Flag carrier airline of taiwan china Airlines

China Airlines is the state-owned airline of the Republic of China and is based in Taipei (not to be confused with Air China , which is owned by the People‘s Republic of China ). It is the flag carrier airline of Taiwan.

The china airline, based at Chiang Kai Shek International Airport , currently flies to many destinations in Asia , Europe , North America and the South Pacific . Because of political obstacles due to 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. This airlines main competitor is EVA Airways .

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 state, and Lufthansa with the ROC state. After the Chinese Civil War, only Civil Air Transport moved along with the ROC government to Taiwan.

With a total fleet of 2 PBY Amphibians Airline was established on 10 December 1959 to create an airline with shares completely held by the ROC state, and started operations in 1959. It was founded by a retired Air force officer and initially concentrated on charter flights. During the 1960s, China Airliner 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 1st December, Saigon, Vietnam became the airline‘s first international destination. Transpacific flights to San Francisco were initiated on 2 February 1970.