{"id":980633,"date":"2026-05-18T11:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/ethiopian-airlines-is-in-talks-for-another-massive-airbus-order\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:10:43","slug":"ethiopian-airlines-is-in-talks-for-another-massive-airbus-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/ethiopian-airlines-is-in-talks-for-another-massive-airbus-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian Airlines Is in Talks for Another Massive Airbus Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Most African airlines have spent the last decade trying to survive. Ethiopian Airlines has spent the last decade trying to outgrow every other airline on its continent \u2014 and then a few off it. The Addis Ababa-based carrier flies more international passenger-kilometres than every other sub-Saharan airline combined. It is the largest cargo operator in Africa. Its main hub, Bole International, now handles more transit passengers than any other airport in sub-Saharan Africa. And on 15 May 2026 the airline confirmed it is in early-stage talks with Airbus for a new widebody order on a scale that could rival its 2022 fleet renewal deal.<\/p><p>For a continent that aviation analysts have habitually written off, this is an extraordinary moment. Ethiopia is acting like the African answer to Singapore Airlines \u2014 and Toulouse, predictably, is paying close attention.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:20px 0 28px;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;color:#333;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:0.3px\">QUICK FACTS<\/div><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top\">Airline<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0\">Ethiopian Airlines (ET)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top\">Hub<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0\">Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top\">Talks<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0\">Early-stage negotiations with Airbus, May 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top\">Type discussed<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0\">A350-1000 and\/or additional A350-900s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top\">Current Airbus fleet<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0\">\u2248 17 A350-900s in service<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#555;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top\">Wider strategy<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0\">Doubling fleet to 271 aircraft by 2035 (Vision 2035 plan)<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">An African airline acting like a flag carrier<\/h2><p>Ethiopian Airlines&#8217; Vision 2035 plan is publicly stated and consistently delivered: 271 aircraft by 2035, against a current operational fleet of approximately 150. The airline has already firmed up 31 Airbus A350s (a mix of -900s in service and -1000s on order), 11 Boeing 787-9s, and significant orders for 737 MAX and A220 narrowbodies. A new round of widebody orders on top of that base would push Ethiopian into the same widebody fleet tier as Lufthansa or British Airways \u2014 astonishing for an airline operating from a country with a GDP per capita of roughly $1,000.<\/p><p>The economics work for one specific reason. Ethiopian is the connecting carrier of choice for the entire African continent. A passenger travelling from Lagos to Beijing, from Johannesburg to Mumbai, or from Luanda to Frankfurt almost certainly does it via Addis. The geography is good, the airline is professionally run, the costs are low, and the network is dense.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=2076697291  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f8\/Ethiopian_Airlines_A350_ET-ATQ.jpg\/1280px-Ethiopian_Airlines_A350_ET-ATQ.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Ethiopian Airlines A350-900\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900. The airline already operates around 17 A350s and is now in talks for further widebody acquisitions. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why Airbus, not Boeing<\/h2><p>Ethiopian has historically been a balanced operator, splitting fleet orders carefully between Airbus and Boeing. The current talks tilt the balance because of three constraints. First, Boeing&#8217;s 787 production line is running at capacity and delivery slots before 2030 are largely allocated. Second, the 777X programme is years behind schedule and the 777-9 is not yet certified. Third, the Airbus A350-1000 \u2014 bigger, longer-legged, with better seat-mile economics on the long thin trunk routes Ethiopian wants to add \u2014 is in production and available.<\/p><p>Ethiopian&#8217;s CEO, Mesfin Tasew, told Reuters that the airline is &#8220;evaluating multiple options to support Vision 2035 growth, including new widebody acquisitions across both manufacturers.&#8221; But the practical question is which manufacturer can deliver, in numbers, in the next 36\u201348 months. The answer points strongly to Toulouse.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0e\/Coat_of_arms_of_Ethiopia.svg\/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_Ethiopia.svg.png\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\"><img data-opt-id=1116717866  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0e\/Coat_of_arms_of_Ethiopia.svg\/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_Ethiopia.svg.png\" alt=\"Mesfin Tasew\" style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;display:block;border:2px solid #ddd\"><\/a><div><em>&ldquo;We are evaluating multiple options to support Vision 2035 growth, including new widebody acquisitions across both manufacturers \u2014 but availability of delivery slots will be the determining factor.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Mesfin Tasew<\/strong> &mdash; Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines (May 2026 statement)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=792434630  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/ca\/Ethiopian_Airlines_Boeing_787-9_at_Addis.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"Ethiopian Airlines 787-9\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Ethiopian&#8217;s Boeing 787-9 fleet operates alongside its Airbus A350s \u2014 the airline has long been a balanced Airbus\/Boeing customer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What it means for African aviation<\/h2><p>Africa&#8217;s aviation sector has spent decades fragmented, undercapitalised, and chronically loss-making. Most national carriers \u2014 South African Airways, Kenya Airways, Air Mauritius, Ghana International \u2014 have either collapsed at least once or are kept afloat by state support. Ethiopian is different. It has been profitable, in dollar terms, every year since 2002. It is one of only three African airlines rated by IATA for global safety and operational standards.<\/p><p>A successful widebody order in 2026 cements Ethiopian as the de facto African long-haul carrier of choice. The implications for Rwandair, Kenya Airways, and South African Airways \u2014 all of which compete on overlapping intercontinental routes \u2014 are not subtle. Africa&#8217;s long-haul aviation market is consolidating around Addis Ababa. The next twelve months will tell us how much further that consolidation goes.<\/p><p><em>Sources: Scramble, Reuters, ch-aviation.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa&#8217;s biggest airline is in early-stage talks with Airbus for new widebodies \u2014 a fresh round of orders that would push Ethiopian into the same fleet tier as Lufthansa or British Airways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":980637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Ethiopian Airlines in Talks With Airbus for Major New Widebody Order","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Ethiopian Airlines is negotiating a fresh Airbus widebody order under its Vision 2035 plan to double the fleet to 271 aircraft by 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