►► ETHIOPIA: Wishy-washy Ethiopian Airlines attempts to make up its mind with new 787 destination route list.

After at least 3 revisions and constant changes to its intended Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch routes, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) appears to have finally made up its mind and will take the very diplomatic route of flying their 787 to a variety destinations as a means of showcasing their latest aircraft.

Ethiopian's 787 in Seattle (moonm)

 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Operations

- Effective 16 August 2012 to 4 September 2012. During this period, the 787 will operate several one-time service to 18 countries in Africa, Middle East and South Asia.

- Note as ET is only operating 1 Boeing 787 aircraft in August 2012 and early-September 2012, the possibility of last minute switches to other aircraft type, such as the Boeing 767-300ER and 777-200LR, remains high.

• Washington Dulles – Addis Ababa ET2501 on 16 August 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Abuja 27 August 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Accra 1 September 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Brazzaville – Kinshasa – Addis Ababa ET831 on 28 August 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Dubai ET600/601 on 18AUG12 – 23AUG12, 26AUG12 – 27AUG12, 01SEP12 – 03SEP12 (DXB departure 19AUG12 – 24AUG12, 27AUG12 – 28AUG12, 02SEP12 – 04SEP12) 
• Addis Ababa – Frankfurt ET706 on 29 August 2012
• Addis Ababa – Harare – Lusaka – Addis Ababa ET873 on 20 August 2012, 23 August 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Jeddah ET402/403 on 31AUG12 
• Addis Ababa – Johannesburg 26AUG12 (followed by 4 - 16 September 2012)
• Addis Ababa – Kilimanjaro – Mombasa ET815/814 on 19, 21 August 2012
• Addis Ababa – Lagos ET901/900 on 25, 26 August 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Lome ET907/906 on 31 August 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Luanda ET851/850 on 03 September 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Malabo – Douala – Addis Ababa ET935 on 30 August 2012 
• Addis Ababa – Maputo ET819/818 on 2 September 2012
• Addis Ababa – Mumbai 24AUG12, 25AUG12, 28AUG12 (BOM departure 25AUG12, 26AUG12, 29AUG12) 
• Addis Ababa – Nairobi – Entebbe ET801/800 on 21 & 24 August 2012
• Addis Ababa – Rome – London Heathrow ET710/701 on 17 September 2012 

All specifically mentioned routes, flights and dates above, are now displaying Boeing 787 “788″ operating in ET’s reservation system.

Source [Airline Route] 

• Addis Ababa – Bamako – Dakar 14SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Cotonou – Abidjan 12SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Dar es Salaam – Lilongwe – Addis Ababa 11SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Dubai ET600/601 on 07SEP12, 13SEP12, 18SEP12 (DXB departure on 08SEP12, 14SEP12, 19SEP12) 
• Addis Ababa – Entebbe – Kigali 08SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Frankfurt 06SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Jeddah ET402/403 on 06SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Lome 05SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Mumbai 07SEP12 (08SEP12 from BOM) 
• Addis Ababa – N’Djamena 09SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Pointe Noire 12SEP12 

 Source [Airline Route]
 

Night Flights:

• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 21 August 2012 as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 22 August 2012 as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 23 August 2012 as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Mumbai on 24 August 2012 as ET610/611
• Addis Ababa - Mumbai on 25 August 2012 as ET610/611
• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 26 August 2012 as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 27 August 2012 as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Mumbai on 28 August 2012 as ET610/611
• Addis Ababa - Jeddah on 30 August 2012 as ET402/403
• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 31 August 2012 as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Dubai from 01 - 16 September 2012 as ET600/601 

[UPDATE 3 SEPTEMBER 2012] Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 787 will make its debut to 14 additional airports in September 2012 including Milan, Stockholm, Brussels.  

• Addis Ababa - Milan - Brussels on 09 September as ET708/709
• Addis Ababa - Khartoum on 11 September as ET470/471
• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 13 September as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Tel Aviv on 15 September as ET404/405
• Addis Ababa - Dubai on 18 September as ET600/601
• Addis Ababa - Cairo - Stockholm on 19 September as ET714/715 

Source [Ethiopian Airlines]

[UPDATE 18 SEPTEMBER 2012] Due to the delay in their Boeing 787 aircraft delivery, Ethiopian Airlines is postponing its planned 787 operation to Washington from 20SEP12 to 01OCT12. Therefore it will extend its Boeing 787 operation to Africa and Europe until the end of September 2012.

• Addis Ababa – Cairo – Stockholm 19SEP12 (ARN departure 20SEP12) 
• Addis Ababa – Johannesburg 18SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Kilimanjaro – Mombasa 19SEP12

Source [Airline Route]


[UPDATE 21 SEPTEMBER 2012]  As per the 21 September 2012 GDS timetable and inventory display, Ethiopian Airlines has further updated planned Boeing 787 operation from 22 September 2012 to 27 October 2012. So far, routes and flights to be operated by Boeing 787 aircraft will be as follows: 

• Addis Ababa – Brussels – Paris CDG – Addis Ababa ET704/705 04OCT12 (BRU/CDG departure 05OCT12) 
• Addis Ababa – Frankfurt 29SEP12 (FRA departure 30SEP12) 
• Addis Ababa – Dubai ET602/603 27SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Nairobi – Entebbe ET801/802 23SEP12 
• Addis Ababa – Washington Dulles 23SEP12, 25SEP12, 27SEP12, 29SEP12 (Outbound via Rome; IAD departs the next day)
• Additionally: ► ZAMBIA: Ethiopian to operate 787/777 service to Harare & Lusaka for duration of October.
• ► UNITED STATES: Dreamliner delivery delays force Ethiopian to postpone Washington 787 route launch by 11 days. 

 Source [Airline Route]

[UPDATE 24 SEPTEMBER 2012] On 26 September 2012, Ethiopian Airlines is to operate one-time Boeing 787 service on the Addis Ababa – Guangzhou, China route, replacing the Boeing 777-200LR. Previously the airline planned to start 787 regular service on daily basis from 16AUG12, but this was postponed indefinitely.
 

The Boeing 787 departs Guangzhou on 27 September 2012. 

• ET606 ADD0015 – 1455CAN 788 
• ET607 CAN0135 – 0715ADD 788 

Source [Airline Route]