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Boeing 787-9 · ET-AXL · Ethiopian Airlines

Boeing 787-9 illustration in Ethiopian Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 787-9

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RegistrationETET-AXL
OperatorEthiopian Airlines
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Boeing 787-9 built in 2019 in Everett / Charleston (USA). Operates for Ethiopian Airlines.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 33,600 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× 2 x Genx-1B
PropulsionJet
Seats817 (C30 · Y787)
First flight2019
Built inEverett / Charleston (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationEtiopía
MSN62176
Hex / ICAO 24-bit040188
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Figures for the 787-9 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 60% the length of a football pitch

Length62.8 m206 ft
Wingspan60.1 m197 ft
Height17.0 m56 ft
Range14,010 km7,565 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85
Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight259,228 kg571,499 lb
Maximum payload130,408 kg287,500 lbIts 296 passengers with baggage would weigh about 29.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity296 passengersUp to 420 in a high-density layout
Endurance15 h 31 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 14,010 km range, from Addis Ababa it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle13,469 kmDFWDallas-Fort Worth13,419 kmCUNCancún13,209 kmLIMLima13,015 kmPTYTocumen12,882 km
Beyond its rangeMEXMexico City14,423 km

The type first flew in 2009 (17 years ago) · About 1,150 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

30Business
787Economy

817 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2019–2026Ethiopian Airlines network of its widebody aircraft
Base
ADDAddis Ababa
Main destinations
SINSingaporeBKKBangkokFRAFrankfurt am MainBKOBamakoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DLADoualaDXBDubaiFCORomeHKGHong KongHREHarareJROArusha

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2019
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett / Charleston (USA).
Dec 12, 2019
Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines
Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AXL.
Aug 12, 2021
Incident at Manchester
On August 12, 2021, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration ET-AXL), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Ethiopian.
Source: Ethiopian

Operators

2019-12-12
Ethiopian Airlines
Registration ET-AXL · Lessor: Avolon

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This page was last updated on October 10, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 10). Boeing 787-9 · ET-AXL · Ethiopian Airlines. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-040188

MLA

“Boeing 787-9 · ET-AXL · Ethiopian Airlines.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 10 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-040188. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Boeing 787-9 · ET-AXL · Ethiopian Airlines.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 10, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-040188.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 787-9 · ET-AXL · Ethiopian Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-040188 (Accessed: 16 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 787-9 · ET-AXL · Ethiopian Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-040188},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-040188}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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