Six major aircraft manufacturers are bidding to supply narrow body passenger aircraft to the Ethiopian Airlines, according to The Reporter.

Mitsubishi of Japan, Ilyshin of Russia, Embraer of Brazil, Bomardier of Canada, the European consortium Airbus, and Boeing, are the six companies bidding to supply aircraft to Ethiopian.

The companies are proposing regional jets with 80-120 seats. Ethiopian could buy 10-20 narrow body aircraft that it will deploy on its regional routes.

Ethiopian Airlines recently issued request for proposal for the supply of narrow body aircraft. The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, told The Reporter that the companies have submitted their proposals to the airline. Tewolde said the proposals are being evaluated by the technical committee of the airline. According to the CEO, the evaluation process will be finalized and the results will be announced after three months.

Mitsubushi has presented its MRJ jets; Ilyshin Finance CO. proposed the Sukhoi 100 aircraft; Embraer presented the E-Jets; Bombardier proposed the C-series aircraft; Boeing proposed its new B737 MAX aircraft; and Airbus proposed its A320NEO aircraft, according to The Reporter.

Source: The Reporter