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Founded | 21 May 1951 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 22 November 2016 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Legend Flight Club | ||||||
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Fleet size | 26 | ||||||
Destinations | 31 | ||||||
Parent company | Goldsun Construction & Development | ||||||
Headquarters | Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||
Key people | Vincent M. Lin (Chairman) Daniel Liu (CEO) |
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Website | tna.com.tw |
TransAsia Airways (TNA; traditional Chinese: 復興航空; simplified Chinese: 复兴航空; pinyin: Fùxīng Hángkōng) (lit. "Revival Airlines) was a Taiwanese airline based in Neihu District in Taipei. Though the company started its operations focusing mainly on the Taiwanese domestic market, it recently operated on many scheduled international routes and focused mainly on Southeast- and Northeast Asia and cross-strait flights.
TransAsia suspended operations and shut down indefinitely on 22 November 2016. Its low-cost-carrier subsidiary V Air already ceased operations in October 2016.
On 21 May 1951, FOSHIN TRANSPORT CORP. (Foshing Airlines) was formed as the first private civil airline in Taiwan, flying the Taipei - Hualien - Taitung - Kaohsiung route. It also served as local agent of foreign airlines and provided airport ground handling services for foreign airlines.
On 16 October 1958, the management of the airline decided to concentrate their attention on their agency businesses, domestic services ceased, and strengthen the agency business. It established its airline meal catering services At Song Shan Airport(TSA) in 1966.
In 1983, By took over the restructuring, the English translation was changed to "TransAsia Airways". In 1988, Domestic flights resumed, after a 30-year absence from the market.
In 1991, the first ATR 72 aircraft joined the airline. In 1992, unscheduled charter services to international destinations, including Laoag, Manila, Cebu, Phnom Penh, Surabaya, Yangon, Phuket, Danang and Manado started. The Airbus A320 joined the fleet, becoming the airline's first jet. In 1995, First scheduled international services started to Macau and Surabaya. In early 2012, the airline was reported to be considering an order for Airbus A380 aircraft to facilitate expansion to the United States.