✈ 20 aircraft
Long-haul
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Passengers
270 pax
Range
13,620 km
Speed
Mach 0.85
Engines
GEnx-1B / Trent 1000
ADD-LHRADD-CDGADD-NRTADD-JFK
24 Business Cloud Nine + 246 Economy
✈ 10 aircraft
+26 on order
Long-haul
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Passengers
315 pax
Range
14,140 km
Speed
Mach 0.85
Engines
GEnx-1B / Trent 1000
ADD-IADADD-LAXADD-PEK
30 Business Cloud Nine + 285 Economy
✈ 22 aircraft
+17 on order
Long-haul
Airbus A350-900
Passengers
348 pax
Range
15,000 km
Speed
Mach 0.85
Engines
RR Trent XWB-84
ADD-DXBADD-SINADD-GVA
30 Business + 318 Economy
✈ 4 aircraft
Long-haul
Airbus A350-1000
Passengers
395 pax
Range
16,100 km
Speed
Mach 0.85
Engines
RR Trent XWB-97
ADD-JFKADD-LAX
🏆 1st African operator of the A350-1000 — 46 Business + 349 Economy
✈ 6 aircraft
Long-haul
Boeing 777-200LR
Passengers
321 pax
Range
15,844 km
Speed
Mach 0.84
Engines
GE90-110B1
ADD-LAXADD-IAD
34 Business + 287 Economy — Ultra long-haul
✈ 5 aircraft
Long-haul
Boeing 777-300ER
Passengers
393 pax
Range
13,650 km
Speed
Mach 0.84
Engines
GE90-115B
ADD-CDGADD-LHRADD-DXB
28 Business + 365 Economy
✈ 28 aircraft
+45 on order
Medium-haul
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Passengers
160 pax
Range
6,570 km
Speed
Mach 0.79
Engines
CFM LEAP-1B
ADD-NBOADD-DARADD-LOSADD-ACC
16 Business + 144 Economy
✈ 19 aircraft
Medium-haul
Boeing 737-800
Passengers
154 pax
Range
5,765 km
Speed
Mach 0.785
Engines
CFM56-7B
African regional routes
16 Business + 138 Economy
✈ 4 aircraft
Medium-haul
Boeing 737-700
Passengers
118 pax
Range
6,230 km
Speed
Mach 0.785
Engines
CFM56-7B
Secondary African destinations
16 Business + 102 Economy
✈ 30 aircraft
Regional — Turboprop
De Havilland Dash 8-400 (Q400)
Passengers
71 pax
Range
2,522 km
Speed
667 km/h
Engines
P&W Canada PW150A
Ethiopian domestic routes
Short regional destinations
🏆 Backbone of ET's domestic network — 7 Business + 64 Economy
📦 12 aircraft
Cargo — Pure freighter
Boeing 777F (Freighter)
📦 102 tonnes payload
Range
9,200 km
Engines
GE90-110B1L
ADD-FRAADD-PVGADD-ORD
📦 4 aircraft
Cargo — Converted
Boeing 767-300BDSF
📦 54 tonnes payload
Range
6,025 km
Origin
Converted pax → cargo
Aircraft converted from passenger configurations
📦 4 aircraft
Cargo — Regional freighter
Boeing 737-800F (Freighter)
📦 23 tonnes payload
Range
3,500 km
Use
Domestic & regional cargo
Domestic cargo network
📜
A tribute to Ethiopian Airlines history
These aircraft shaped ET's greatness for decades. They are now retired, but their legacy lives on.
These aircraft shaped ET's greatness for decades. They are now retired, but their legacy lives on.
🏛 Retired 2020
In service: 1986–2020
Vintage — Long-haul
Boeing 767-300ER
Era
1986 – 2020
Role
ET workhorse
Workhorse of Ethiopian for 30 years on intercontinental routes. Predecessor to the Boeing 787 on ET's major long-haul routes.
🏛 Retired 2012
In service: 1990–2012
Vintage — Medium-haul
Boeing 757-200
Era
1990 – 2012
Role
European routes
Used on European and medium-haul routes until the early 2010s, before being replaced by the new 737 generation.
🏛 Retired ~2000
In service: 1975–2000
Vintage — Pioneer
Boeing 737-200
Era
1975 – ~2000
Role
Domestic routes
First 737 generation at Ethiopian. Served domestic routes for decades, laying the foundations of the Ethiopian domestic network.