Ethiopian Airlines orders eight Q400s

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Ethiopian Airlines has signed a contract to purchase eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners and has taken options to buy on four more.

"The aircraft's excellent range and payload capability will allow us to deploy it on domestic routes within Ethiopia, as well as on regional routes up to 1,850 km from Addis Ababa,” said Girma Wake, CEO, Ethiopian Airlines.

Source: Routes News