Taiwan's China Airlines orders 14 Boeing 777X planes (updated)
08/05/2025 08:50
Adds background, details in paragraphs 2-4 May 8 (Reuters) - Boeing BA.N said on Thursday that Taiwan's China Airlines 2610.TW placed an order for 14 Boeing 777X wide-body planes. The order includes 10 Boeing 777-9 passenger planes and four Boeing 777-8 freighter planes, the company said. In addition to the order, the airline also has options to purchase five 777-9s and four 777-8 freighters. In December, Taiwan's largest carrier said it would buy 10 Boeing 777-9 aircraft and 10 Airbus A350-1000s as well as four 777-8 freighter aircraft for $11.9 billion at list prices, with deliveries for the new aircraft starting from 2029. (Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Mrigank Dhaniwala) ((HarshitaMeenaktshi.R@thomsonreuters.com;))
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