The inside of the Ethiopian Airlines maintenance hangar in Addis Ababa. An Ethiopia Fokker is currently being outfitted for leaving service with the airline in the bottom, while Gabon Airways (now defunct) and company Boeing 767s receive work.
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in Africa will experience steady growth over the next 20 years as air travel in Africa continues to grow with the economy, the company said.
In a move that both offers added comfort to passengers at a premium while extending the range of their 737s, WestJet Airlines will leave the middle seats empty in the first 8-10 rows on certain flights.
Air New Zealand took delivery of their first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on Wednesday at a ceremony at Boeing's Paine Field assembly plant in Everett, Wash.