# Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing to build $15M aircraft parts plant in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Airlines Group signed an MoU to build an aircraft component manufacturing plant at Kilinto Industrial Park in Addis Ababa, in a joint venture with Boeing. The $15 million facility will manufacture aerospace internal parts and create over 300 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-08-18
- Where: Kilinto Industrial Park, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Value: $15.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Products: aircraft thermo-acoustic insulation blankets, electrical wire harnesses, aerospace internal parts
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ethiopian Airlines](https://endata.com/companies/25087.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ethiopianmonitor.com](https://ethiopianmonitor.com/2023/08/18/ethiopian-airlines-to-expand-its-aircraft-component-manufacturing-wing/), 2023-08-18: "The airlines will invest $15 million to build the manufacturing facility, a joint venture with Boeing."

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