According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwan China Airlines announced on the 30th that it would order 16 Boeing 787-9 passenger planes, but due to the previous reports that US Senator Graham visited Taiwan, it hoped that Taiwan would purchase Boeing 787 passenger plane , which triggered many external associations about "political promotion" .
30, China Airlines held an interim board meeting, and ordered 16 Boeing 787-9 passenger planes. China Airlines stated through a press release that 16 Boeing 787-9 passenger aircraft will be equipped with a singular GEnx engine and are expected to start delivery in 2025, becoming the main force of China Airlines' China Transportation Volume Guangti new generation passenger aircraft.
Boeing 787. Image source: Boeing official website
Boeing 31 confirmed on the 331st that it has received an order for China Airlines 787 Dreamliner.
According to Reuters , Boeing said in a statement: "We are very happy that China Airlines has chosen the 787 Dreamliner to modernize its world-class fleet, and look forward to working with this airline to finalize this order."
. Regarding market rumors, China Airlines responded on the evening of the 30th that the purchase of aircraft adheres to the company's interests and carefully studies relevant technical and commercial conditions. The authorities fully respect China Airlines' professional evaluation decision-making.
But is this really the case?
Taiwan media: China Airlines is unable to stop political sales
China Airlines was purchased by "political sales" as early as 2018. This year, , When U.S. Senator Graham visited Taiwan, a press release containing Graham's speech that wanted Taiwan to buy a Boeing 787 was "silenced". After being reported by Taiwanese media, the Taiwanese authorities became angry and angry and pointed out that it was "cognitive warfare." Now that the China Airlines aircraft purchase case has been settled, the number of aircraft is the same as that of Graham shouted, confirming the Taiwan authorities' desire to cover up at that time.
In August 2018, Shi Lurui, then acting deputy assistant secretary of Asia-Pacific Affairs of the U.S. State Department, held a closed-door meeting at the Washington think tank "Center for Strategic and International Studies" to discuss the official relationship between the United States and Taiwan with Taiwanese officials, think tank scholars and others.
According to the repost, when talking about China Airlines' plan to purchase new aircraft, Shi Lurui said in front of Taiwanese officials that she hopes Taiwan can do the "right thing." The US hoped that China Airlines would purchase from Boeing instead of Airbus . At that time, estimated that the procurement case would maintain more than 10,000 jobs for the United States and reduce the trade deficit .
The US side believes that Taiwan-US relations are good. When learning that China Airlines was considering purchasing airbus, it complained to Taiwanese officials, wondering why Taiwan chose European companies.
It is understood that although China Airlines launched an assessment to purchase Boeing passenger planes that year, the Boeing 787 was exposed to production defects in September 2020. The Federal Aviation Administration also requested the suspension of delivery, and the outbreak occurred later. China Airlines had a gap in its assessment of aircraft purchases before and after the epidemic, but Boeing's losses began to rise.
Boeing 787 has accumulated a large amount of inventory, which has also increased the pressure on local lawmakers . On April 15 this year, when Tsai Ing-wen met with the U.S. Senate and Representatives, Graham said in person that he hoped to further strengthen economic relations with Taiwan, "We hope you buy (Boeing) 787."
After Graham left Taiwan, China Airlines received "concern" about the progress of aircraft purchases by senior officials of the Taiwan authorities. Some Taiwanese media have found that Graham hopes that the Taiwanese side will buy a Boeing 787 speech can be found in the word-by-word English manuscript provided by Tsai Ing-wen's office website, but the press release seen after the "Chinese" conversion was not seen, which was like "silenced".
This case has been silent for several months. In recent months, US visits to Taiwan have successively entered the stage, and some lawmakers still expressed their "concern" about the air purchase case. In China Airlines, senior pilots were asked "low-key" about their willingness to go to the United States for training, and the news spread to China Airlines' final decision on purchasing Boeing 787s spread. Until on August 30, China Airlines announced that it would purchase 16 Boeing 787s and retain 8 options for s. The total number of purchases was exactly the same as the 24 that Graham called out by s, which was exactly the same as the US demanding that "pay all the bills."
Aviation industry insider: It is indeed forced to be helpless
An unknown aviation industry insider said that although China Airlines has been privatized, official stocks still account for a large part. China Airlines' policy will certainly cooperate with the authorities' policy to a certain extent . "It is understandable". Evergreen will not have such a problem. "Buy whatever you want." China Airlines has been cooperating with the authorities' policies since the past. The procurement of Boeing 787-9 aircraft this time is not too special, and even the chairman of China Airlines Company is assigned by the authorities.
was previously reported to be issued. When the authorities expressed their desire to support the purchase of Boeing 787, China Airlines was at first reserved and was unwilling to pay the bill, but this time it still bought the Boeing 787-9. The outside world questioned that it may be unfavorable to future fleet operations under the circumstances of being forced to accept.
aviation industry insiders said that it will definitely have an impact on operations. In recent years, Evergreen and China Airlines have tended to buy Airbus privately. On the one hand, the overall evaluation of A350 is slightly better than that of Boeing 787. In addition, there was an accident in Boeing 737 before, and even Star Aerospace mainly purchases Airbus. For airlines, the more complex the aircraft type, the higher the operating cost, and "China Airlines will absorb the future costs."
"is indeed forced to do so." Aviation industry insiders said that in addition to profit-making considerations, China Airlines itself must cooperate with policies, but this situation is difficult to change. Unless China Airlines is a purely private company, it does not have to bear this pressure.
American politicians are all politic, and behind it is all business
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in April this year about Graham's public request for the Taiwan authorities to purchase 24 Boeing 787 aircraft that Graham has spoken out to the Taiwanese authorities. It is reported that during the former US Secretary of State Pompeo , during his visit to Taiwan not long ago, he earned $150,000 in just a few days. No profit is enough to get up early. American politicians are visiting Taiwan and talking about "defending democracy". It seems that they are all politics, but behind them are all business. The DPP authorities boasted about gaining support from the United States, which was purely self-deception. What really suffers is the Taiwanese people. While their hard-earned money is taken to "tribute", they are tied to a "Taiwan independence" chariot and heading towards the dangerous abyss.
column editor: Zhang Wu Text editor: Lu Xiaochuan Title picture source: Visual China (data photo) Photo editor: Cao Liyuan
Source: Author: China News Network
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