Captain Liu has served in China Airlines for 15 years and has accumulated 13,217 flight hours. He was in the positions of check pilot and senior instructor pilot of Boeing 737 and MD-11 in the past. China Airlines' new A340 incorporate many innovative facilities. Regardless class of service, all seats are equipped with digital interactive personal TVs. Passengers on board can watch movies, play video games and even see the view from a camera fixed outside the aircraft.
Satellite telephones are also available in all seats to provide global and internal communication.
In economy class, the world's first swing-type seats with foot rests can provide massage function, which means passengers can fully relax in long flights. The full passenger payload range for A340-300 is 13,500 kilometers, and maximum payload is 44,800 kilometers. Compared to Boeing and McDonald Douglas aircraft in the same grade, A340 has better fuel efficiency. This new generation long-range jetliner is also used by Singapore Airlines, Cathay pacific and Philippine Airlines in Asia.