Ethiopian orders six A350-900s, after committing 11 737 MAX at Dubai Airshow

Ethiopian Airlines has placed a firm order for six Airbus A350-900 widebodies, following a separate commitment announced yesterday for 11 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbodies at the Dubai Airshow. The dual announcements confirm simultaneous widebody and narrowbody expansion plans for the carrier.

Discovered 2025-11-18T05:42:33.925982-08:00 | 2025-11-18T05:42:33.925982-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Ethiopian confirmed a firm order for six A350-900s and a commitment for 11 Boeing 737 MAX jets at the Dubai Airshow, signalling concurrent widebody and narrowbody fleet growth.

  • The A350 purchase arrives against Airbus' constrained production backdrop — Airbus' delivery push still requires 235 jets to reach its 820-aircraft 2025 target, putting new widebody orders into a tight delivery queue (see Airbus' delivery push context: https://hype.aero/?story=ce5573e2-289a-456b-96c9-f9c2eeecca7b).

  • The transactions sit alongside other major show activity and financing moves that underscore elevated demand and funding complexity for large jet orders — including a recent 100-aircraft narrowbody pact and high-profile A350 financing deals (examples: https://hype.aero/?story=d94b3833-3381-4f81-b46c-75074924181a and https://hype.aero/?story=68430a82-df96-4a45-9704-9f6d07f4406d).

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