China Airlines

Taiwanese carriers and airports are optimistic for growth opportunities.

The airline’s engineering and maintenance organization will have disassembly, assembly and test capabilities for the GTF engine in Taiwan.

China Airlines (CAL) is hoping to complete evaluations of its widebody aircraft acquisition by 2024, in time for the retirement of its Boeing 777-300ERs.

San Francisco will become Starlux Airlines’ second city in the U.S. from December.

Philippine Airlines will add its code to China Airlines flights between Manila and Kaohsiung, as well as between Cebu and Taiwan's capital Taipei.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Prevented from flying over China, EVA Air notes that competitors operating Taiwan-Europe flights are also taking longer routes to avoid Russian airspace.

Taiwan’s China Airlines and Italy’s ITA Airways are entering a codesharing agreement that will see ITA’s code placed on CAL Taipei (TPE)-Rome (FCO) flights.

Boeing has announced its first orders of Paris Air Show 2023, formally adding more than 200 aircraft to its backlog.

Taiwan-based China Airlines exercised options for eight Boeing 787-9s at the 2023 Paris Air Show June 20.

China Airlines' board of directors approved a plan to lease two additional Airbus A350-900s, the first due to be delivered in the 2023 fourth quarter.

The Taiwan flag-carrier said the deal will be finalized “in the near future.”

Mandarin Airlines has announced its plans to purchase three ATR72 turboprop aircraft for its domestic operations.

Taiwan’s China Airlines says it is “upbeat” that passenger traffic will rebound quickly.

Supply-chain issues threaten to delay needed radio altimeter upgrades for aircraft operating in U.S. airspace. One non-U.S. carrier has reported problems.

China Airlines (CAL) has extended its existing Total Component Support (TCS) contract with Lufthansa Technik for a minimum of a further six years, the companies said Feb. 14.

China Airlines is acquiring four more Boeing 777 freighters as the Taiwanese airline looks to consolidate its market position amid the ongoing air cargo boom.

After piloting a number of health verification applications since the start of the year, China Airlines and EVA Air will now trial the IATA Travel Pass.

Taiwan’s health ministry said on May 10 that it will quarantine all China Airlines pilots as a stop-gap solution to curb the spread of new COVID-19 clusters on the island.

China Airlines ceased Boeing 747-400 operations on March 20 following a farewell flight over Japan, retiring the type after 28 years of service.

The board of China Airlines has promoted senior VP Kao Shing-Hwang to president, replacing Hsieh Su-Chien who has been double-hatting as chairman and president since April 2019.

After some signs of a passenger recovery in July and August, demand again slipped in September as Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways both posted third quarter (Q3) losses despite marginal operating profits.

Taiwan’s China Airlines is looking to make a capital injection of no more than NT$2 billion ($68 million) into its LCC subsidiary Tigerair Taiwan.

Taiwan’s parliament has passed a proposal to rename and rebrand its flag-carrier China Airlines to prevent further confusion with mainland Chinese airlines.

Despite the decimation of April passenger traffic in Taiwan, air cargo income continues to soar for the country’s two largest carriers China Airlines and EVA Air.