TransAsia Airways (復興航空) is an airline based in Taiwan. It mainly serves the domestic market but also has limited scheduled international services to Macau and South Korea and charter services to some holiday destinations. Image File history File links TransAsiaAirwaysLogo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Taipei Songshan Airport (IATA: TSA, ICAO: RCSS) (臺北松山機場) (Pinyin: Tái-bÄ›i Sōng-shān JÄ« ChÇŽng), is a midsize commercial airport located in Songshan District, Taipei City, Republic of China in northern Taiwan. ... For other uses, see Taipei (disambiguation). ... Motto none Anthem National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei (formerly and de jure Nanking) Largest city Taipei Official languages Standard Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  -  President Chen Shui-bian  -  Vice President Annette Lu  -  Premier Chang Chun-hsiung Establishment Xinhai Revolution   -  Independence declared October 10, 1911... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ...

Name

The name of the airline in Chinese, 復興航空, literally means "the airline of the restoration of glory". It was named for the desire and determination of the Nationalist to return to and recover mainland China after retreating to Taiwan and losing the mainland to the Communist. The Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalist Party of China (Traditional Chinese: 中國國民黨; Simplified Chinese: 中国国民党; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguo Guomindang; literally the National Peoples Party of China... ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China, a position guaranteed by the countrys constitution. ...

History

TransAsia was formed in 1951 as one of the first private civil airline in Taiwan, flying the Taipei - Hualien - Taitung - Kaohsiung (台北─花蓮─台東─高雄) route. It also served as local agent of foreign airlines and provided airport ground handling services for foreign airlines. Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Taipei (disambiguation). ... Hualien City (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hua-lien shih; POJ: Hoa-liân-chhÄ«) is the capital of Hualien County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Taitung is the name of a county and its municipal seat in Taiwan. ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country Region Southern Taiwan Capital Lingya Dist (苓雅區) Government  - Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) Area  - City 154 km²  (59. ...

Air services ceased in 1958 when the management of the airline decided to concentrate their attention on their agency businesses. It established its airline meal catering services in the same year. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Domestic flights were resumed in 1988, after an absence in the market for 30 years. In 1991, first ATR72 aircraft joined the airline. In 1992, unscheduled charter services to international destinations, including Laoag, Manila, Cebu, Phnom Penh, Surabaya, Yangon, Phuket, Danang and Manado started. The Airbus A320 joined the fleet, becoming the first jet in the airline. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Laoag City (18°N 12, 120°E 36) is the capital city of Ilocos Norte province in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines. ... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government  - Mayor Alfredo Lim (GO)  - Vice Mayor Isko Moreno (Asenso Manilenyo/PDP-Laban) Area... The City of Cebu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo) is the provincial capital of Cebu in the Philippines and is the second most important metropolitan center in the country. ... Phnom Penh (Khmer: ; official Romanization: Phnum Pénh; IPA: ) is the largest, most populous and capital city of Cambodia. ... Surabaya (formerly Soerabaja) is Indonesias second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. ... Yangon (Burmese: , population 5,000,000 (nearly) (2007 census), formerly Rangoon, is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (previously known as Burma, prior to 1989). ... Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Da Nang (in Vietnamese: Quốc Ngữ Đà Nẵng) is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea. ... Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ...

First scheduled international services started in 1995 to Macau and Surabaya. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Surabaya (formerly Soerabaja) is Indonesias second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. ...

Operations

Besides flight operations, TransAsia Airways operate as a local agent in Taiwan for some foreign airlines. It also has an airport ground handling services branch, airline meal catering branch at Taipei and Kaohsiung and an aircraft maintenance and engineering branch. For other uses, see Taipei (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country Region Southern Taiwan Capital Lingya Dist (苓雅區) Government  - Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) Area  - City 154 km²  (59. ...

Destinations

ATR-72 from TransAsia Airways taking off from Kaohsiung

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Domestic

From Taipei (Songshan Airport):

• Kaohsiung
• Pingtung
• Kenting
• Hualien
• Tainan
• Makung
• Kinmen

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International

From Taipei (Taoyuan International Airport):

• Busan
• Jeju
• Macau (also served from Kaohsiung)

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Charter

• Kota Kinabalu
• Phuket
• Seoul (Incheon Airport)
• Yangyang
• Vladivostok

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Fleet

Airbus A321 aircraft of TransAsia

The TransAsia Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2007) ^[1]: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 606 KB) ç°¡è¿° Transasia Airways Airbus A321-100 Reg. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 606 KB) ç°¡è¿° Transasia Airways Airbus A321-100 Reg. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

• 2 Airbus A320-231
• 5 Airbus A321-131
• 1 ATR72-200
• 8 ATR72-500 (plus 1 on order)

TransAsia Airways average fleet age is 9.33 years old in June 2007. The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ...

External links

• TransAsia Airways
• TransAsia Airways Fleet Age
• TransAsia Airways Fleet Detail

References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 July 2007