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On January 29, 2005, China Airlines Flight 581 took off from Taoyuan International Airport and landed at Beijing International Airport. A cross-strait charter (simplified Chinese: 两岸包机; traditional Chinese: 兩岸包機; pinyin: liǎng'àn bāojī) is a charter flight between Taiwan and mainland China, across the Taiwan Strait.
The accident flight was to be the aircraft's penultimate flight for China Airlines, as it was scheduled to be delivered to Orient Thai Airlines after its return flight from Hong Kong to Taipei. After the crash, the contract to sell the aircraft was voided and Orient Thai replaced it with another 747. [ 5 ]
As of April 2024, China Airlines is the largest airline in, and the flag carrier of, Taiwan (the Republic of China).The airline operates over 1,300 flights weekly to 95(+1) airports in 91(+1) cities across Asia, North America, Europe, and Oceania (brackets indicate future destinations) (excluding codeshare).
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's government expressed anger after China "unilaterally" changed a flight path close to the sensitive median line in the Taiwan Strait, saying it appeared to be a ...
February 7, 1980: China Airlines Flight 009, operated by a Boeing 747-200B (B-1866), suffered a tailstrike while landing at Kai Tak Airport, the plane was ferried back unpressurized back to Taiwan to be repaired on the same day. The incident aircraft would later suffer a mid-air breakup while flying as China Airlines Flight 611. [citation needed]
China Airlines Flight 006 (call sign "Dynasty 006") was a daily non-stop flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport. On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident , following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan said on Friday China's decision to open new air routes that run close to two Taiwanese-controlled islands was a flight safety risk taken without consultation, and ...
Taiwan's China Airlines Ltd said on Thursday its board had approved the purchase of four more Boeing Co 777F freighters, adding to an earlier order for six of the same model as it steps up ...