A major milestone was achieved in Zimbabwe’s aviation sector because the first-ever Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner landed at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Worldwide Airport in Bulawayo. The plane, operated by Ethiopian Airways, arrived as a constitution flight carrying the South Africa Below-19 cricket group for the ICC World Cup, receiving a conventional water cannon salute upon arrival.
Airports Firm of Zimbabwe (ACZ) officers hailed the occasion as a significant improvement that demonstrates the airport’s functionality to deal with massive, fashionable plane. The profitable touchdown is seen as a chance to draw extra direct worldwide flights and increase financial exercise within the area by enabling bigger passenger and cargo payloads into Bulawayo.
ACZ administration expressed a dedication to partaking with carriers like Ethiopian Airways to discover methods to maintain this degree of operation, highlighting the potential for expanded air connectivity to help tourism and commerce.


