- China Airlines -

Founded: December 20, 1959 by retired air force officers with two PBY-5 Catalina flyingboats.

Began scheduled domestic flights from Taipei to Hualien in October, 1962. International service started December 1, 1966 from Taipei to Saigon(Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam following the introduction of Boeing 727.

China Airlines Today: Official carrier with scheduled flights to concentration on domestic/regional and international points.

Associate Carriers: Wholly-owned and operated - Mandarin Airlines and Far Eastern Air Transport(FAT).

Major share holder: China Civil Aviation Development Foundation(82.4%).

Code-shared routes with Cargolux, Garuda Indonesia, Martinair, Qantas, United Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.

Destination Cities: Amsterdam, Anchorage(Winter passenger flights only; December to April. Scheduled frieght throughout the year), Ankara, Bangkok, Boston(cargo only), Cairo, Chicago(cargo only), Damascus, Danang,
Denpasar(Bali), Dubai, Fukuoka, Frankfurt, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Houston(cargo only), Hualien, Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Osaka, Los Angeles, Makung, Manila,
Melbourne(contract), Miami(cargo only), Moscow, Nagoya, Naha, New York, Panama City, Paris(contract),
Penghu((Pescadores Isls.), Phuket, Riyadh, San Francisco, Seoul, Sao Paulo, Sapporo, Seattle, Singapore,
St. Petersburg(cargo only), Taichung, Taipei, Taitung, Tokyo, Vancouver, Vienna, Washington D.C.(seasonal),
Wellington(contract) and Zurich.

Annual Revenue: USD$ 2,100 million.

Passengers: 7 million.

Cargo: N/A.

Employees: 8,500.

China Airlines Fleet:
Airbus A300b4-200 (6).
Airbus A300-600R (6).
Airbus A330-200 (8).
Airbus A330-300 (5).
Airbus A340-200 (4).
Airbus A340-300 (4).
Airbus A320-200 (2).
Boeing 737-200adv (3).
Boeing 737-400 (6).
Boeing 737-500 (1).
Boeing 737-800 (5).
Boeing 747SP (4).
Boeing 747-200B (3).
Boeing 747-200F (3).
Boeing 747-400 (7).
Boeing 747-400 Combi (1).
Boeing 747-400F(3).
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (4).

-- VFG