EVA Airways of Taiwan has ordered two more Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft and has announced plans to buy another two McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters. Deliveries will begin at the end of 1997 and increase EVA's fleet to 34 aircraft in total, including 14 747s and eight MD-11s. The Taiwanese airline will also take delivery of a second and third MD-90 in April and May.
Source: Flight International
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