Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in connecting Africa with the rest of the World, continued its aviation technology leadership with its acquisition of the first African Airbus A350 XWB.
In its 70-year history, Ethiopian has so many firsts in African aviation industry and the A-350 XWB will be the first airbus aircraft in Ethiopian fleet and the first of its kind in Africa.
Ethiopian has ordered 14 Airbus A350 aircraft and says it will continue receiving the remaining 13 soon constantly raising number of Airbus aircraft in the fleet ensuring the extra comfort.
The A350 XWB’s innovative technology improves performance in operation and its revolutionary airframe and simplified systems have optimized fuel burn, maintenance costs and reliability, while its engines are credited with the lowest carbon dioxide CO2 emissions of any in the wide body category.
With all seats fitted with the latest high-definition touch screen personal monitors and a higher selection of movies, as well as television series and audio channels, an in-flight Wi-Fi connection is also planned to be made available on the aircraft in the future.
Passengers with smart devices can connect to the world while others can use the smart individual touch screens on their seats when the internet service goes on.
“We are very pleased that Ethiopian has taken the leadership role in Africa and has become among the few leading airlines in the world to invest in this latest technology and efficient flying machine,” said Tewolde Gebre Mariam, the group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.
According to him, operating the youngest fleet in the industry with modern and comfortable customer features in cabin is one of the four pillars of our vision 2025 15 years strategic road map and the introduction of the A-350 is one component of this strategy.
The Africa’s first A350 will provide new features such as wider seats in both business and economy classes, the lowest twin engine noise level, advanced air conditioning technology and full LED mood lighting to enhance the comfort, while reducing fatigue after a long flight.
“The Airbus 350 XWB will enable us to further expand our service quality especially on our long-haul flights and strengthen our connectivity and herald with the least carbon emission to our planet ‘The New Spirit of Africa’ to the world,” Tewolde added.
YANGE IKYAA
