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Great China Airlines (Chinese: 大華航空) was a Taiwanese-based airline founded in 1966, operating mainly in the general aviation business, such as helicopter pesticide spraying, resupply, or charter flights.[1][2][3] It was suspended and changed owners, when in 1987 Taiwan started its open skies policy.[3] In April 1994, another carrier called EVA Air acquired 24% of Great China Airlines.[4] It would later be merged with Taiwan Airways into Uni Air.
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| Founded | March 28, 1966 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1966 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | July 1, 1998 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | 9th Floor, No. 260, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District , Taipei City, Taiwan | ||||||
| Key people | Zhao Liangong, Wang Weimin, Tang Cheng ,Wang Lixian | ||||||
| Founder | Zhao Liangong, Wang Weimin | ||||||
Fleet
edit| Type of plane | Number | Notes | ||||
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| DHC-8-311 | 12 | |||||
| MD-90-30-IGW | 1 | [5] | ||||
| Total | 13 | |||||
Accidents and incidents
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On March 23, 1998, Great China Airlines flight 9565 was involved in an attempted hijacking. No one was killed.[6]
References
edit- ↑ 我國民用航空運輸發展史簡述 [A Brief History of the Development of Civil Aviation Transport in my country] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 中華民用航空學會. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ "Great China Airlines, Taiwan Airways, Uni Air Merge To Form Uni Airways". Aviation Daily. 1999-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- 1 2 航空運輸研討會 [Aviation Transport Seminar] (doc) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 全國交通會議. Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ↑ 五南圖書. "五南官網". Wunan. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ↑ Hsieh Shu-fen (2011-09-30). 空運學－航空客運與票務 [Air Transport Studies - Air Passenger Transport and Ticketing] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Wunan Culture. ISBN 978-957-11-4521-1. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ↑ CTS News CH52 (2016-03-17). 【歷史上的今天】1998.03.23_大華航空旅客企圖縱火劫機被制伏 [[On This Day in History] March 23, 1998 - Dahua Airlines passenger's attempt to hijack and set fire to the plane was subdued.]. Retrieved 2026-01-31 – via YouTube.