Taiwanese startup airline Starlux has signed an agreement for 17 new Airbus A350 aircraft for its long-haul flight plans.

The Taiwan-based company placed the order following signing a memorandum of understanding with Airbus during the Farnborough Airshow in 2018 worth around USD $6 billion. As part of the order, Starlux will receive 12 Airbus A350-1000 and 5 Airbus A350-900 which the company intends to use on future planned flights to Europe and North America.

“We are positive that with the A350 XWB, we will be able to spread our wings to further destinations, bringing our best-in-class services to more people over the world in the near future,” StarLux Airlines Founder and Chairman Chang Kuo-wei said.

Starlux is Taiwan’s newest airline companies which was founded in 2016 by Chang – the youngest son of Evergreen Group (parent company of EVA Air) founder Chang Jung-fa. With a scheduled launch of services in the summer of 2020, Starlux aim to offer flights from Taipei to regional destinations using Airbus A321neo aircraft it currently has on order. Eventually, the airline is looking to compete with existing players EVA Air and China Airlines and make Taiwan a transit hub for high end travelers.

Starlux will receive the Airbus A350 orders starting in the end of 2021 through 2024, and will be the first Taiwanese-based carrier to operate the Airbus A350-1000 variant.

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