EVA Air has announced plans to provide in-flight mobile and WiFi communications aboard its brand new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Approved by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration, this new service will be made available on the new aircraft in 2014, making EVA Air the first airline in Taiwan to secure approval for its passengers to make mobile phone calls and use WiFi in-flight.

Taiwan’s leading airline carrier, EVA Air, has appointed Hume Whitehead as its public relations agency for the UK and Ireland markets, effective from October 1st 2012, following a competitive pitch. Renowned for its innovation, attention to detail, excellent levels of service and high safety policies, the carrier has tasked Hume Whitehead with increasing the awareness of its superb product and increasing traffic from the UK and Ireland markets.

EVA Air and United Airlines have confirmed they will introduce co-shared services from tomorrow. Initially, the new cooperation enables EVA passengers to more easily connect from Asia to Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States and those flying United from Cleveland and Houston to more readily access Pacific Rim destinations.

EVA Air has confirmed it will add seven more brand-new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to its fleet. EVA president K.W. Chang, Boeing Commercial Airplanes senior vice president of sales Ray Conner and GE vice chairman John Rice signed the deal in Taipei earlier.

The chief executive board of Star Alliance has unanimously accepted the membership application of EVA Air of Taiwan. Mark Schwab, chief executive of Star Alliance, said: “EVA Air is a very good fit for Star Alliance as the airline will add many new routes to our global network, with a specific focus on the growing Far East aviation market.”

Encouraging renewal and supporting rebuilding, EVA Air and All Nippon Airways have expanded code-shared services to include domestic flights throughout Japan, giving travelers more convenient access to and from key international arrival and departure points.