TAIPEI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's China Airlines

said on Thursday it had ordered 10 Boeing 777-9

aircraft and 10 Airbus A350-1000s for its long-haul

fleet renewal, as well as four 777-8 freighter aircraft for

$11.9 billion.

Taiwan's largest carrier had been weighing the 777X, of

which the 777-9 is a variant, and A350-1000 as replacements for

its fleet of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs and to provide capacity for

future growth, sources have previously told Reuters.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Muralikumar

Anantharaman)