- The manufacturing of insulation blankets for Boeing-737, a partnership between Ethiopian Airlines and the Italian company Geven Skytecno was officially inaugurated this week. The aerospace manufacturing facility was built at a cost of 6 million USD.
The manufacturing of insulation blankets for Boeing-737, a partnership between Ethiopian Airlines and the Italian company Geven Skytecno was officially inaugurated this week. The aerospace manufacturing facility was built at a cost of 6 million USD.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew disclosed that the airline has produced 6 shift sets of insulation blanket for Boeing-737 aircraft and has the capacity to manufacture 726 shift sets in the coming 8 or 9 years for Boeing. Talking about the benefits of the tripartite agreement, he said that the benefits for Ethiopia included technology transfer, foreign exchange earnings and scaling up of bilateral economic cooperation with Italy.
The primary purpose of aircraft insulation blankets is to protect passengers and crew from engine noise and frigid temperatures at high altitudes.
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