At the Dubai Air Show, Ethiopian Airlines signed a letter of intent to acquire eleven Airbus A350-900s. This would increase the order backlog to 33 aircraft of this type, including four A350-1000s.
During the trade fair, the carrier also ordered eleven Boeing 787-9s and 20 B737-Max-8s. An additional 15 options were secured for the first-mentioned type and 21 purchase rights for medium-haul jets.