Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has successfully retro-fitted all its B777 business class seats to full flat configuration.

The retro-fitting project on Ethiopian eight B777 aircrafts has entirely been conducted at Ethiopian MRO facility with an in-house capability. Zodiac Northwest Aerospace Technologies (ZNAT), ZSUK (Zodiac Seats UK) and Thales are the vendors involved in the project.

VP MRO Ethiopian Airlines Group, Zemene Nega, remarked, “We are pleased to successfully complete the retrofitting project on our B777 fleet with our in-house capability which is a testament of Ethiopian self-sufficiency in trained aviation professionals. We have made huge investments to accomplish the renovation project which encompasses; modifying seats to full flat laying positions, rearranging passenger service, rework on IFE and software change. It is yet another breakthrough to further enhance our business class passengers’ satisfaction and offer superior travel experience. Going forward, we will continue to work hard to ensure our passengers’ extra comfort and make their experience with Ethiopian a memorable one.”

Ethiopian is a Pan-African global carrier with the youngest fleet in the continent with an average age of less than 7 years and currently serves 87 international destinations across 5 continents with over 200 daily departures.