Ethiopian Airlines Group enters the aircraft interiors sector

Ethiopian Airlines Group announced that it has concluded the appropriate feasibility studies and found the positive results, it has entered into a manufacturing and supply partnership agreement with ACM Aerospace, a domestic supplier based in Germany specialized in seating and other interior materials. Components. The agreement provides for the airline group to establish a plant in Ethiopia that will manufacture and supply various interior parts for ACM, including seat covers, seat belts and carpets.

The installation and its production will have to meet the stringent requirements established by aviation regulatory agencies such as EASA and the FAA, including becoming a certified production facility by the ############################################################################### EASA Part 21G (POA). According to a spokesman for the Ethiopian Airlines Group, the facility will open its doors "within a few years" and, until the approval processes are complete, the company will be ready for the event. factory will initially manufacture indoor aircraft products using imported raw materials. However, after this initial step, the partners intend to certify that the leathers and fabrics produced in Ethiopia will be used in the production process, which will support the textile and leather industries of the country.