Ethiopian Airlines to purchase 8 Boeing 777-9 wide body jets

ADDIS ABABA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Airlines has inked a deal with Boeing Company to purchase eight 777-9 wide-body jets, with potential order for up to 12 additional aircraft, the airlines said Tuesday in a statement.

Ethiopian Airlines' selection of 777-9 jets makes the country's national carrier the first customer of this plane type in Africa.