Eva Airways Corp., based at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport, is evaluating proposals from both Airbus and Boeing for around 24 large passenger aircraft. The aim is to lock in the final tranche of replacements for its Boeing 777-300ER widebodies. Those 777-300ERs are the airline's workhorses, making up almost one third of its 89 aircraft and flying more than any other type. At home, Taoyuan is adding a third terminal, while Eva Air competes head to head with China Airlines Ltd. and Starlux Airlines Co.
People familiar with the talks say Eva Air plans to settle on a path in the coming months, while keeping the option to pass on a purchase. A new pact would be in addition to roughly three dozen twin-aisle aircraft the carrier ordered in the period from 2023 through last year; a portion of those frames is already earmarked to swap out current 777-300ERs. If this new round goes ahead, the airline wants deliveries to start in the mid 2030s. Eva Air, Airbus and Boeing all declined to comment.
Carriers across Asia Pacific are bulking up. On Wednesday, Korean Air Lines Co. finalized a $45 billion purchase covering 103 Boeing jets, and both Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Qantas Airways Ltd. are weighing sizable orders of their own. After a string of big buys led by Middle East airlines, Airbus and Boeing have little room left this decade for their flagship models, the A350 and the 787 Dreamliner. Politics are now part of the equation too, with governments touting aircraft deals as chipping away at the trade gap with the US, tightening already stretched production lines.
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When supply is spoken for and orders push into the mid 2030s, delivery slots become a strategic asset. That can influence airlines' fleet costs and growth plans, and it can shape how Airbus and Boeing pace revenues and margins over a long runway. For travelers, more widebodies eventually mean more routes and newer cabins, but the wait could be longer than you think.
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