The Boeing 767-300 was scheduled to fly from Diass to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, via Bamako in Mali on Tuesday, Ethiopian Airlines said in a statement.
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The company, which made this known in a statement, said that the money “represents the initial expenditure of a 100 million dollar pledge by Boeing to address family and community needs of those affected by the accidents”.
Boeing is in talks with other airlines for sale of its grounded 737 MAX after receiving a letter of intent for 200 planes from British Airways owner IAG at the Paris Airshow, its sales chief said on Thursday.
An Ethiopian Airlines executive questioned whether Boeing had told pilots enough about “aggressive” software that pushes a plane’s nose down, a focus of investigation into a deadly crash in Ethiopia recently.
Boeing Chief Executive, Dennis Muilenburg, is attempting to win back the public’s trust after the US plane manufacturer’s 737 MAX model was involved in two crashes within five months that left no survivors.
The contract for the upgrade by the new government has been awarded to Boeing, Washington Post reported on Sunday
Also speaking, Tolliver said the partnership was aimed at improving Boeing’s services to its clients, adding that Springfountain had demonstrated sufficient commitment towards making it a success.
On his part, Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of State, Aviation, congratulated Springfountain on the attainment of the strategic relationship with Boeing.
The 737-10 would narrow the gap between the 178-220 seat 737-9, which first flew this month and the 185-240 seat A321neo, which dominates the top end of the market for narrow body jets
737 MAX 9, a fuel-efficient, long-range successor to the 737-900, made a test mission, about 50 years after the 737 first took to the skies on April 9, 1967
The AIB Commissioner, Akin Olateru, disclosed this while presenting final reports on the crash and three other serious incidents