The incident occurred on July 3, 2024 at around 16:04 local time.  Flight BR395 was preparing for takeoff to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in Taipei, and was taxiing when the aircraft精东影业 left wing hit a lighting pole.

The collision caused the pole to collapse, denting the aircraft精东影业 left wing.

Photographs of the incident were taken and posted on various social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter). The light pole can be seen on the ground next to the aircraft.

Airport authorities said that conditions on the runway during the incident, including weather, visibility and signals, were as normal.

Fortunately, the incident did not disrupt the flight精东影业 operation, and the aircraft was able to depart and arrive at TPE airport safely.

The B777-300ER was grounded for repair when it arrived in Taipei.聽

Caught on video: Brawl breaks out on EVA Air flight to San Francisco

• Aviation Safety

byJean Carmela Lim

2024-05-09

Flight BR 08 departed TPE Airport and was just three hours into the 11-hour flight when the fight began.

EVA Air told local Taiwanese media the commotion began when a passenger decided to switch seats because the person next to him was coughing. According to the airline, the man found an empty seat and settled in it. However, the original occupant of the seat returned several minutes later – and that精东影业 when the confrontation began.

Video footage of the brawl was posted by A Fly Guy精东影业 Cabin Crew Lounge, a Facebook page with over a million followers from the aviation industry.

The clip showed the two men exchanging punches while a female flight attendant placed herself between the pair to de-escalate the situation. Two other flight attendants can be seen holding back one of the men, while fellow passengers stepped in to restrain the other man.

Flight attendants then placed the men in separate areas of the aircraft for the remainder of the flight. 

The men were handed over to airport police when the flight arrived at SFO. 

EVA Air also said it has a zero-tolerance policy towards 鈥減assenger nuisance鈥� incidents and praised its staff for the quick intervention.聽

Video captures moment aggressive passenger punches cop when escorted off flight

• Airlines

byJean Carmela Lim

2023-12-19

EVA Air was reportedly weighing up aircraft made by both Airbus and Boeing before finally deciding on the A350 and A321neo.聽

News of the deal first came to light in November 2023, after the $10.1 billion deal was confirmed in a filing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. 

鈥淪o excited that #EVAAir has chosen the #A350-1000, our #LongRangeLeader, to modernize its long-haul fleet. Adding to this news, the airline has also announced that it will order the #A321neo for its regional routes,鈥� Airbus wrote on November 7, 2023, in a social media post.聽聽

So excited that has chosen the -1000, our , to modernise its long-haul fleet. 鉁堬笍
Adding to this news, the airline has also announced that it will order the for its regional routes! 馃檶

— Airbus Newsroom (@AirbusPRESS)

The order with Airbus is a coup for the planemaker with EVA Air精东影业 current long-haul fleet including 32 active Boeing 777-300ERs.   

鈥淲e have selected the Airbus aircraft following a thorough evaluation of the various models in each market segment. In both size categories we have selected the most modern and fuel-efficient types, that offer the highest levels of passenger comfort. The aircraft also bring significant reductions in carbon emissions, which is in line with our company精东影业 sustainability goals,鈥� Clay Sun, President of EVA Air, said. 

Sun added: 鈥淔or long-range operations the A350-1000 sets new standards in its class and will allow us to offer our passengers the best possible in-flight experience.鈥� 

The purchase also includes 15 A321neos, the longest member of Airbus鈥� renowned A320 family aircraft, which will be used for regional operations.   

鈥淭his order marks a new phase in our relationship with EVA Air and we thank the airline for its confidence in Airbus. In the long-range market, it精东影业 another major endorsement for the A350-1000 as the natural replacement for previous generation aircraft in the larger widebody size category,鈥� Beno卯t de Saint-Exup茅ry, Airbus EVP Sales, Commercial Aircraft, said. 鈥淲e also thank EVA for reaffirming its commitment to the latest generation Airbus single aisle family with its first direct purchase of the A321neo and we look forward to working closely with the airline as it prepares for its new Airbus fleet.鈥� 

The A350 is available in two sizes, with the A350-900 typically seating up to 350 passengers in a standard three-class configuration and the larger A350-1000 seating up to 410 passengers.   

The A350 family has won more than 1,000 firm orders from 60 customers worldwide, with more than 570 aircraft currently in the fleets of 39 operators, flying primarily on long-haul routes. 

In March 2023, EVA Air purchased five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.聽 聽聽

Capital A to merge Air Asia X with remaining Air Asia airlines聽聽

• Airlines
• Aviation Economics & Finance

byMiquel Ros

2024-01-08

According to , the $10.1 billion deal was confirmed in a filing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on November 7, 2023.聽聽

Planemaker Airbus celebrated the announcement with a post on X (formally known as Twitter).  

鈥淪o excited that #EVAAir has chosen the #A350-1000, our #LongRangeLeader, to modernize its long-haul fleet. Adding to this news, the airline has also announced that it will order the #A321neo for its regional routes,鈥� Airbus wrote.  

The Airbus A350-1000 can accommodate between 350 to 410 passengers and is powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 turbofans. 

The A350精东影业 airframe is built with carbon-fiber reinforced plastic and other advanced materials and can travel ultra-long-range operations up to 8,700 nautical miles. 

As confirmed by Airbus, the new A350-1000 will modernize EVA Air精东影业 long-haul fleet and eventually replace its older aircraft.聽聽

The order with Airbus is a coup for the planemaker with EVA Air精东影业 current long-haul fleet including 32 active Boeing 777-300ERs. 

The purchase also includes 15 A321neos, the longest member of Airbus鈥� renowned A320 family aircraft, which will be used for regional operations. 

In March 2023, EVA Air purchased five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.聽聽

US Senate Committee to 鈥榚xamine serious close calls鈥� to prevent 鈥榗atastrophe鈥�

• Aviation Safety

byIan Molyneaux

2023-11-07

Flight BR 068 was enroute to Bangkok精东影业 Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on September 30, 2023. 

The dramatic episode began five hours into the flight, when the couple started arguing. In the middle of the altercation, the woman stormed off from the economy cabin and went to sit in the premium economy section.

However, she refused to pay for the upgrade and both her and her partner continued to argue and be disruptive during the flight. A spokesperson for EVA Air told that the male passenger, who was already behaving in a 鈥渄isorderly鈥� manner, started smoking an e-cigarette inside the cabin.

The couple精东影业 rowdy behavior continued, until the cabin crew, with the help of eight other passengers, managed to restrain them both.

Soon after, the pilot announced that the flight would have to divert to Vienna International Airport (VIE) so that the couple could be removed.

Airport police escorted the couple out of the flight. The drama, however, did not end there. 

Once they were on the tarmac, the couple精东影业 spat carried on, and to the astonishment of fellow passengers the woman was seen throwing dollar bills worth 拢5,000 ($6,000) to the man.

One of the passengers onboard the flight was able to capture the dramatic moment when bills can be seen flying in the air, before being picked up by police officers.

Passengers can be heard gasping when the woman threw away cash, with the person filming the video saying, 鈥淭hat精东影业 the 拢5,000 she said she had in her bag.鈥�

Other passengers who witnessed the events told various media outlets that the couple kept arguing about money and that the woman stressed at least twice that she had that amount of money in her handbag.

The flight eventually continued on to Bangkok without the couple. It is still not known whether the pair faced criminal charges.

United Airlines bans woman after causing flight diversion over bottle of wine

• Airlines
• Civil Aviation

byJean Carmela Lim

2023-08-02

The planes involved were an empty Airbus A321-200 which was being towed, and a Boeing B777-300ER, with registration B-16740, also empty, that was parked on the runway. 

According to , the A321, with registration B-16227, was being towed by a driver for EVA Air Logistics. 

The driver accidentally entered the apron while turning on the taxiway, causing the wingtip of the A321 to hit the B777精东影业 fuselage just under the cockpit.

Photos uploaded to Twitter clearly show damage sustained by both aircraft. The A321精东影业 wingtip can be seen embedded into the fuselage of the B777, near the nose. 

The same A321 aircraft was involved in an on balked landing in Guam. 

In a statement seen by, EVA Air said that it had informed the relevant authorities of the incident, and is still investigating the causes and extent of damage to the two planes.

The airline also said that the employees involved in the accident have been suspended.

EVA Air buys five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

• Aircraft
• Aviation Economics & Finance

byRytis Beresnevicius

2023-03-13

The airline announced that it will buy the 787-9s on March 13, 2023. According to a filing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), the unit price will not exceed $355 million, while the total transaction value shall not exceed $1.7 billion. 

According to Boeing精东影业 list prices, the average price of a 787-9 is $292.5 million, with the price 鈥渞eflecting a range of available options and configurations for each model鈥� that include additional or special performance capabilities, interior configurations, avionics, fuel capacity, and other items. 

Currently, EVA Air operates 10 Boeing 787 aircraft: four 787-9 and six 787-10s, with four and seven aircraft of the type, respectively, on order, according to ch-aviation.com data. All current and future Dreamliners are powered by the General Electric (GE) Next-generation (GEnx), showed ch-aviation data. 

This will be the second 787 order officially confirmed by Boeing this year. In January 2023, an unidentified customer(s) finalized an agreement for seven 787-10s, per Boeing精东影业 Orders & Deliveries data as of January 31, 2023. In February 2023, Air India ordered 290 Boeing aircraft, including 20 787-9s, while in early March 2023, Lufthansa signed up for seven Boeing 787-9 jets. 

Lufthansa orders 22 long-haul aircraft, including A350-1000s

• Airlines

byMiquel Ros

2023-03-02

In addition to the 10 Dreamliners, EVA Air has 19 Airbus A321, three A330-200, nine A330-300, eight Boeing 777F, and 34 777-300ER aircraft in its fleet, per ch-aviation.com. 

Taiwan精东影业 China Airlines finalizes order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners

• Aircraft

byGabriele Petrauskaite

2022-09-29

The Taiwanese airline will start services to Milan from Taipei on October 25, 2022 while Munich flights will begin on November 3, 2022. The routes will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. 

In Europe, EVA Air currently flies nonstop to Paris and Vienna and operates to London and Amsterdam via Bangkok.  

鈥淭he added service will give business and leisure travelers more itinerary opportunities when they choose to arrive in one city and return from another,鈥� the airline commented in a statement on July 5, 2022. 

EVA Air had planned to launch the Milan route in February 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its plans.  

On September 4, 2021, local media reported that EVA Air had sacked one of the pilots for breaking the airline精东影业 self-monitoring protocols and failing to provide correct information about his health.

The Central News Agency reports that the pilot flew to Chicago on August 26, 2021, and upon arriving, broke EVA Air精东影业 self-health monitoring rules and went out to dine with friends in a crowded area. The pilot then allegedly proceeded to provide misleading information prior to flying out to Brisbane on August 30, 2021. 

As all three COVID-positive pilots had flown to Chicago, EVA Air made the decision to put a hold on its Chicago flights until September 18, 2021. On its website, EVA Air posted its regarding tickets affected by the cancellation of its Chicago route. 

Taiwan, which has managed to put COVID-19 under relative control, has gone under renewed alert due to the incident and is considering putting flight crew under tighter quarantine rules.

Aeroflot suspends six unvaccinated pilots – Updated with Aeroflot answer

• Airlines

byGabriele Petrauskaite

2021-09-09

In a statement, EVA Air revealed that it had fired four pilots and four cabin crew members for breaking pandemic prevention rules. However, the airline did not explain which anti-pandemic rules have been breached. 

鈥淩egrettably, since March, there are still 4 flight attendants and 4 pilots who have violated the epidemic prevention regulations. The company has removed all of them from their posts to serve as an example,鈥� as outlined in the statement. 

On December 24, 2020, EVA Air fired a New Zealand national who has worked as a pilot, blaming him for the violation of pandemic prevention regulations. The pilot allegedly filed an untruthful health report after he contracted the virus earlier in December 2020.

Taiwan精东影业 government fined EVA Air $35,000 for the New Zealand pilot incident. Since then, the government has tightened pandemic prevention rules for airline精东影业 crew.

EVA Air fires flight attendants for breaking quarantine

• Airlines

byElzbieta Visnevskyte

2020-12-03