Boeing has announced that China Airlines has signed a Letter of Intend (LoI) to modernize its fleet with an order of up to six Boeing 777F aircraft. The Taiwanese flag carrier currently operates a fleet of 18 Boeing 747-400F freighters, which it is looking to transition to the 777F.
China Airlines already announced an order intention for three 777F aircraft in May, with options for a further three. The airline say the aircraft's range of 4,970nm / 9,200km and lower fuel burn will allow it to operate on longer routes without a tech-stop, which in turn will reduce operating costs. Boeing says that the final number of aircraft to be ordered will be revealed once the deal is finalised.
China Airlines Shrinks Name On New Boeing 777 Fleet. China Airlines, the largest airline company in Taiwan, last month received its first 777 freighter at the Boeing facility in Seattle, Washington. Subsequently, the new aircraft was found to be displaying the carrier's name in a smaller font than usual after its first arrival in Taipei on December 1st. Flight Review: China Airlines (777-300ER) Business Class, San Francisco to Taipei Booking. While Delta almost never releases saver availability in premium cabins headed Down Under, I explored the. Airport and Lounge. China Airlines operates from International Terminal A at SFO. Even though I was. China Airlines Cargo has just taken delivery of its first Boeing 777F, intended to start to replace the 18 Boeing 747-400Fs that the cargo airline currently operates. As far as I'm concerned, the most interesting part of this is the livery on the new plane, which points at some bigger changes we can expect at China Airlines. With this delivery, China Airlines now operates a fleet of 10 777-300ERs and continues to bolster its long-haul routes to the North American and European markets. Taiwan's flag carrier also introduced a new, state-of-the-art cabin interior onboard its 777-300ERs designed by award-winning Taiwanese architect Ray Chen. Each of the airline's 10 777-300ERs are configured to seat 358 passengers in a three-class layout highlighted by the new ‘Family Couch' seats in economy class. Taiwan-based China Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 777 cargo aircraft. The freighter is the first of six planes in a newly redesigned livery. The aircraft, registered as B-18771, arrived in Taiwan on December 1, 2020, showed the recent Planespotters.com data update. The newly redesigned livery features a smaller air carrier's logo placed closer to the plane's tail.
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In addition, China Airlines has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to purchase 11 A321neo, with an additional 14 on lease. These single aisle aircraft will join the airline's current passenger fleet of Airbus A330, A350, Boeing 737, 777 and 747.
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