EVA Air Ranked Among the Top 10 in the Best International Airlines Category

Condé Nast Traveler announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards today, and EVA Air has proudly secured a top 10 spot. The airline was voted number 9 by U.S. readers in the Best International Airlines category. These awards are among the longest-running and most prestigious in the travel industry, recognizing excellence globally. This recognition highlights EVA Air’s outstanding dedication to delivering a first-class experience in the skies, comfort, and safety.

Condé Nast Traveler is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine known for curating content that inspires, informs, and empowers readers to explore the world. With a strong emphasis on luxury, comfort, and cultural exploration, Condé Nast Traveler continues to be a trusted source for millions of travelers around the globe. More than 575,000 of its readers across the United States submitted responses rating their travel experiences worldwide, which was open for voting between April 1 and June 30, 2024.

Readers voted through a questionnaire featuring candidates across various categories. To be eligible for the Readers’ Choice Awards, candidates must meet a minimum number of responses and overall rating. Each candidate was scored based on category-specific criteria. The 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards are published on Condé Nast Traveler’s website at cntraveler.com/rca and celebrated in the November issue.
EVA Air was previously honored by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards as one of The Best International Airlines. This year, EVA Air has garnered further accolades, including recognition from Travel + Leisure readers as one of the top 10 World’s Best International Airlines for 2024, and the airline achieved remarkable success at SKYTRAX’s “2024 Global Airline Awards,” winning 16 airline-based awards.

EVA Air’s Royal Laurel Class Giorgio Armani amenity kits, recognized this year by UK’s Onboard Hospitality Awards are getting an exciting update. The award-winning kit, which took home the “Best Business Class Amenity Kit” title at the World Travel Catering Expo (WTCE), will feature a brand-new design. Passengers departing from Taipei will receive a sleek black pebble-grain hard case, with a Giorgio Armani coin purse. For return flights to Taiwan, the kit will feature a black faux-leather vintage bag, including a Giorgio Armani keychain. Both versions come with luxury skincare products from Australia’s high-end brand, Jurlique, promising an elevated inflight experience. In addition to these amenity kit upgrades, EVA Air has refreshed its Royal Laurel Class pajama. Created in partnership with renowned Taiwan designer Jason Wu, the new collection features a chic light gray base with contrasting accents of burgundy or deep turquoise. The pajamas are available in three sizes, offering comfort for passengers of various body types.

About EVA Air:
A Star Alliance member, EVA Air was founded in 1989 as Taiwan’s first privately owned international airline. It is a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America, with gateways in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. Travelers can learn more about EVA and schedules, book, and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.

Entire 777F fleet to be equipped with Lufthansa Technik’s and BASF’s drag-reducing riblet films
One percent fuel saving and emissions reduction expected for the sharkskin-modified aircraft

Lufthansa Technik AG is proud to announce EVA Air as the first Asian airline having signed for modifications with its drag-reducing and hence fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology jointly developed with BASF. The Taipei-based airline decided to have its entire cargo fleet of nine Boeing 777F long-range freighters modified with the innovative riblet films covering the aircraft’s fuselage and engine nacelles. With B-16786, a first EVA Air freighter has already undergone this comprehensive modification at the airline’s homebase at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport. Closely guided by Lufthansa Technik, the modification was executed by EVA Air’s affiliate, Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT). The aircraft is expected to re-enter commercial service in early September.

AeroSHARK is a functional surface film that is modeled on the drag-reducing structure of sharkskin. It consists of ribs around 50 micrometers in size – the so-called riblets. If several hundred square meters of the fuselage and engine nacelles are covered with this, the frictional resistance of the aircraft is reduced so significantly that fuel consumption and the resulting emissions are reduced by around one percent. Extrapolated to EVA Air’s nine 777F aircraft, this equates to annual savings of more than 2,500 metric tons of kerosene and more than 7,800 metric tons of CO2 emissions.

“EVA Air is continually progressing towards its goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, constantly seeking the latest technologies to reduce our carbon footprint,” said Albert Liao, Executive Vice President Corporate Planning Division at EVA Air. “We are delighted to collaborate with Lufthansa Technik in applying the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology to our 777F freighters. This innovation not only reduces fuel consumption but also lowers CO2 emissions. EVA Air will continuously monitor the actual fuel-saving benefits and further evaluate additional aircraft to be equipped with this technology.”

“EVA Air is well known for both its pioneering spirit and its technical expertise, hence we are all the more pleased that we succeeded in convincing them about the benefits of AeroSHARK, the world’s most advanced sharkskin product for the commercial aviation industry,” said Dr. Wassef Ayadi, Senior Director Customer Relations OEM & Special Engineering Services at Lufthansa Technik. “We are proud that with AeroSHARK we can provide international pioneers like EVA Air with a real quick-win measure to reduce the environmental footprint of their operations.”

Lufthansa Technik currently holds Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the AeroSHARK modification of two types of Boeing 777, which is now in full swing at various airlines across the globe. Besides EVA Air’s first sharkskin-equipped freighter, a double-digit number of aircraft is already in worldwide service with AeroSHARK, and it is constantly growing further. EVA Air’s entire 777 fleet is expected to be equipped until 2027.

Lufthansa Technik and BASF have moreover set themselves the goal of consistently developing AeroSHARK further in order to support many more airlines around the world in achieving their sustainability goals. Current development priorities include approvals for additional aircraft types and also for ever larger surface areas. In initial model calculations, the sharkskin technology could even avoid CO2 emissions of up to three percent in its maximum expansion stage.

About EVA Air:
A Star Alliance member, EVA Air was established in 1989 as Taiwan’s first privately owned international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Travelers can learn more about EVA and schedule, book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.

About Lufthansa Technik:
The Lufthansa Technik Group is one of the leading providers of technical aircraft services in the world. Certified internationally as maintenance, production and design organization, the company employs more than 23,000 people in dozens of locations around the globe. Lufthansa Technik offers the full range of services for commercial, VIP and special mission aircraft. The portfolio includes maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of airframes, engines, components and landing gears, as well as the manufacture of innovative cabin products and digital fleet support.

Comfort, service and value earn “Travel + Leisure” readers’ votes

EVA Air has won more accolades, this time from Travel + Leisure’s  readers as one of the World’s Best International Airlines of 2024. Based on their experiences with cabin comfort, inflight service, customer service and value, readers responding to the publication’s annual “World’s Best Awards” survey ranked EVA 10th on the list. Survey results are available on the “Travel + Leisure” website . Travelers can book EVA flights in addition to learning more about routes and services, at www.evaair.com.

“Last year, EVA carried over 11.2 million passengers. We are very grateful for the recognition and trust from passengers worldwide. We are always committed to improving service quality in addition to cooperating with many well-known brands around the world to provide comfortable onboard services,” said EVA President Clay Sun.  “We will continue to introduce new aircraft and plan to equip the Boeing 787-9 with Premium Economy Class in the fourth quarter of 2024. We aim to make our flights as comfortable and enjoyable as possible for every passenger.”

The “World’s Best Awards” survey covers125 categories and approximately 186,000 “Travel + Leisure” readers completed the 2024 survey, casting more than 700,000 votes for more than 8,700 unique properties, airlines, airports, hotels and cities. EVA, along with Singapore Airlines, La Compagnie, Emirates, All Nippon Airways, Qatar Airways, Korean Air, Japan Airlines, Thai Airways International and Etihad Airways, has been selected as one of the Top 10 International Airlines this year. Therefore, EVA stands out from hundreds of airlines around the world, highlighting the comprehensive recognition of EVA’s service quality by passengers.

EVA is one of only 10 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star Airlines worldwide and has enjoyed this accolade for nine consecutive years. The airline has also recently won 16 separate awards, including eighth place among SKYTRAX’s “World’s Top 10 Airlines” and top spots for the “Best Premium Economy Class Airline Catering” and “Best Premium Economy Class Onboard Catering in Asia”. It also earned AirlineRatings.com’s “Top 25 Best Airlines in the World for 2024”, and was selected as one of the top 20 safest airlines in the world.

About EVA Air
A Star Alliance member, EVA Air was established in 1989 as Taiwan’s first privately owned international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Travelers can learn more about EVA and schedule, book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.