China Airlines

China Airlines was founded on 16 December 1959 by a group of retired servicemen from the R.O.C. Air Force and was the first locally owned airline in Taiwan. Its headquarters and main hub are at Taoyuan International Airport. The company describes itself as the largest civil airline in Taiwan by international destinations and passengers.

Fleet

The engineering unit of China Airlines lists 83 aircraft as of 31 December 2025, made up of 65 passenger jets and 18 freighters, with an average age of 9.4 years.

• Airbus A350-900: 15
• Airbus A330-300: 13
• Boeing 777-300ER: 10
• Boeing 737-800: 8
• Airbus A321neo: 19
• Boeing 747-400F: 8
• Boeing 777F: 10

Services

• Scheduled passenger flights across Asia, the Americas, Europe and Oceania
• Air cargo with a freighter fleet
• Engineering and maintenance organisation covering line, airframe, engine and component maintenance, plus technical training

Engineering and training

The China Airlines Engineering and Maintenance Organization lists line maintenance, airframe maintenance, engine maintenance, component maintenance, fleet technical management and inventory technical management. It also runs 145 technical training and a 147 training center, and publishes authority approvals and maintenance capabilities on its own site.

Company facts

• Founded in 1959
• Hub: Taoyuan International Airport
• Engineering and Maintenance Organization at No. 15, Hangqin S. Road, Dayuan District, Taoyuan; 24 hour AOG line +886-3-398-7274