EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)) will officially join Star Alliance as its 27th member on June 18, 2013, the carrier has stated. The announcement comes after the Taiwanese carrier signed an agreement with the Star Alliance in Taipei last year, paving the way for its full membership later this year. EVA is Taiwan's second biggest carrier and has a global network that stretches from Asia to Europe, North America and Oceania, linking more than 60 cities. Its larger competitor, China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)), joined Skyteam in September 2011 becoming its 15th member.

Emirates (EK, Dubai International (DXB)) has asked aircraft manufacturer, Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare International (ORD)), for more specifications regarding its proposed B777X variant before placing an order. Currently, Emirates operates 126 B777s (both passenger and cargo) but according to airline President, Tim Clark, should details like "layouts, seating, galleys, aircraft weight and fuel burn" all prove favourable, the Gulf carrier would consider an order for as many as 275 of the advanced type. While currently in talks with Boeing, Emirates doesn’t expect to conclude any deal before June's Paris Air Show. Other carriers whose interest in the 777X has been piqued include Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino International (MNL)), Qatar Airways (QR, Doha International (DOH)), EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)), British Airways (BA, London Heathrow (LHR)) and Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International (FRA)).

EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)) is considering buying the Boeing 787-10 and the Boeing 777X its management has been quoted as saying. According to US magazine Aviation Week, the Taiwanese carrier is "waiting for Boeing to reveal more information with respect to the 787-10 and 777X" before making a decision. It has also said that it is keen on the B777-F as a replacement for its ageing cargo fleet of six MD-11(F)s and nine B747-400(F)s, but that the current soft global air cargo market does not render that a viable move at this moment in time. In line with its plan to cut costs, fuel costs in particular, EVA will gradually phase out its fleet of seven MD-90s and three B747-400s between 2014 and 2016 while simultaneously phasing in a fleet of seven brand new B777-300(ER)s and ten more A321-200s.

Eastar Jet (ZE, Seoul Gimpo (GMP)) and fellow LCC T'way Air (TW, Cheong Ju International (CJJ)) are to begin a unilateral codeshare operation from April 29, covering the airlines' Seoul Gimpo (GMP) to Taipei Sung Shan (TSA) service. However, Eastar Jet will place its “ZE” code on T’Way Air flights, but not vice versa. Eastar Jet currently operates the route thrice weekly using B737-700s while T'Way Air operates four times weekly with B737-800s. The two South Korean LCCs compete with Taiwanese carriers China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)) and EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)) on the route between the two airports located close to the city centres of both capitals.

ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda (HND)) and competitors China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)), EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE)) and JAL - Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda (HND)) will likely see increased competition between Tokyo and Taiwan following Japan’s decision to remove restrictions from the bilateral air services agreement with Taiwan that had put a limit on the number of weekly flights between Tokyo and Taiwan. All four carriers currently operate from Taipei Sung Shan (TSA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND) and from Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE) to Tokyo Narita New Tokyo International (NRT). In addition, Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Chep Lap Kok International (HKG)), Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International (ATL)) and low-cost carrier Scoot (TZ, Singapore Changi International (SIN)) currently operate between Taipei Taoyuan and Tokyo Narita. While Haneda is heavily slot constrained, other Japanese and Taiwanese carriers are expected to launch flights from Narita in coming months.