Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first airbus aircraft in its fleet and the first of its kind in Africa.
The carrier has ordered 14 with the first arriving later this month.
Ethiopian are planning to make inflight wifi available on the aircraft but are yet to confirm a date for completion.
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam said: “We are very pleased that Ethiopian has taken the leadership role in Africa and has become among the few leading airlines in the world to invest in this latest technology and efficient flying machine.
“Operating the youngest fleet in the industry with modern and comfortable customer features in cabin is one of the four pillars of our vision 2025 15 years strategic road map and the introduction of the A-350 is one component of this strategy,” he said.
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