EVA Air flew its last passenger 747 on August 21, 2017 — flight BR-892 from Hong Kong to Taipei. The airline had launched with the distinctive 747-400 Combi in 1991, mixing cargo and passengers in the same fuselage on inaugural international services. The 787-9 and 777-300ER run the long-haul network now.
No — EVA Air’s last passenger 747 flew on August 21, 2017 (BR-892, Hong Kong–Taipei). The distinctive 747-400 Combi had already retired in January 2015. The 787-9 and 777-300ER cover EVA’s long-haul routes today. Any EVA Air 747 seat map is years out of date.
EVA Air launched international service in 1991 with 747-400 Combis — an unusual variant that divided the main deck between cargo pallets at the front and passengers at the rear, opening North American and European routes from Taipei. A conventional 747-400 passenger fleet followed. EVA was among the last major Asian carriers to retire the passenger 747, keeping it in service until August 2017.
The 787-9 Dreamliner and 777-300ER cover EVA’s long-haul network today.
No. Last passenger flight August 21, 2017 (BR-892, Hong Kong–Taipei). The 747-400 Combi had retired earlier, on January 5, 2015.
The 787-9 Dreamliner on medium long-haul routes and the 777-300ER on the widest-body services.
A variant that divided the main deck — cargo on forward pallets, passengers in the rear section. It was how EVA launched international service in 1991 and retired from passenger use on January 5, 2015.
