EVA Air takes delivery of first 777F

EVA Air (Taiwan) has taken delivery of it's first Boeing 777F, one of five that the airline will receive to replace it's 747-400Fs.

Boeing 777-F5E MSN 62824 L/N 1526 F/F 10/27/17
EVA Air B-16781 11/8/17 - present

Boeing has delivered 133 Boeing 777Fs, all of which are currently in service.

EVA Air - Current Fleet
1 x ACJ319
21 x A321
3 x A330-200
9 x A330-300
1 x 777F
34 x 777-300ER
5 x 747-400F
Total: 74

EVA Air ends 747 passenger service

EVA Air (Taiwan) ended Boeing 747-400 passenger services with a final round trip from Taipei to Hong Kong August 21st 2017. The airline's first 747-400s were received in 1992, with a total of five passenger aircraft, and ten Combis delivered overall. The Combi models were retired by 2015. Five 747-400F freighters remain in service. EVA's long haul services are now operated by 35 777-300ERs.

Boeing 747-45E MSN 29111 L/N 1151 EVA Air B-16411 [Delivered April 27th 1998, Retired August 21st 2017]

189 passenger 747-400s remain in service.

100th A350 delivered

China Airlines (Taiwan) took delivery of the 100th Airbus A350-900 [MSN 121 B-18908] July 25th. First delivery was to Qatar Airways December 18th 2014. Airbus intends to achieve a production rate of ten a month by the end of 2017. All has not been smooth sailing so far, particularly in the area of seat installations by Zodiac, which has delayed many deliveries. Dispatch reliability though has been good, in excess of 99%.

China Airlines Airbus A350-941 MSN 121 B-18908 [the airline's 6th A350 delivery]

JetTrak has recorded 98 A350 deliveries thus far, suggesting there are two aircraft contractually delivered, albeit not physically (most likely Delta Air Lines).

China Airlines ends A340-300 operations

China Airlines (Taiwan) has ended Airbus A340-300 operations after 17 years of service. The airline operated a modest fleet of 7 A340-300s in total, with the first delivery in April 2001. Four more joined the fleet in 2001 and two in 2003. Six were delivered new, while the final delivery in October 2003 was an aircraft delivered new to Singapore Airlines (but not operated) and sold on delivery to Boeing Capital. A350s have replaced the A340s, with six delivered.