Asian carriers bring more than their sparkling service.

Though business has been looking better for many of the bigger Asian carriers in the last year, similar pressures are being felt in the region.

China Airlines is not the only Asian carrier with a poor safety record.

The order is the third for Boeing in recent weeks from Asian carriers.

Airbus has been quietly pitching the standing-room-only option to Asian carriers, though none have agreed to it yet.

The big Asian carriers had been the mainstay of its business in recent years.

But all the Asian carriers were expanding rapidly, and they generally carried larger crews for extra training hours.

The Asian carriers "are the ones with the capital and the impetus from deregulation to go out and pick up these distressed assets," he added.

Fast-growing Asian carriers will account for about 36 percent of the $2.6 trillion market for the new planes, the report says.

Other Asian carriers have suddenly become global or regional players by buying United States assets.