Uni Air

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UNI Air
立榮航空
IATA
B7		 ICAO
UIA		 Callsign
GLORY
Founded 1998
Hubs Kaohsiung International Airport
Taipei Songshan Airport
Focus cities Taichung Airport
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Frequent-flyer program UniClub
Evergreen Club
Fleet size 17
Destinations 26
Parent company EVA Airways Corporation
Headquarters Zhongshan, Taipei
Key people Peter Chen (President)
Website uniair.com.tw

UNI Air (Chinese: 立榮航空; pinyin: Lìróng Hángkōng) is an airline based in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan.[1][2] It is a domestic and regional subsidiary of EVA Air. It was known as Makung International Airlines until 1996, when EVA Air took a majority share of the airline. In 1998, the airline merged with Great China Airlines and Taiwan Airways, which EVA Air also had interests in, to form UNI Airways (UNI Air).

The airline has had the largest market share in the domestic Taiwan market in recent years, and has expanded to include international flights. A few of its McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft have been repainted and are flying for parent carrier EVA Air due to overcapacity. In recent years, Uni Air has launched services to international destinations from the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung. In 2007, the airline received permission to begin flights to Japan.[3]

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[edit] General

UNI Air has operated two-class services, with domestic business- and economy-class seating. Business-class passengers have access to EVA Air's Evergreen Lounges. UNI Air's predecessor, Makung International Airlines, operated a fleet of BAe 146 series jet aircraft. These aircraft were sold when Uni Air was formed. Uni Air's IATA Code is B7, its ICAO code is UIA, and its callsign is Glory.[4]

[edit] Destinations

McDonnell Douglas MD-90 of Uni Air in Kaohsiung (October 2006)

The airline operates mainly to domestic destinations, but also operates scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Hanoi and Seoul from Kaohsiung and chartered flights to Bali and Jeju from Kaohsiung.Uni Air's destinations (as at April 2010) are:

Former destinations

Asia

  • China - Wuhan
  • Malaysia - Kota Kinabalu

Uni Air flights connect to the EVA Air international airline network via Taipei and Kaohsiung, with service to over 40 international destinations worldwide.

Further information: EVA Air destinations

[edit] Fleet

A Uni Air Dash 8 preparing to take off in Taipei Songshan Airport

As of August 2011, the Uni Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 15 years:[5][6]

UNI Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 — 10[7][8]
TBA
 To replace Dash 8 Q300 and part MD-90
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 8 — 56 To be replace by ATR 72-600
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 11 — 152-170 To be replace by ATR 72-600 & A321
Total 19 10

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. March 30–5 April 2004. 88. "7F, 100 Sec 2, Chang-An E. Road, Taipei, 104, Taiwan"
  2. ^ "關於立榮航空." UNI Air. January 3, 2008. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. "台北市（104）中山區長安東路二段100號8F"
  3. ^ Orient Aviation - UNI Airways flights to Japan
  4. ^ Airline Codes
  5. ^ Uni Air fleet list at planespotters.net
  6. ^ https://www.uniair.com.tw/uniairec/about/our_fleet.aspx
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ [2]

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