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STARLUX Airlines reports 69% year-on-year sales growth in September
October 16th 2026
Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines said strong demand for passenger travel and cargo shipments of tech devices during the current artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove consolidated sales to NT$4.98 billion (US$155.31 million) in September, up 69% from a year earlier. Read More » The carrier’s passenger revenue rose 70% year on year in September, while cargo revenue rose 59% to NT$706 million. The carrier said the fourth quarter is a traditional peak season for international trade, and foreign buyers are expected to keep building inventories of AI servers, semiconductor equipment, and electronic components, giving the company an optimistic outlook for the quarter’s cargo business, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported. STARLUX plans to increase flights and deploy larger planes in its northern winter schedule, including Airbus A330neos on its Taipei-Hakodate and Taipei-Chiang Mai routes. It will also deploy Airbus A350-1000s on its Taipei-Los Angeles and Taipei-San Francisco routes later this quarter.
