Africa's Ethiopian Airlines is to purchase two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft valued at US$651.4 million list, soon after placing an order for 10 B737 Max 8 passenger aircraft.

The airline currently has six B777Fs and two B757-200Fs.

 

Ethiopian Airlines group chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam said: "Building one of the largest cargo terminals in the world (opening soon at Addis Ababa) and operating new-generation, high-performance aircraft reflects our commitment in expanding and supporting the exponentially-growing imports and exports of our country in particular and the African continent in general."

 

The B777F is based on the B777-200LR passenger airplane and can fly 9,070 km with a payload of 112 tons.