EVA Air will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner tomorrow, on October 2 during a ceremony at Boeing South Carolina.
The new aircraft will have a capacity for 304 passengers; 26 in its ?Royal Laurel? business class and 278 in economy class.
The aircraft will also unveil the latest generation of Royal Laurel Class seats, which have been created in collaboration with Designworks, a BMW company. At 23 inches wide, the cabin seats recline into flat-bed positions enabling passengers to enjoy a comfortable night?s sleep on long-haul flights. Johannes Lampela, design director at Designworks? LA Studio, said: ?We wanted EVA Air?s business class experience to be fresh and memorable for passengers and to make service, design and brand all work together. Our goal was to take a proven seat platform and make it unique to EVA Air. From privacy, service, interaction, storage and amenities, we explored the holistic passenger experience.?
Clay Sun, president of the airline, said: ?The introduction of Boeing 787 Dreamliners is essential to our continuous pursuit of service excellence. We have adopted a more modern, globalised design concept and combined it with Boeing?s latest aviation technologies to create a luxurious cabin environment and provide all our passengers with an even more comfortable flying experience.?
The new Dreamliner is expected to make its maiden flight at the end of October. The airline will fly the Dreamliner on its Taipei ? Hong Kong route until its second Dreamliner is ready to deploy when it will be able to extend the plane?s services to Japan. EVA will steadily expand its Dreamliner service to further routes in its network as it adds more of the aircraft to its fleet.
