Taiwan's China Airlines orders 14 Boeing 777X planes
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FILE PHOTO: A China airline flight is seen taking off at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
(Reuters) -Boeing said on Thursday that Taiwan's China Airlines placed an order for 14 Boeing 777X wide-body planes.
The order includes 10 Boeing 777-9 passenger planes and four Boeing 777-8 freighter planes, the company said.
In addition to the order, the airline also has options to purchase five 777-9s and four 777-8 freighters.
In December, Taiwan's largest carrier said it would buy 10 Boeing 777-9 aircraft and 10 Airbus A350-1000s as well as four 777-8 freighter aircraft for $11.9 billion at list prices, with deliveries for the new aircraft starting from 2029.
(Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Mrigank Dhaniwala)
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