{"id":2781,"date":"2018-10-03T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T16:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2018-10-03T11:59:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T16:59:44","slug":"boeing-air-lease-eva-air-celebrate-airlines-first-787-9-dreamliner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2781","title":{"rendered":"Boeing, Air Lease, EVA Air Celebrate Airline\u2019s First 787-9 Dreamliner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Image and post from\u00a0www.boeing.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Boeing, Air Lease Corp., and EVA Air today celebrated the delivery of the airline\u2019s first 787-9 Dreamliner, via lease from ALC, at Boeing\u2019s South Carolina Delivery Center. EVA Air plans to debut the long-range and super-efficient airplane in November on international routes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis milestone delivery marks the beginning of a new era for EVA Air as we continue to revolutionize Taiwan\u2019s dynamic commercial aviation industry,\u201d said Steve Lin, Chairman of EVA Air. \u201cThe 787 Dreamliner\u2019s extraordinary efficiency and passenger pleasing cabin features will further elevate EVA Air\u2019s position as a five-star global airline. We are excited to introduce the 787 into our fleet and they will play an integral role in our success going forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Built with lightweight composite materials and powered by advanced GEnx engines from General Electric (GE) Aviation, the 787 Dreamliner family lowers operating costs by more than 20 percent compared to previous airplanes, and nearly 10 percent compared to today’s competing jets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s delivery marks the first of 24 Dreamliners for the Taipei-based airline. In 2015, EVA Air announced a landmark order for 18 787-10 airplanes along with plans to operate four 787-9s and two 787-10s on lease from ALC. This remains the largest commercial airplane purchase in Taiwan\u2019s history.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cALC is pleased to deliver this historic first Boeing 787-9 to EVA Air and further our strong relationship with a world-class airline,\u201d said Steven Udvar-H\u00e1zy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation. \u201cAs the first airline in Taiwan to operate a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, EVA Air will continue to excel as a leading international airline with the most technologically advanced and fuel-efficient fleet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are extremely honored that EVA will be introducing the new 787 Dreamliner to their world-class fleet,\u201d said Kevin McAllister, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. \u201cThis milestone delivery signals yet another chapter in our enduring partnership with EVA. I am confident that the market-leading capabilities of the 787 will contribute immensely to the airline\u2019s long-term success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A member of Star Alliance, EVA Air serves international routes with approximately 565 weekly flights. Onboard the airline\u2019s new 787 Dreamliner, passengers can experience EVA Air\u2019s new Royal Laurel business class seats designed by Designworks, a BMW Group company. At 23 inches wide, the new seats feature privacy panels, full lie-flat capabilities as well as enhanced in-flight entertainment systems. EVA Air also partnered with Teague, to redesign its economy class seats, which are produced by Recaro.<\/span><\/p>\n

To improve the operational efficiency of its 787s, EVA Air plans to use a variety of Boeing Global Services tools, including Maintenance Performance Toolbox, Airplane Health Management and the electronic flight bag product.<\/span><\/p>\n

The airline will also use Component Services, where Boeing and its partners own, manage and maintain a global pool of high-value rotable parts, components and line-replaceable units (LRU) for convenient access.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Boeing, Air Lease Corp., and EVA Air today celebrated the delivery of the airline\u2019s first 787-9 Dreamliner, via lease from ALC, at Boeing\u2019s South Carolina Delivery Center. EVA Air plans to debut the long-range and super-efficient airplane in November on international routes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis milestone delivery marks the beginning of a new era for EVA Air as we continue to revolutionize Taiwan\u2019s dynamic commercial aviation industry,\u201d said Steve Lin, Chairman of EVA Air. \u201cThe 787 Dreamliner\u2019s extraordinary efficiency and passenger pleasing cabin features will further elevate EVA Air\u2019s position as a five-star global airline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[797,89,799,868,1103],"tags":[747,947,42,586,160,645,1738,41,784,1737,99,335,1731,337,1733,745,1681,1736,1735,1734,1732],"class_list":["post-2781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airline-news","category-aviation-news","category-boeing-news","category-transportation-news","category-travel-news","tag-747","tag-947","tag-42","tag-air-lease","tag-aviation","tag-ba","tag-bmw","tag-boeing","tag-corporation","tag-designworks","tag-dreamliner","tag-engine","tag-eva-air","tag-ge","tag-genx","tag-group","tag-industry","tag-kevin-mcallister","tag-steven-udvar-hazy","tag-taipei","tag-taiwan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2783,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781\/revisions\/2783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}