ET-AUP was new to Ethiopian Airlines in late 2017. A year later, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner had a wing badly damaged when it struck a light tower at a de-icing station in Oslo, Norway. We photographed this B789 on September 12, 2020 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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ET-AUP
ET-AUP performed its first flight on November 12, 2017. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was delivered to Ethiopian Airlines on November 21, 2017. The aircraft is named London and is one of six B789 models currently in the fleet with four more on order.
This airliner is configured for a maximum total of 315 passengers. There are 30 seats in business class and 285 economy class seats.
On December 18, 2018, a little confusion at Oslo Gardermoen Airport cost ET-AUP a wing. The Boeing 787-9 entered the wrong de-icing stand and took out a light standard, causing major damage to the wing. The flight was destined for Stockholm, Sweden and then Addis Ababa, Ethiopia but, obviously, the flight had to be cancelled.
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Boeing 787-9
The first B789 took flight on September 17, 2013 and first entered service with Air New Zealand on July 8, 2014. This aircraft is 63 metres or 206 feet in length, 20 feet longer than the initial Boeing 787-8 variant. Both models share the same 60 metre or 197 foot wingspan. At the tail, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner stands 17 metres or 56 feet in height.
Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines was founded in 1945 and commenced operations in 1946. The member of the Star Alliance is fully owned by the Government of Ethiopia. The airline is headquartered at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa.
The fleet consists of nearly 130 aircraft. The largest is the Boeing 777-300ER. The smallest and most numerous is the De Havilland Dash 8 Q400. Ethiopian Airlines flies to 125 destinations around the world.