China Airlines firms up three more 777Fs

[caption id="attachment_412414" align="alignright" width="450"] A rendering of a China Airlines 777F.[/caption] Taiwan-based China Airlines has finalized an order for six 777Fs from Boeing as it looks to modernize its 747-400F fleet. The carrier had previously signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing in May 2019 for three 777Fs plus options for three more [ FATs 005116 - 5118 ]. According to Boeing, after China Airlines announced its intent to order “up to six” 777Fs at the Paris Air Show in June 2019, three were confirmed in July and were posted under an unidentified customer. China Airlines currently operates a fleet of eighteen 747-400Fs, and has previously told Cargo Facts that it intends to keep its freighter fleet unchanged at eighteen units, meaning that when the 777Fs begin arriving in the second half of next year, the 747-400Fs will be withdrawn from service on a one-for-one basis. See also: After latest UPS delivery, Boeing’s 747-8F order backlog slips into the teens The airline also reactivated a parked 747-400F in August 2019 and has two more 747-400Fs in storage in Victorville (VCV). It is unclear for now whether these two will also have the same fate, or whether the reactivation is part of a larger transaction that influenced China Airlines to decide to firm up the three additional 777Fs. Fellow Taiwan-based carrier EVA Air has already completed the renewal of its freighter fleet. Since November 2017, EVA has withdrawn its remaining two 747-400BDSFs and three 747-400Fs and replaced them with five 777Fs, having taken the final 777F (62828) in May 2019. Those interested in learning more about what’s in store for large widebody freighters and outsized cargo are invited to join us for Cargo Facts Symposium 2019, to be held Oct. 16-18 at the Intercontinental San Diego. For more information, or to register, visit http://www.cargofactssymposium.com . Discounted early-bird registration ends Sept. 6.

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