting destinations like Oslo in Norway, Singapore, Chengdu in China, Jakarta in Indonesia, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Antananarivo in Madagascar.”
He added that on board this game changing aircraft, passengers will experience the latest high-definition touch screen personal monitors with even more movies, television series and audio channels.
Passengers, he stated would also enjoy the wider seats and larger windows, the lowest twin engine noise level in the skies, advanced air conditioning technology and full LED mood lighting, adding that all of these amenities would enhance comfort and reduce jet-lag after a long flight.
He disclosed that the new aircraft has a configuration of 30 Cloud Nine business, 313 economy class seats.
Recalled that Ethiopian was the first African airline to take delivery of Airbus A350 XWB in 2016.
