Airbus Wins Over Double Digit A350 Orders from Taiwan

Airbus Wins Over Double Digit A350 Orders from Taiwan

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Not the easiest of weeks for Airbus, US tariffs coming into play it have put a dent in the company’s stock. However, there is some good news to talk about and it all comes from Taiwan although it involves two airlines, the two largest of the country.

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Airbus Secures Double Digit A350 Orders from China Airlines and EVA Air

In the span of seven days both China Airlines and EVA Air, the two largest carriers in Taiwan have both placed orders for Airbus’ flagship wide body aircraft.

China Airlines Airbus A321neo at Seoul Incheon airportin South Korea. EVA Air, its rival in Taiwan, has just ordered the same aircraft type to include it in its fleet.
China Airlines Airbus A321neo at Seoul Incheon airportin South Korea. EVA Air, its rival in Taiwan, has just ordered the same aircraft type to include it in its fleet.

The rivals have placed orders for the Airbus A350-1000, the largest aircraft Airbus currently manufactures. Which is in of itself very noteworthy news, because the 1000 variant has struggled to secure order volumes close to those of the smaller dash 900. Before the EVA Air and China Airlines orders the aircraft type had secured 305 firm orders while the A350-900 has 995, more than 3 times as many.

The A350-1000 is not only a wide body aircraft but an XWB (Extra Wide Body Aircraft) capable of fitting up to 10 economy seats per row. A feature that offers another layer of operational flexibility to airlines that opt for this variant.

Digging deeper into the news, the orders are for:

  • 6 Airbus A350-1000 going to EVA Air
  • 10 Airbus A350-1000 going to China Airlines

That drives up the total of A350-1000s on order for EVA Air to 24. Those 10 China Airlines A350s are the first the airline has ever ordered, despite the airline already being an A350-900 user.

China Airlines and EVA Air aircraft on tarmac at Taipei Airport. The two carriers have both placed orders with Airbus for the XWB A350-1000
China Airlines and EVA Air aircraft on tarmac at Taipei Airport. The two carriers have both placed orders with Airbus for the XWB A350-1000

EVA Air Also Ordered Some Narrow Body Planes for Good Measure

Along with adding to its A350 order book EVA Air has also increased its standing backlog for another aircraft type, the A321neo. More precisely Eva Air has ordered additional 3 Airbus A321neo which brings the total up to 18 of the type ordered.

China Airlines A350-900 during landing phase. The airline has added to its order book with Airbus for 10 A350-1000, the larger variant of the aircraft it already operates.
China Airlines A350-900 during landing phase. The airline has added to its order book with Airbus for 10 A350-1000, the larger variant of the aircraft it already operates.

No specifics for the moment if those are going to be the standard version of the new generation A321 or they are going to be the XLR version. My guess? They will be the standard version. I think that will be the case because from Taiwan the A321neo is sufficient to serve most strategic destinations that would require an aircraft that size. I would be surprised to see the A321XLR join the EVA Air fleet.

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Alex Achille

Ex Emirates Cabin Crew and long time aviation enthusiast. I can remember loving aviation and planes since I was a very little boy. I have developed my passion into a deep knowledge of the sector and industry to offer on my sites in depth and precise analyses of what is going on. I also completed cabin crew training with Ryanair, however, I never worked for the company (more on that another time). Finally I also have taken flying lessons completing my first solo flights.