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China Airlines ( (Taiwan). The airline is not a state-owned corporation nominally, but belongs to '''China Aviation Development Foundation''' (中華航空事業發展基金會). However, the foundation belongs to the government of the Republic Of China . The chairman does not have to report to the Legislative Yuan , unlike the state-owned company in Taiwan . The airline, based at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport and with headquarters in Taipei , currently flies to many destinations in Asia , Europe , North America and the South Pacific . Because of political obstacles over the establishment of the Three Links , it does not have regularly scheduled flights into Mainland China ; passengers to mainland China must go through Hong Kong , transferring to another airline. Its main competitor is EVA Air . HISTORY Before the Chinese Civil War , there were a total of three airlines operating in the Republic Of China . One was Civil Air Transport , created by General Claire L. Chennault and Whiting Willauer in 1946 . The other two were joint ventures of Pan American World Airways with the ROC government, and Lufthansa with the ROC government. The Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 with the Communists in control of mainland China, and only Civil Air Transport moved along with the Kuomintang -controlled ROC government to Taiwan. With a total fleet of 2 PBY Amphibians , China Airlines was established on December 10 , 1959 to create an airline with shares completely held by the ROC government, and started operations in 1959. It was founded by a retired Air Force officer and initially concentrated on charter flights. During the 1960s , China Airlines was able to establish its first domestic and international routes, and in October 1962 , a flight from Taipei to Hualien became the airline's first domestic service. Growth continued and on December 1 , 1966 , Saigon , Vietnam became the airline's first international destination. Transpacific flights to San Francisco were initiated on 2 February , 1970 . The next 20 years saw sporadic but large growth for the company. Routes were opened to - Anchorage - New York - Amsterdam - Dubai - Taipei ). 1993 saw China Airlines listed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange . As the flag carrier for the Republic of China, China Airlines was affected by disputes over the Political Status Of Taiwan , and under pressure from the People's Republic Of China , was barred from flying into a number of countries maintaining relations with the PRC. As a result, in the mid- 1990s , China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines took over some of its international routes. Partly as a way to avert the international controversy, China Airlines unveiled the "plum blossom flower" logo, replacing the National Flag and red-white-blue national colors on its aircraft, on October 7 , 1995 . On April 17 , 2002 , China Airlines operated the last scheduled international flights from Tokyo 's Haneda Airport before all Tokyo international flights were moved to Narita Airport on April 18 . In recent years, pro- Taiwan Independence activists have sought to rename the airline to "Taiwan Airlines", arguing that foreigners in the past have confused this airline with Air China and that "China" is not a representative name for an airline that does not service mainland China. In late 2004 , President Chen Shui-bian proposed to rename all state-owned enterprises bearing the name "China" to "Taiwan." This was opposed by the Pan-blue Coalition . The issue was dropped after the 2004 Legislative Yuan Election when the pro-Chen Pan-Green Coalition failed to win a majority. INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS China Airlines is rated as one of the most dangerous airlines in the world.
DESTINATIONS FLEET The China Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 31, 2006) {Link without Title} :
The average China Airlines fleet age is 4.9 years old in March 31, 2006. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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