China Airlines

This article is about the flag carrier of Republic of China (Taiwan). For the flag carrier of People's Republic of China, see Air China.



1959–1977	1977–1995	1995–2011	2011–present

China Airlines is the state-owned flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's two major airlines, along with EVA Air. Owned by China Airlines Group and operates China Airlines Cargo, a member of SkyTeam Cargo, which operates a fleet of freighter aircraft and manages its parent airline's cargo-hold capacity. Its sister airlines include Mandarin Airlines, which operates flights to domestic and low-demand regional destinations, and Tigerair Taiwan, which is a low-cost carrier established by China Airlines and Singaporean airline group Tigerair Holdings but is now wholly owned by China Airlines Group. The company slogan is Journey with a caring smile.

1959–1995[]

1959–1977[]

1977–1995[]

1995–present[]

1995–2011[]

2011–present[]

China Airlines joined SkyTeam alliance in 2011.

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V • T • E

SkyTeam

Current members

Suspended members
Aeroflot

Former members
Defunct: Alitalia | Continental Airlines² | Czech Airlines | Northwest Airlines⁴
Active: China Southern Airlines | ITA Airways
Associate: Copa Airlines³

Former/suspended cargo members
Defunct: Alitalia Cargo¹ | Czech Airlines Cargo¹ | Northwest Airlines Cargo⁴
Active: China Airlines Cargo | China Southern Airlines Cargo
Active, but suspended: Aeroflot Cargo¹

Notes
¹Operated under its parent passenger airline instead as a standalone freighter airline.
²Merged with United Airlines, a Star Alliance founding member.
³Transfer to Star Alliance after its partner Continental Airlines merged with United Airlines.
⁴Merged with Delta Air Lines/Delta Cargo.
⁵Originally known as Dobrolet, now defunct and restructured.