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Taiwan based China Airlines has announced plans to order four 777-8F freighters with deliveries expected from 2029. The new generation freighters will be

Taiwan's China Airlines will order two dozen Boeing and Airbus SE long-range passenger and air cargo jets as it seeks to renew its fleet of older planes.

This is the first time that China Airlines has added the two passenger-aircraft variants to its fleet. The carrier already has 15 Airbus A350-900s and also flies the older 777 model. Its fleet of more than 80 planes is broadly balanced between both manufacturers.

China Airlines plans to divide an order for a renewed long-haul fleet between Boeing (NYSE:BA) and European rival Airbus (OTCPK:EADSY) (OTCPK:EADSF), the Taiwanese carrier said Thursday. The order includes 10 Boeing 777-9 aircraft and 10 Airbus A350-1000s,

Boeing won an order valued at $36 billion from Pegasus Airlines, previously the preferred choice for the Turkish low-cost airline. The carrier

Taiwan's China Airlines said on Thursday it had ordered 10 Boeing 777-9 aircraft and 10 Airbus A350-1000s for its long-haul fleet renewal, as well as four 777-8 freighter aircraft for $11.9 billion.