EVA Air

EVA Air 長榮 航空
IATA code :	BR
ICAO code :	EVA
Call sign :	EVA
Founding:	1989
Seat:	Taipei , Taiwan
Turnstile :	Taiwan Taoyuan
Home airport :	Taiwan Taoyuan
Company form:	Corporation
IATA prefix code :	695
Management:	Chang Yung-fa
Number of employees:	7077
Sales:	NT $ 124.2 billion (2013)
Passenger volume:	8.0 million (2013)
Alliance :	Star Alliance
Frequent Flyer Program :	Infinity MileageLands
Fleet size:	84 (+ 33 orders)
Aims:	National and international
Website:	www.evaair.com

EVA Air ( Chinese  長榮 航空 , Pinyin Chángróng Hángkōng ) is a Taiwanese airline based in Taipei and based at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport . It is a member of the Star Alliance aviation alliance .

history

The headquarters of EVA Air in Luzhu, Taoyuan

EVA Air was founded in March 1989 as a subsidiary of Evergreen Marine , Taiwan. This shipping company, which was only founded in 1968, expanded rapidly and is now one of the ten largest container shipping companies in the world. EVA Air ordered from 1989 to 1991 a total of 26 new wide-body aircraft: ten Boeing 747-400 , four Boeing 767-200 , four Boeing 767-300ER and eight McDonnell Douglas MD-11 in total value of 3.6 billion US dollars to Delivery 1991 to 1996.

On July 1st, 1992 EVA Air started flight operations with two Boeing 767-300ERs. In 1992 the first two jumbo jets went into operation. In 1995 EVA Air was the first airline to use the Boeing 767 on the transpacific route. On July 1, 1998 the subsidiary Uni Air was founded. It emerged from three Taiwanese regional and domestic airlines and operates the Taiwanese domestic flights of EVA Air as well as flights from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China .

Economy class on board an EVA Air Boeing 777-300ER

In June 2000, EVA Air ordered three 777-200LRs from Boeing as its first customer . In addition, four Boeing 777-300ERs were ordered and a further eight options were added. In January 2001 the first two Airbus A330-200s were ordered, at the same time a model of the Airbus A330 was presented when the order was placed, with which EVA Air's new color design for the aircraft was presented. The lower fuselage half of the aircraft is now painted green instead of white. The first A330-200 was delivered in June 2003, with ten more to follow by 2006. On July 19, 2004, the options for eight Boeing 777-300ERs were converted into firm orders. In November 2004 the airline ordered the eleventh Airbus A330-200.

One focus of EVA Air is air freight service , in 2008 681,289 tons of freight were transported. Of the 66 aircraft in the fleet are eight Boeing 747-400F - cargo aircraft . Five Boeing 777Fs are expected to replace the 747-400F in 2016. Those 747s that continue to be used for passenger transport received a "Cabin Upgrading" from January 2007, in which the interior is modernized; Among other things with new seats and an individual on-board entertainment system in all classes, whereby the comfort is raised to today's standard.

The airline has been listed on the stock exchange since 1999 and has been on the TAIEX since 2001 .

EVA Air is part of the Evergreen Group , one of the largest corporations in Taiwan and the most famous in Asia. The group cooperates with numerous companies and built the 747LCF Dreamlifter with the Evergreen Aviation Technologies division in collaboration with Boeing . There are also several upscale evergreen hotels in Taiwan.

According to a press release EVA Air in early 2011 was joining the airline alliance Star Alliance requested. On June 18, 2013, EVA Air finally joined the Star Alliance.

According to Skytrax , alongside All Nippon Airways , Asiana Airlines , Cathay Pacific , Etihad Airways , Garuda Indonesia , Hainan Airlines , Lufthansa , Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines, it is one of the nine 5-star airlines in the world (as of December 2017).

Destinations

EVA Air destinations (as of March 2016): Taiwan EVA Air destination Only served by EVA Air Cargo




EVA Air flies from Taoyuan destinations throughout Asia and in Oceania , North America and Europe to. In German-speaking countries is Vienna served.

There are also codeshare (passenger) and block space agreements (freight) with the following airlines:

passenger

Air China , All Nippon Airways , Asiana Airlines , Bangkok Airways , Hong Kong Airlines , Shandong Airlines , Shenzhen Airlines , Singapore Airlines , Uni Air , United Airlines

freight

Air Canada , Austrian Airlines , British Airways World Cargo , Lufthansa Cargo

fleet

Boeing 747-400 of EVA Air

EVA Air Airbus A321-200 at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport

Overview

As of March 2020, the EVA Air fleet consists of 84 aircraft with an average age of 5.6 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks	Seats ( Business / Eco + / Eco )
Airbus A321-200	22nd		19 equipped with sharklets	184 (8 / - / 176)
Airbus A330-200	3			252 (24 / - / 228)
Airbus A330-300	9			309 (30 / - / 279)
ATR 72-600	2		operated by UNI Air	70 (- / - / 70)
Boeing 777-300ER	34	2		313 (38/63/212) 333 (39/56/238)
Boeing 777F	5			-
Boeing 787-9	4th	16		304 (26 / - / 278)
Boeing 787-10	5	15th		342 (34 / - / 308)
total	84	33

Former aircraft types

• Boeing 747-400 / F
• Boeing 757-200
• Boeing 767-200
• Boeing 767-300ER
• McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
• McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30

Hello Kitty planes

First Hello Kitty A330-200 (2005-2009)

Hello Kitty Sanrio Family hand in hand painting on a Boeing 777-300ER

From 2005 to 2009 an EVA Air Airbus A330-200 flew as a Hello Kitty Jet . The outside of the aircraft was painted with "Hello Kitty" motifs. The flight tickets and luggage tags as well as various advertising materials were kept in a suitable design. The plane mainly operated between Taiwan and China . In 2012 the idea was resumed and three new Airbus A330-300s were designed in three different "Hello Kitty" themes: Hello Kitty - With Magic Stars (internal name Magic Jet), Hello Kitty - Loves Apples (Apple Jet) and Hello Kitty - Around the World (Global Jet). To this end, over 100 items were created in the “Hello Kitty” design, some of which were specifically for each aircraft. The flight attendants wear uniforms adapted to the respective aircraft theme. Suitable desserts or entire menus are on the menu.

In order to meet demand, two A330-200s were also redesigned in 2012 for upcoming overhauls: Hello Kitty - Happy Music (Music Jet) and Hello Kitty - Speed ​​Puff (Speed ​​Jet). In 2013, a 777-300ER was converted into Hello Kitty - Sanrio Family Hand in Hand (Family Jet). Other figures by Sanrio are also included here.

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : EVA Air  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• EVA Air website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} EVA Air 2013 financial year results (PDF file, English) accessed on May 1, 2015
2. ↑ EVA Air - Corporate Profile ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed July 31, 2009  
3. ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Success for Boeing: Eva Air buys 24 Dreamliners for expansion, October 15, 2015, accessed on November 21, 2015
4. ↑ EVA Airways Applies to Join Star Alliance. bloomberg.com, February 23, 2011, accessed October 24, 2011 . 
5. ↑ austrianwings.info - EVA Air is a Star Alliance member since today, accessed on June 18, 2013
6. ↑ Certified 5-Star Airline Ratings. In: airlinequality.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016 . 
7. ↑ evaair.com - Our route network accessed on November 21, 2015
8. ^ EVA Airways Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 29, 2020 . 
9. ^ Boeing - Orders and Deliveries (English), accessed on November 21, 2015
10. ↑ EVA Air is the fifth Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner operator. June 22, 2019, accessed on August 23, 2019 (German). 
11. ↑ evaair.com - Our fleet accessed on October 6, 2014
12. ↑ taipeitimes.com - World's first 'Hello Kitty' airplane to make debut Lunar New Year flights, December 13, 2005
13. ↑ Hello Kitty Jet Travels with You (English)