EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan) has converted options for six A350-1000s held as a part of its 2024 order for 18 units of the type, and added three new A321-200neo to its order directly from Airbus.
The Taiwanese carrier said in a stock market filing that the agreed purchase price was up to USD436 million for each A350 and up to USD150 million for each A321neo. The total value of the deal is up to USD3.1 billion.
EVA Air currently expects the deliveries of the A350s to commence in the first quarter of 2027, with a slight delay compared to the original plan. The newly confirmed options are for deliveries in 2031 and later. Its current widebody fleet comprises nine A330-300s, thirty-three B777-300ERs, five B787-9s, and twelve B787-10s. Besides the A350s, it also has unfilled orders for eight more B787-9s and five -10s.
In turn, the A321neo are not due to enter into service before 2029. The three new orders increase the total commitment for the type to 18 aircraft and will extend the deliveries through 2032. They will replace the current narrowbody fleet comprising seventeen A321-200s.
The new orders follow the second year in a row of stellar profits. For 2024, the Taiwanese airline posted a net profit of NTD30.4 billion Taiwanese new dollars (USD922 million) on a consolidated basis, up 38% over the already record-high 2023 result.
