Ethiopian Airlines signs deal for ten Boeing cargo jets with option for eight more

Based on · First reported 2 Oct 2026 · Updated 2 Oct 2026

Ethiopian Airlines signed an agreement with Boeing to acquire ten long‑haul freighter aircraft, comprising eight Boeing 777‑8F freighters and two current‑generation 777F aircraft, and secured an option to purchase eight additional 777‑8F freighters.
The catalogue value of the ten aircraft is estimated at about $5 billion; Ethiopian currently operates twelve Boeing 777F freighters, three Boeing 767 freighters and four converted 737 freighters, and handled roughly 897,000 metric tons of cargo in its most recent financial year, a 16% increase.

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