In the last hour, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 delivered to the airline a few days ago declared an emergency on a routine flight between Addis Ababa and Dubai.
Information is limited surrounding the incident, but below is what we know on this so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET612 Addis Ababa-Dubai…
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET612, which declared the emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between Addis Ababa and Dubai.
It is understood that the aircraft departed the Ethiopian capital at 2321 local time, and was already 30 minutes late for departure.
Not long after departure, the aircraft started a descent and a subsequent u-turn whilst declaring the emergency under the 7700 squawk code.
After over an hour in the air, the Boeing 777 landed safely without further incident, at 0029 local time.
The Boeing 777 Was Only Delivered A Few Days Ago…
Furthermore, it is key to note that the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 involved in the emergency was only delivered to the airline just a few days ago as ET-BBG.
Data from Planespotters.net notes that this aircraft is a 4.9 year old airframe.
Moreover, the aircraft was initially destined for China Southern Airlines but was never taken up by the airline.
As a result, the aircraft was placed in storage in Victorville between March 2022 and December 2024.
On December 10th-11th, the aircraft operated the delivery flight down to Addis Ababa.
ET-BBG then entered commercial service on the 12th of December.
This means that the aircraft has only been in commercial service for two days before this emergency occurred.
As soon as we have information into the cause of the emergency, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates that may come through.
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