China Airlines

China Airlines
中華航空
A China Airlines Airbus A350
IATA ICAO Call sign
CI CAL DYNASTY
FoundedSeptember 7, 1959 (1959-09-07)
Commenced operationsDecember 16, 1959 (1959-12-16)
HubsTaipei–Taoyuan
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programDynasty Flyer
AllianceSkyTeam
Subsidiaries
Fleet size86
Destinations102
Parent companyChina Airlines Group
ISINTW0002610003
HeadquartersCAL Park, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Key people
Revenue TWD 139.815 billion (2017)
Operating income TWD 3.088 billion (2017)
Net income TWD 2.208 billion (2017)
Total assets TWD 228.421 billion (2017)
Total equity TWD 54.709 billion (2017)
Employees11,400
Websitewww.china-airlines.com
China Airlines, Limited
Traditional Chinese中華航空股份公司
Simplified Chinese中华航空股份公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Hángkōng Gǔfèn Gōngsī
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄏㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ
Wade–GilesChung1-hua2 Hang2-k'ung1 Ku3-fen4 Kung1-ssu1
IPA[ʈʂʊ́ŋ.xwǎ xǎŋ.kʰʊ́ŋ kù.fə̂n ́ŋ.sɹ̩́]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzung1 waa4 hong4 hung1 gu2 fan6 gung1 si1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-hôa Hâng-khong Kó͘-hūn Kong-si
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese華航
Simplified Chinese华航
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáháng
Bopomofoㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄏㄤˊ
Wade–GilesHua2-hang2
IPA[xwǎ.xǎŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwaa4 hong4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHôa-hâng

China Airlines (CAL; Chinese: 中華航空; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Hâng-khong) is the state-owned flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's three major airlines, along with EVA Air and Starlux Airlines. It is headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport and operates over 1,400 flights weekly – including 91 pure cargo flights – to 102 cities across Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania. Carrying nearly 20 million passengers and 5700 tons of cargo in 2017, the carrier was the 33rd largest airline in the world in terms of revenue passenger kilometers and 10th largest in terms of freight revenue ton kilometers.

China Airlines is owned by the China Airlines Group, which is headquartered at CAL Park and also 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 the China Airlines Group.