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EVA Air to take delivery of B787 next week
September 28th 2018
Taiwanese full-service carrier, EVA Airways, will take delivery of the first of 24 on-order B787s on October 2, in Charleston, South Carolina. Read More »
EVA Air, a Star Alliance member, has ordered four B787-9s and 20 B787-10s. The airline will lease the four -9s and two of the -10s from ALC. The remaining 18 aircraft will be purchased directly from Boeing.
EVA Air’s -9s will feature 304 seats, 26 in business class and 278 in economy class. The carrier has yet to reveal its configuration for the -10s.
The Evergreen Group airline is introducing a new business class design on the B787. While EVA Air’s B777-300ER fleet is equipped with 1-2-1 reverse herringbone business class seats, the airline has selected Thompson Aero’s forward facing 1-2-1 Vantage XL seats for the B787s. The cabin was designed by Designworks by BMW.
EVA Air’s 34 in-service B777-300ERs, which are equipped with a premium economy cabin, are the backbone of EVA’s long-haul network. Considering the airline decided against installing a premium economy cabin on the B787s, it is expected the new aircraft will fly on regional routes.
EVA has a fleet of 22 A321ceo, three A330-200s, nine A330-300s and 34 B777-300ERs. The addition of 24 B787s will be a steep capacity increase for the Taiwanese airline. EVA already appears to have more capacity than its operations require. Last month, EVA was leasing spare B777 capacity to Air New Zealand.
Boeing will deliver all four B787-9s to EVA by year end. The first -10 is expected in the second quarter of next year. All 24 aircraft are due at the carrier by 2022.
