Ethiopian Airlines is seeking pre-delivery payment (PDP) financing for 12 Boeing 737 Max 8s and four Airbus A350s, FlightGlobal understands.
The aircraft are to be delivered in the 2018-2020 timeframe.
Flight Fleets Analyzer indicates that Ethiopian has 20 Max 8s and 10 A350s on order.
Ethiopian did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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