Boeing Wins $2.1 Billion Order From Taiwan’s China Airlines
- China Airlines to purchase 16 Boeing 787-9 widebody aircraft
- Order comes weeks after US House Speaker Pelosi visited Taiwan
A Boeing Co. 787-9 Dreamliner.
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Taiwan’s China Airlines Ltd. ordered 16 Boeing Co. 787-9 aircraft with options for eight more and conversion rights to a higher-capacity Dreamliner jet, as it looks beyond the pandemic.
The government-backed carrier announced the deal in a statement Tuesday, weeks after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, infuriating Beijing, which considers the island to be part of China.