AerCap delivers first of two new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines

AerCap has delivered a new Airbus A350-900 to Ethiopian Airlines, the first of two new A350-900 aircraft deliveries on long-term lease from AerCap’s order book with Airbus. The aircraft was transferred to Ethiopian Airlines at a ceremony in the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, and is the first A350 XWB aircraft to be delivered to an African carrier. A second new A350-900 aircraft is scheduled for delivery in August 2016. AerCap has one of the largest Airbus A350 XWB portfolios with a total of four owned and another 25 on order aircraft.