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China Airlines
China Airlines logo
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
CI
CAL
297
 Dynasty
China Airlines Airbus A330-300
China Airlines Airbus A330-302

China Airlines
131 Section 3, Nanjing East Road
Taipei 10410
TAIWAN

Tel.: +886 2 2715 2233
Fax: +886 2 2514 6005
SITA:
Email:
Website: www.china-airlines.com
Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, pax, cargo
Owner: China Aviation Development Foundation (51.28%); (others)
Subsidiaries: Mandarin Airlines (93.99%); Yangtze River Express (25%)
Employees: 9,810
Base: Taipei (TPE)
Hubs: Kaohsiung (KHH)
Start of ops: October 1962
Alliances: Air Moldova, alitalia, CSA Czech, Delta, Garuda, Korean Air, Thai Airways, Vietnam Airways
China Airlines operates the following aircraft Executives:
  • 17 x Airbus A330-300 (3 on order)
  • 6 x Airbus A340-300
  • 14 x Airbus A350-900XWB (on order)
  • 10 x Boeing 737-800
  • 9 x Boeing 747-400
  • 10 x Embraer 190
Chairman:
President:
SVP Finance:
SVP Flight Operations:		 Philip Hsing-Hsiung Wei
Huang-Hsiang Sun
Roger Han
Yu-sen Chou

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Manufacturer Type
Current
active
Current
leased-out
Current
inactive
Planned
Current
or planned
Historical
Total
all times
Boeing B.747-100
2
2
Boeing B.747-200B
3
3
Boeing B.747-200B(SCD)
8
8
Boeing B.747-200F(SCD)
7
7
Boeing B.747-400
13
13
11
24
Boeing B.747-400F
18
2
20
7
27
Boeing B.747SP
5
5
Airbus A340-300
6
6
3
9
McDonnell Douglas MD-11P
9
9
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30
2
2
Airbus A350-900
14
14
14
Airbus A330-200
2
2
Airbus A330-300
22
4
26
26
Airbus A300-600
27
27
Airbus A300B4
10
10
Boeing B.767-200
2
2
Boeing B.707-320B(SCD)
1
1
Boeing B.707-320C
5
5
Boeing B.727-100
2
2
Boeing B.727-100C
3
3
Airbus A320-200
2
2
Boeing B.737-200
7
7
Boeing B.737-400
6
6
Boeing B.737-800
10
10
5
15
Sud-Est Caravelle 3
4
4
YS-11 YS-11A-200
3
3
Lockheed L.1049H
1
1
Douglas C-54A (DC-4)
1
1
Douglas C-54B (DC-4)
2
2
Douglas C-54D (DC-4)
2
2
Douglas C-54G (DC-4)
2
2
Douglas DC-4
1
1
Curtiss C-46
11
11
Curtiss C-46D Series (CW-20B-2)
1
1
Douglas C-47A
3
3
Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
1
1
Douglas DC-3
4
4
Douglas DC-3A (pre-war)
1
1

China Airlines (CAL) is the flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The airline is not directly state-owned but is 54% owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation, which is owned by the Republic of China. The airline, with headquarters in and flight operations from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County, flies to destinations in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. The airline started scheduled chartered flights between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China on July 2008. Most flights serving this market are concentrated at Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing.

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