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China Airlines likely to order 20 narrow body aircraft
TAIWAN's China Airlines Ltd is considering whether to purchase at least 20 Airbus or Boeing narrow-body aircraft by year-end, as part of a fleet renewal to support its expansion plans.
The aircraft being evaluated to replace 20 Boeing 737-800s include the Airbus A320neo and A321neo and the Boeing 737 MAX 8, 9 and 10 models, reported UK's MailOnline.
"(We will order) more than 20 unless we see the market is going to die," China Airlines president Hsieh Su-Chien told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry conference. The first aircraft deliveries could start in 2021 or 2022, if the carrier goes ahead with the plan.
Mr Hsieh said the airline was in talks with the aircraft and engine manufacturers and hoped to reach a decision by the end of the year.
China Airlines, which generates around 28 per cent of its revenue from cargo, is looking to expand flights to Southeast Asia.
The carrier's senior vice president Steve Chang said the airline had easily raised the rates it charged for transporting semiconductors from Taiwan since they can only be moved using dedicated freight aircraft. The Taiwanese airline has 18 747 freighters.
In the first nine months of the year, the airline registered an average cargo yield that was 11.5 per cent higher than the same month the prior year, as well as an eight per cent rise in freight volumes.
Mr Chang revealed that forward bookings were strong, meaning the improved conditions in the freight sector were expected to continue until at least the first quarter of 2018.
The aircraft being evaluated to replace 20 Boeing 737-800s include the Airbus A320neo and A321neo and the Boeing 737 MAX 8, 9 and 10 models, reported UK's MailOnline.
"(We will order) more than 20 unless we see the market is going to die," China Airlines president Hsieh Su-Chien told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry conference. The first aircraft deliveries could start in 2021 or 2022, if the carrier goes ahead with the plan.
Mr Hsieh said the airline was in talks with the aircraft and engine manufacturers and hoped to reach a decision by the end of the year.
China Airlines, which generates around 28 per cent of its revenue from cargo, is looking to expand flights to Southeast Asia.
The carrier's senior vice president Steve Chang said the airline had easily raised the rates it charged for transporting semiconductors from Taiwan since they can only be moved using dedicated freight aircraft. The Taiwanese airline has 18 747 freighters.
In the first nine months of the year, the airline registered an average cargo yield that was 11.5 per cent higher than the same month the prior year, as well as an eight per cent rise in freight volumes.
Mr Chang revealed that forward bookings were strong, meaning the improved conditions in the freight sector were expected to continue until at least the first quarter of 2018.
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