Ethiopian Airlines Denies Claims of Proposed Wet-Lease Agreement With Russian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines Denies Claims of Proposed Wet-Lease Agreement With Russian Airlines

Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Airlines has firmly denied reports alleging that it has entered into an agreement to lease aircraft or spare parts to a Russian airline, calling the claims "completely false."

Ethiopian Airlines denies any plans to lease Russia aircraft

Ethiopian Airlines has released a statement strongly denying claims that the carrier was in negotiations to lease aircraft to Russia  In a statement on August 6, 2025, Ethiopian Airlines said that it had “observed news circulating on social media” linking the carrier to “supply airplanes to Russian airlines on wet-lease bases”.   “We would like to inform all concerned that Ethiopian Airlines has never been requested or discussed on this topic wi…

Russia seeks ACMI deal with Ethiopian Airlines

Russia wants to wet lease aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) and has proposed collaboration on aircraft maintenance, noting Ethiopia's existing Boeing accredited MRO capabilities, according to a statement from the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). This follows a visit to Addis Ababa by a Russian delegation led by trade commissioner Yaroslav V. Tarasyuk, which met with Ethiopia's Civil Aviation Authority Dir…