I-Ethiopian Airlines isihambise izindiza zayo eziyi-100, iBoeing 787 Dreamliner ngoJuni 6, 2018, iphinde yahola phambili ekwandiseni imikhumbi kanye nokwenza izinto zesimanje e-Afrika.
Njengengxenye yezibophezelo ze-Ethopian Corporate Social Responsibility, le ndiza entsha ithathe imishini yezokwelapha evela kwi-NGO ezinze eSeattle, iDirect Relief, yaya esibhedlela iSt Paulos e-Addis Ababa. Ukuthunyelwa kufaka izitulo zokuhlinza nezinye izinto zokwelashwa ezizosetshenziselwa ukunakekelwa nokunakekelwa kweziguli.
Umphathi weQembu le-Ethiopian Airlines, uMnu Tewolde GebreMariam, uphawule wathi, “Kuyinhlonipho enkulu kithina sonke e-Ethiopia ukufinyelela ibanga eliqavile lezindiza eziyi-100. Leli qophamlando liwukuqhubeka kwendima yethu yobuholi bezindiza emlandweni e-Afrika kanye nobufakazi bokuqaliswa ngempumelelo kohlelo lwethu lokukhula olusheshayo, olunenzuzo futhi oluzinzile, uMbono 2025.
UmTopiya waba ngowokuqala ukuthola usizo lwezindiza kuleli zwekazi emuva ngo-1962, futhi wasebenzisa iB767 yokuqala yase-Afrika ngo-1984, owokuqala wase-Afrika uB777-200LR ngo-2010, owokuqala wase-Afrika B787800 Dreamliner nowakwa-B777-200 ngo-2012 nowokuqala wase-Afrika u-A350 ngo-2016 kanye nendiza yokuqala yase-Afrika iB787-9 ngo-2017. I-Ethiopia manje isisebenzisa enye yezindiza ezindiza kunazo zonke nezanamuhla kakhulu, ezineminyaka yobudala engaphansi kweminyaka emihlanu. Ukuvuselelwa kweFleet kungenye yezinsika ezine ezibucayi zoMgwaqo wethu Wamasu we-100, ukuxhasa inethiwekhi yethu esheshayo, manje esefinyelele ezindaweni ezingaphezu kwamazwe ayi-5 ezihlanganisa amazwekazi ama-2025.
Imikhumbi yethu emisha nemikhulukazi eyakhiwe ngama-B787 kanye nama-A350s inikeza induduzo engenakulinganiswa ebhodini kumakhasimende ethu futhi inikeza ukuxhumana okuhle kakhulu lapho kuhanjwa ngaphakathi kwe-Afrika naphakathi kwezwekazi kanye nomhlaba wonke. Le ngqophamlando yemikhumbi eyikhulu, esiyizuzile ngaphambi kwezinhloso zethu ze-Vision 100, isisiphoqa ukuthi sibuyekeze izinhlelo zethu ngenhloso yokufaka izindiza eziningi futhi sandise inethiwekhi yethu ukuze sihlangabezane nezidingo zokuhamba ezandayo zezwekazi lethu futhi sisekele umnotho walo ukuthuthukiswa kanye nokuhlanganiswa ngokusiza ukugeleza kotshalomali, ezohwebo nezokuvakasha. Sizoqhubeka nokuxhumanisa abantu base-Afrika abaningi nezakhamuzi zakuleli zwekazi kanye nabafowabo nodadewabo emhlabeni wonke ukwenza impilo ibe ngcono nsuku zonke. ”
UMarty Bentrott, oyiphini likamengameli omkhulu kwezentengiselwano eMiddle East, Turkey, Africa, Russia & Central Asia Boeing Commercial Airplanes yena uthe, “Ukulethwa kweBoeing 787-9 Dreamliner njengebhanoyi le-100 le-Ethiopian Airlines kungumzuzu wokuziqhenya emlandweni wethu womlando ukubambisana. Eminyakeni edlule, umTopiya ubeyiphayona lezindiza e-Afrika, ezindiza ngezindiza ezithuthukile kwezobuchwepheshe njengeBoeing 777, 787 futhi kungekudala ne-737 MAX. Kuyintokozo ukuba ngumlingani we-Ethiopian Airline. Siyaziqhenya futhi ngokusebenzisana nomTopiya ukuze siqhubeke nesiko lokuhambisa izinto zosizo ezindizeni ezilethwayo.
"Sijabule kakhulu ukuletha indiza ye-100 ku-Ethiopian Airlines, nokuba yingxenye yendaba enkulu yezindiza," kusho u-Aengus Kelly, oyi-CEO ye-AerCap. "Sihalalisela uTewolde Gebremariam nalo lonke iqembu elikuEthiopian Airlines, futhi sibafisela ukuqhubeka nempumelelo ekuholeni phambili kwezindiza e-Afrika."
Eminyakeni edlule, umTopiya ubelokhu etshale imali eningi ekuthuthukiseni izimoto nasekukhuliseni, okungenye yezinsika zoMbono 2025. UmTopiya waba yiNdiza Yezindiza yokuqala yase-Afrika futhi walandela iJapan kuphela ukusebenzisa iB787 Dreamliner ngo-2012 futhi waba ngumphathi wokuqala e-Afrika sebenzisa i-Airbus A350 XWB ngo-2016.
