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Commenting on the airline’s Boeing 747-400s that were involved in some of the recent incidents, Mr Chu said these aircraft have a long record of reliable service and stressed that every engineering incident is reviewed so the maintenance regime can constantly be improved. The airline has a strict maintenance programme, overseen by the regulatory authorities, which goes beyond manufacturers’ requirements.
“In the longer-term, we are investing HK$190 billion at list prices in new aircraft to progressively replace our 21 Boeing 747 passenger aircraft with B777-300ERs and Airbus A350s, with all the older aircraft leaving the fleet by 2017. We will take delivery of 11 new passenger aircraft this year alone,” he said.