News / Taiwan's Starlux Airlines goes large on cargo with order for five freighters

Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines, founded by former EVA Airways chairman Chang Kuo-wei, wants to expand its cargo network and, at the Singapore Airshow yesterday, ordered five A350 widebody freighters from Airbus.

Mr Chang, the youngest son of Evergreen and EVA Air founder Dr Chang Yung-fa, launched Starlux in 2016, after being ousted from the family business by his half-brothers.

Starlux CEO Glenn Chai said: “Since its inception, Starlux has watched the cargo market capitalise on the strategic ...