News / CAL boosts belly capacity as it replaces A330s with Boeing Dreamliners

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. © Kova1ev Dreamstime.com.

China Airlines (CAL) announced today it will be boosting its bellyhold capacity via an order for 16 Dreamliner 787-9 passenger aircraft from Boeing.

The government-backed, Taiwan stock exchange-listed company is to replace its fleet of 22 Airbus A330 aircraft with the new 787-9s because they have a greater capacity, including cargo carrying capacity.

And CAL has an option for eight more B787-9s with the ability to convert some into the 787-10 version, which has even greater capacity.

Deliveries of the new aircraft are ...