Uni Air
| Uni Air 立榮 航空 |
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| IATA code : | B7 |
| ICAO code : | UIA |
| Call sign : | GLORY |
| Founding: | 1998 |
| Seat: |
Taoyuan , Taiwan
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| Home airport : | Taipei Songshan |
| IATA prefix code : | 525 |
| Management: | Peter Chen ( President ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | UniClub |
| Fleet size: | 15th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.uniair.com.tw |
Uni Air ( Chinese 立榮 航空 , Pinyin LìRóng Hángkōng ) is a Taiwanese airline based in Taoyuan and based at Taipei Songshan Airport .
history
Uni Air was founded on July 1, 1998 as the successor to three regional airlines, including Makung International Airlines . It belongs to the shipping company Evergreen Marine and is therefore a sister company of EVA Air .
Destinations
Uni Air mainly serves destinations in Taiwan. Internationally, cities in East Asia are served from Kaohsiung .
fleet
As of March 2020, the Uni Air fleet consists of 15 aircraft with an average age of 6.3 years:
| Aircraft type | number | Ordered | Remarks |
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| Airbus A321-200 | 2 | with Sharklets equipped | |
| ATR 72-600 | 13 | ||
| total | 15th | - |
Incidents
Uni Air recorded an incident with fatalities until November 2017.
- On August 24, 1999, when a McDonnell Douglas MD-90 ( aircraft registration number B-17912) landed at Hualien Airport, a flammable liquid exploded in a hand luggage compartment in the front right part of the MD-90. The passengers were evacuated and the fire brigade brought the fire under control after 30 minutes. One passenger was killed and 28 injured in the incident. The MD-90 had to be written off (see also Uni-Air flight 873 ) .
See also
Web links
Commons : UNI Air - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Uni Air website (Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNI Airways Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 28, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Data on the airline Uni Air in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 18, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report MD-90 B-17912 in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 18, 2016.