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Ethiopian Airlines says to go ahead with Dreamliner order

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines officials have announced that the
airline will be the first to bring the revolutionary Boeing 787 into
service on the African Continent. SEATTLE, Feb. 04, 2005

09 June, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines will take all 10 of the Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliners it has ordered, its CEO said on Tuesday, and may buy more planes as it sees medium-term growth of 20 percent in revenues and passengers.

The airline ordered 10 Dreamliners which are due for delivery between July 2010 and 2013, and it is considering buying more from 2014 onwards.

"We've started talking to both Boeing and Airbus (EAD.PA) -- it depends who gives us the best price," Chief Executive Girma Wake told Reuters on the sidelines of an airlines meeting, adding that he was also looking at buying other types of planes from next year. (Reporting by Neil Chatterjee; Editing by Sara Webb)