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Ethiopian Airlines orders 12 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft at Dubai Airshow
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed an order of 12 A350 XWB aircraft from Airbus at Dubai airshow.
The order covers Trent XWB engines for 12 A350 XWB planes that will begin service in 2017. Airbus values the deal at $3 billion at list prices.
This is the first plane order at the Dubai Airshow that began in the Gulf emirate on Sunday.
Earlier Rolls-Royce said ir has reached $2 billion worth of deals to sell aircraft engines that will power new Airbus jetliners for Air China and Ethiopian Airlines.
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