Aircraft
Boeing, EVA Close on Taiwan’s Largest Ever Airliner Buy
EVA Air's backlog now includes 18 Boeing 787-10s
EVA Air flies 22 Boeing 777-300ERs and carries a backlog of 14 more. (Photo: Boeing)
EVA Air flies 22 Boeing 777-300ERs and carries a backlog of 14 more. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing and EVA Airways closed on a firm order for eighteen 787-10 Dreamliners and two 777-300ERs, the companies announced Tuesday. Worth up to $8 billion at current list prices, the contract also includes options on six more 787-10s and marks the largest single commercial airplane purchase in Taiwan aviation.