EVA Air,  West Ham United's Official Airline Partner, has put the aviation skills of three of the Club's first-team stars to the test.

Defenders Ryan Fredericks and Pablo Zabaleta and forward Michail Antonio were invited by Taiwan's leading independent airline to test their mettle in the EVA Air Flight Simulator Challenge, which saw them pilot the landing of three simulated Boeing 777 300ERs.

The trio were tasked with making final approaches into three simulated airports – Brisbane, Taipei and Bangkok – competing against one another to achieve the highest landing score, marked on navigation, path of descent and, of course, touchdown.

While Antonio was confident beforehand, “I'm going to be the best – I am the best!”, there could only be one winner on the day. The simulator experiences of Fredericks, Zabaleta and Antonio got on manning their virtual aircraft in the video above.was captured on video and can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYShGdz3uh8&feature=youtu.be

EVA Air, Taiwan's leading independent airline, flies to more than 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe where gateways include London, Paris, Amsterdam and Vienna. It operates daily non-stop flights from London Heathrow to Bangkok that continue to Taipei where passengers can easily connect on to every major city in Asia.

Information about the airline's routes and services is available at www.evaair.com.

About EVA Air:

EVA Air is a Star Alliance member and one of only 10 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star airlines worldwide. Readers voted it one of Travel + Leisure's World's Best “Top 10 International Airlines” and TripAdvisor awarded it top spots in five categories in its annual Travelers' Choice Awards for Airlines. The carrier was established in 1989 as Taiwan's first privately owned international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Travellers can learn more about EVA and schedule, book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.

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