Uni Air

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UNI Air
立榮航空
IATA
B7		 ICAO
UIA		 Callsign
Glory
Founded 1998
Hubs Kaohsiung International Airport
Frequent flyer program UniClub
Evergreen Club
Fleet size 22
Destinations 17
Parent company EVA Airways Corporation
Headquarters Taoyuan, Taiwan
Key people Peter Chen (President)
Website: http://www.uniair.com.tw/

Uni Air (Chinese: 立榮航空 Lìróng Hángkōng) is an airline based in Taiwan. 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 into international flight. A few of its McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft have been repainted and are flying for parent carrier EVA Air due to overcapacity; its rival also faces the same problem. In recent years, Uni Air has launched service to international destinations from the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung. In 2007, the airline received permission to begin flights to Japan.[1]

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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.[2]

[edit] Destinations

MD-90-30 "B-17918" from Uni Air in Kaohsiung (October 2006)
MD-90-30 "B-17918" from Uni Air in Kaohsiung (October 2006)

Uni Air destinations as at May 2006 are set out below. The airport code is shown in brackets. They operate mainly to domestic destinations, but also operate scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Hanoi and Seoul from Kaohsiung and chartered flights to Bali and Jeju from Kaohsiung. A new charter service from Taichung to Sapporo begins in 2007.

[edit] East Asia

[edit] Southeast Asia

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

An Uni Air Dash 8 preparing to take off in Taipei_Songshan_Airport
An Uni Air Dash 8 preparing to take off in Taipei_Songshan_Airport

As of August 2006 the Uni Air fleet includes [3] :


Previously operated:

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Orient Aviation - UNI Airways flights to Japan
  2. ^ Airline Codes
  3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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