Mandarin Airlines (華信航空; pinyin: Huáxìn Hángkōng) is a regional and domestic airline based in Taipei in Taiwan and is a subsidiary of China Airlines. Its main base is Sung Shan Airport (TSA) in Taipei. Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Pinyin: , lit. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... China Airlines (Chinese: 中華航空公司 (pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsÄ«), commonly abbreviated 華航) is the flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Sungshan Domestic Airport (松山國內機場 Pinyin: Songshan Guonei Jichang), or Taipei Sung Shan Airport, is in Songshan District, Taipei, the Republic of China. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: AE
• ICAO Code: MDA
• Callsign: Mandarin

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History

Mandarin Airlines was established on June 1, 1991 and was originally a joint venture of China Airlines (66%) and the Kuo's Development Corporation (33%). On 16 October 1991 Mandarin Airlines started operations with direct flights from Taipei to Sydney in Australia. The next step was the opening of a direct air route to Vancouver in Canada on 7 December 1991. Thus, Mandarin Airlines became ROC's first airline to fly direct to Australia and Canada. The China Trust Group pulled out their investment in Mandarin Airlines on 31 October 1992, turning the airline into a company virtually wholly owned by China Airlines (90.05%) by December 1992. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Sam Sullivan City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Vice President Annette Lu Premier Su Tseng-chang Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

On 8 August 1999 China Airlines formally merged its subsidiary, Mandarin Airlines, with Formosa Airlines under the Mandarin name. Mandarin took over Formosa's domestic operations and aircraft while Mandarin's fleet and most of its international flights were transferred to China Airlines. The airline now has 622 employees. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Formosa Airlines was an airline based in Taiwan. ...

In Early 2000, the airline took 5 Dornier 228 from Uni Air for outer-lying routes operation. But these planes are sold to Daily Air in 2005, a helicopter carrier in Taiwan which recently won the bid for flying these money-losing routes. This article is about the year 2000. ... The Dornier Do 228 is a small German twin turboprop STOL-utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 till 1998. ... Uni Air is an airline based in Taiwan. ... Daily Air is an airline based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Incidents and accidents

Mandarin Airlines Flight 642 flew from Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong crashed during final flare. 3 passengers died. China Airlines Flight 642 was a flight that flew from Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong operated by China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines. ... Bangkok International Airport (or also Don Muang International Airport) (Thai ท่าอากาศยานกรุงเทพ, also Don Mueang, Thai ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง) is an airport in Bangkok, Thailand (, ). The airport was officially opened on March 27th 1914, although the field had been in use earlier. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 The Wat Phra Kaew temple Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep ( (help· info)), or Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ( (help· info), IPA: ), is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official 1990 census population of 8,538,610. ... The interior of the Hong Kong International Airport A replica of the Spirit of Sha Tin displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. ...

In 2005, the de-icing gear fell from the propeller on a Fokker 50 and smashed the window near Row 2A when flying from Taipei to Hengchun. The altitude was at 4000ft where the incident occurred, few minutes after pilot decided to divert the plane to Kaohsiung due to bad weather. No one suffered severe injuries but passengers claims wind and rain were pouring into the aircraft. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Hengchun Town, located in Southern Taiwan, is the home to Kengting National Park, the largest National Park of the country. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ...

Services

Mandarin Airlines operates the following services (at June 2005): 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

East Asia

• Taiwan
  • Hengchun
  • Hualien
  • Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung International Airport)
  • Kinmen
  • Makung
  • Taichung
  • Taipei (Chiang Kai Shek International Airport)
  • Taipei (Sung Shan Airport)
  • Taitung
• China
  • Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
• South Korea
  • Seoul (Incheon International Airport)
• Japan
  • Hakodate (Hakodate Airport)-Charter
  • Miyazaki-Charter
  • Nagasaki (Nagasaki Airport)
  • Noto-Charter
  • Toyoma (Toyoma Airport)

Geographic scope of East Asia East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... Hengchun Town, located in Southern Taiwan, is the home to Kengting National Park, the largest National Park of the country. ... Hualien City (Chinese: 花蓮市; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hua-lien; POJ: Hoa-liân-chhÄ«) is the capital of Hualien County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... Kaohsiung International Airport (IATA:KHH, ICAO:RCKH) is a midsize commercial airport located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Republic of China. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... Makung (馬公 Pinyin: Mǎgōng) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Taichung (Chinese: 臺中市 or 台中市; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-chung; POJ: Tâi-tiong) is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people, making it the third largest city on the island, after Taipei and Kaohsiung. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... A view of the Chiang-Kai Shek International Airport Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (中正國際航空站, pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Gúojī Hángkōngzhàn) is located in Taiwan, Republic of China and is one of two airports that serve Taipei. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Sungshan Domestic Airport (松山國內機場 Pinyin: Songshan Guonei Jichang), or Taipei Sung Shan Airport, is in Songshan District, Taipei, the Republic of China. ... Taitung City (台東市, Taiwanese POJ: Tâi-tang-chhī) is the capital of Taitung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... The interior of the Hong Kong International Airport A replica of the Spirit of Sha Tin displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. ... Seoul (IPA: , (help· info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and one of the most populous cities in the world. ... Incheon International Airport (Korean hangul: 인천국제공항; hanja: 仁川國際空港; revised: Incheon Gukje Gonghang; McCune-Reischauer: Inchŏn Kukche Konghang) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia. ... View of Hakodate from Mountain Hakodate (函館市; -shi) is a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hakodate Airport (Japanese: 函館空港 Hakodate KÅ«kō) is an airport located 10km east of central Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Miyazaki can be: Miyazaki prefecture Miyazaki city of Miyazaki prefecture Name of famous Japanese animator and filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki Takiri Miyazaki, an athlete Tsutomu Miyazaki, a serial killer and otaku A common Japanese family name. ... Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge) Nagasaki ) (help· info), literally long peninsula, is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture. ... Nagasaki Airport (長崎空港) is an international airport located on an island near the city of Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. ... Noto, a city of Sicily, in the province of Syracuse, and 20 miles southwest of it, 520 feet above sea-level. ...

Southeast Asia

• Philippines
  • Cebu (Mactan-Cebu International Airport)
  • Olongapo City-Subic Bay (Subic Bay International Airport)
• Myanmar
  • Yangon (Yangon International Airport)
• Thailand
  • Hat Yai (Hat Yai International Airport)

Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... Mactan-Cebu International Airport (IATA airport code: CEB, ICAO airport code: RPVM) is the major airport of the Visayas region of the Philippines. ... Olongapo City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the province of Zambales, Philippines. ... Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100km northwest of Manila Bay. ... Subic Bay International Airport serves as a secondary airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and it also serves Olongapo City in the Philippines. ... ရန္‌ကုန္‌ Yangon Origin of name: ရန္‌ - enemy, ကုန္‌ to end (end of strife) Admin. ... Departure hall of Yangon International Airport Yangon International Airport (Burmese: ) is primary international airport of Myanmar and is located in Mingaladon Township, Yangon. ... Hat Yai (also Haad Yai) (Thai หาดใหญ่) is a city in southern Thailand near the boundary to Malaysia. ... Hat Yai International Airport is an airport in Hat Yai, Thailand. ...

Fleet

The Mandarin Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2005):

• 2 Boeing 737-800
• 4 Dornier 228-212. Transferred to Daily Air of Taiwan
• 6 Fokker 100
• 5 Fokker 50

Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft were previously operated. The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range - narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... Daily Air is an airline based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ... Fokker F100 of British Midland The Fokker F100 is a small twin-engine regional jet airliner and feederliner from the Fokker company. ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ... Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-412 The Boeing 747, commonly called the Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable modern airliners and is the largest airliner currently in airline service. ... Varig MD-11 The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is a Widebody Trijet powered by three engines. ...

External links

• Mandarin Airlines
• Mandarin Airlines Boeing Fleet Detail