Ethiopian Airlines is taking delivery of its first De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300-G Twin Otter Classic, serial number 1002, on ferry from Canada to Ethiopia.
The aircraft follows the two-unit order placed at the Paris Air Show 2025 and extends the carrier’s use of STOL turboprops for domestic and regional flying into remote airports. The ferry route includes Calgary, Saskatoon, Iqaluit, Reykjavik, Prague and Kos before the final leg to Africa, underscoring the aircraft’s transcontinental acceptance and delivery profile.
The arrival gives Ethiopian a new tool for thin routes, charter work and other niche missions where runway length and infrastructure remain constrained.