China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) is deferring retirements of older B737-800s and A330-300s because deliveries of replacement aircraft are delayed. Chairman George Kao told Reuters that Airbus is running behind schedule with A321-200NX deliveries and Boeing may have to pay compensation because of B787-9 delays.

The Taiwanese operator is awaiting delivery of nineteen A321-200NX (including the recently announced batch of eight new leases) and eighteen B787-9s, part of a bigger order book that…

Source: ch aviation
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