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Posted on June 25, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleChina Airlines will invest over $2 billion in Airbus aircraft, including A350-900 and A321neo jets, to enhance its fleet for long and medium-haul routes.
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's China Airlines will spend more than $2 billion to add more Airbus aircraft to its fleet, consisting of five A350-900 long-haul jets and eight A321neo aircraft for medium and short-haul routes, it said on Wednesday.
The carrier, Taiwan's oldest airline, in the midst of a fleet renewal and last year split an order for new long-haul aircraft worth almost $12 billion at list prices between U.S. planemaker Boeing and European rival Airbus.
In a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange, China Airlines said that five of the A321s would come from Air Leasing Corporation at a cost of $240 million, with negotiations ongoing for the other three aircraft.
The A350s will cost no more than $1.965 billion, or come at a cost of $1.148 billion for leasing them, the airline said without providing further detail.
China Airlines' chairman told Reuters this
week that the company was postponing retirement of some of its older aircraft owing to delays in deliveries of previously ordered Boeing 787-9 jets.
The airline already operates 15 of the A350-900 aircraft and its 18th A321 is due to arrive soon.
(Reporting by Ben BlanchardEditing by David Goodman)
China Airlines is investing over $2 billion to add Airbus aircraft to its fleet.
The airline will acquire five A350-900 long-haul jets and eight A321neo aircraft.
The airline is delaying the retirement due to delays in deliveries of previously ordered Boeing 787-9 jets.
The A350s will cost no more than $1.965 billion, or can be leased for $1.148 billion.
China Airlines currently operates 15 A350-900 aircraft.
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