TAIPEI, TAIWAN (November 13, 2018) – EVA Air, Taiwan's leading independent airline, has been awarded two top accolades in AirlineRatings.com's prestigious Airline Excellence Awards. The Star Alliance member was named the Best Long-Haul Airline Asia/Pacific and rated as the 8th best airline in the World's Top Ten Airlines for 2019.

AirlineRatings.com regularly monitors and evaluates more than 435 airlines and assesses them with a seven-star rating system, based on analyses of comfort, innovation, value and safety across first, business, premium economy and economy class products and services. It also examines each airline's safety rating, fleet age, operating profit and additional criteria. To be rated among AirlineRatings.com's world's top ten, airlines must achieve the seven-star safety rating and demonstrate leadership in innovation for passenger comfort.

EVA Air President Clay Sun said: “We are honoured to be recognised by such knowledgeable and experienced aviation experts and greatly appreciate the support given to us by our passengers from around the world. The level of recognition and support inspires EVA Air to continually innovate, improve and upgrade our products and services. In this spirit, we are beginning to add Boeing 787 Dreamliners to our routes this year and we are continuing to elevate services with each new aircraft deployment. We want all of our passengers to be pleased with their EVA Air flight experiences.”

AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Geoffrey Thomas said: “EVA Air's innovation has resulted in exceptional performance in market position, customer service, financial performance and operational safety.”

EVA Air excels in flight safety and service, consistently winning accolades, honours and recognition from prestigious aviation authorities year after year. In early 2018, AirlineRatings.com ranked EVA Air among the World's Top-20 Safest Airlines. EVA Air has also won five TripAdvisor awards, including 5th place in the Top-10 World's Best Airlines and ranking among the Top-10 Major Airlines in Asia. In addition, EVA Air was awarded SKYTRAX 5-Star Airline status for the third year in a row this year and named World's Best Airport Services.

Travellers can learn more about EVA Air and schedule, book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.

More about the awards and rating criteria is available at www.AirlineRatings.com.

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About EVA Air:

EVA Air, a Star Alliance member, was formed in 1989 as Taiwan's leading independent airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies to more than 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe where gateways include London, Paris, Amsterdam and Vienna. It operates daily nonstop flights from London Heathrow to Bangkok that continue to Taipei where passengers can easily connect on to every major city in Asia, including close to 20 gateways in Mainland China. It has a reputation for innovation, warm, friendly service and an impeccable safety record.

EVA Air launched the industry's first premium economy cabin in 1992. Named Elite Class, this cabin was voted Best Premium Economy in an annual SKYTRAX poll. SKYTRAX's annual World Airline Awards have rated EVA Air as one of the World's Top-10 Best Airlines and No. 1 for Cleanest Cabins multiple times, including in its 2017 awards. In 2017, EVA Air was presented with the award for Best Business Class Comfort Amenities by SKYTRAX.