Two out of the four Boeing 747-200 cargo planes belonging to China Airlines Co (華航) that were grounded after the May 25 crash, will soon resume cargo flight services, the Civil Aeronautics Administration reported yesterday.
The two cargo planes will resume flights in July and August, respectively, after having been fully maintained and examined, CAA officials said. The two remaining planes will be transported to the US and mothballed in a desert area.
China Airlines will soon retire its only remaining MD-11 passenger plane, replace all of its Boeing 747-200 cargo planes with B747-400s, and gradually replace its AB-600 passenger planes with Boeing 777s or Airbus 330s, according to a China Airlines official.
The carrier will also transform its maintenance sector into an independent department and will soon enter into a cooperation partnership with Hong Kong's aircraft maintenance company HEACO, the official added.
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