China Airlines, the Taiwan-based carrier, has announced the purchase of 16 Boeing 787-9 passenger aircraft fitted with the General Electric GEnx engines.
Deliveries are expected to commence in 2025 and the 787 will become the mainstay of the medium-capacity wide-body fleet.
The 787 will join the airline’s 777-300ER, A350-900 and A321neo types.
China Airlines embarked on its wide-body passenger aircraft replacement program in 2018 but evaluations were pushed back in 2020 due to COVID-19.
With the pandemic easing and the revival of the global passenger market, the evaluation and introduction process resumed in September 2021 the airline said.
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Source:: AirlineRatings.Com