China Airlines is acquiring four more Boeing 777 freighters as the Taiwanese airline looks to consolidate its market position amid the ongoing air cargo boom.
After piloting a number of health verification applications since the start of the year, China Airlines and EVA Air will now trial the IATA Travel Pass.
Taiwan’s health ministry said on May 10 that it will quarantine all China Airlines pilots as a stop-gap solution to curb the spread of new COVID-19 clusters on the island.
The board of China Airlines has promoted senior VP Kao Shing-Hwang to president, replacing Hsieh Su-Chien who has been double-hatting as chairman and president since April 2019.
After some signs of a passenger recovery in July and August, demand again slipped in September as Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways both posted third quarter (Q3) losses despite marginal operating profits.
Taiwan’s parliament has passed a proposal to rename and rebrand its flag-carrier China Airlines to prevent further confusion with mainland Chinese airlines.
Despite the decimation of April passenger traffic in Taiwan, air cargo income continues to soar for the country’s two largest carriers China Airlines and EVA Air.
Taiwan’s China Airlines has come to an agreement with its union to begin salary cuts for all employees starting from May 1 as its interim Q1 figures show revenue dipping amid the COVID-19 crisis.
