Ethiopian Cargo, the cargo division of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, will lease the first two 737-800 freighters converted by Aeronautical Engineers  (AEI), from aviation leasing and financing company GECAS. 

Deliveries are scheduled to be six-monthly from mid 2018.

 

Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines' Group ceo said the new jets would help the carrier expand its cargo fleet and network to support trade within Africa, and globally.

 

The converted freighter accommodates 11 full-height containers plus one AEP/AEH and a main-deck payload of up to 23,587 kilograms.