EVA Air

EVA Air (長榮航空 Changrong Hangkong) is an airline based at Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan. It operates passenger flights to over 40 international destinations, as well as dedicated cargo services.

History

The airline was established in March 1989 and started operations on 1 July 1991. It was founded by YF Chang as Taiwan's first private international airline. In the mid-90s, EVA Air expanded into the domestic Taiwan market by acquiring shares in Makung International Airlines, followed by Great China Airlines and Taiwan Airways. On 1 July 1998, all three carriers, as well as EVA's existing domestic operations, merged under the Uni Air title.

EVA Air is primarily owned by the Evergreen Group, a large shipping company. True to its Evergreen name, aircraft are painted in a green livery. It has 5,089 employees (at December 2005).

EVA is not part of an airline alliance. It has broad cooperative service arrangements with Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, America West Airlines, Continental Airlines, and QANTAS. It also has cargo agreements with British Airways and Lufthansa. Its main competitor is China Airlines.

EVA Air was the launch customer for Boeing's 777-200LR in June 2000. At the same time, the airline ordered four Boeing 777-300ERs. In January 2001, EVA Air ordered its first Airbus. In the summer of 2004, EVA Air converted its remaining 8 options for Boeing 777-300ERs into firm orders. The first Boeing 777-300ER, with registration B-16701 (see below for image), entered service in July 2005.

Classes of Service

EVA Air operates four (six) classes of services.

Super First Class — available on B747-400
Super Business Class — available on B747-400
Premium Laurel Class (Business class) — EVA Air's new Business class product on A330-200 and B777-300ER. The seats are fully reclinable and provides a flat surface for sleep.
Business Class — B767-300ER and MD-90
Evergreen Deluxe/Elite Class — EVA Air's Premium Economy product. It offers comfort and service between Economy and Business. Available on B747-400, B777-300ER
Economy Class

Onboard Entertainment

PTV is available in Evergreen Deluxe, Super Business and Super First in B747-400 and in all classes of service on A330-200 and B777-300ER.
PTV is not available in MD-90 and Economy in B747-400.
Star Gallery is the entertainment system on A330-200 and B777-300ER. Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) in all classes. The system used onboard is Panasonic Avionics 3000i.
Star Gallery provides many programmes and films mainly in Mandarin and English with some programmes in Japanese, German and French.
VERVE is the inflight magazine. It has articles in English, Chinese and Japanese.

Destinations

Fleet

The EVA Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2006):

11 Airbus A330-200
9 Boeing 747-400 Combi
6 Boeing 747-400
3 Boeing 747-400F
0 Boeing 777-200LR (3 on order)
3 Boeing 777-300ER (9 on order)
14 Boeing MD-11F (3 leased from World Airways)
4 Boeing MD-90-30 (4 leased from UNI Air)

Code-Shares

EVA Air has code-share agreements with the following carriers:

External links

Airlines of Taiwan | Companies of Taiwan | Transportation in the Republic of China