China Airlines is the state-owned flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's two major airlines,along with EVA Air. It is headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport and operates over 1,400 flights weekly –including 91 pure cargo flights –to 102 cities across Asia,Europe,North America,and Oceania. Carrying nearly 20 million passengers and 5700 tons of cargo in 2017,the carrier was the 33rd largest airline in the world in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) and 10th largest in terms of freight revenue ton kilometers (FRTK).
Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and its subsidiaries have scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 190 destinations and more than 60 countries worldwide including codeshares and joint ventures.
The Three Links or Three Linkages was a 1979 proposal from the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to open up postal,transportation,and trade links between mainland China and Taiwan,with the goal of unifying Mainland China and Taiwan.
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited,also known as Cathay Dragon (國泰港龍航空) and until 2016,Dragonair,was a Hong Kong-based international regional airline,with its corporate headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. In the final year before it ceased flying,the airline operated a scheduled passenger network to around 50 destinations in 14 countries and territories across Asia. Additionally,the airline had three codeshares on routes served by partner airlines. It had an all-Airbus fleet of 35 aircraft,consisting of A320s,A321s,and A330s.
Hong Kong International Airport is an international airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport,to distinguish it from its predecessor,the former Kai Tak Airport.
Kai Tak Airport was an international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998,it is often referred to as Hong Kong International Airport,Kai Tak,or simply Kai Tak and Kai Tak International Airport,to distinguish it from its successor,Chek Lap Kok International Airport,built on reclaimed and levelled land around the islands of Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau,30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west.
Taipei Songshan Airport is a city airport and military airbase located in Songshan District,Taipei,Taiwan. The airport covers an area of 182 hectares.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines was a Canadian airline that operated from 1942 to 1987. It operated under the name CP Air from 1968 to 1986. Headquartered at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond,British Columbia,it served domestic Canadian as well as international routes until it was purchased by Pacific Western Airlines and absorbed into Canadian Airlines International.
China Eastern Airlines is a major airline in China,headquartered in Changning,Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country,along with Air China and China Southern Airlines.
Air Macau is the flag carrier of Macau. It operates services to 24 destinations in Mainland China,Indonesia,Japan,Singapore,South Korea,Taiwan,Thailand and Vietnam,from the airline's home base at Macau International Airport. In 2014,Air Macau carried 2.12 million passengers with an average load factor of 68.20% and carried 15,900 tonnes of cargo and mail.
Hong Kong Airlines Limited (HKA),operating as Hong Kong Airlines,is an airline based in Hong Kong,with its headquarters in the Tung Chung district and its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. It was established in 2006 as a member of the HNA Group and flies to 25 destinations across Asia–Pacific. The company slogan was changed from Fresh + very Hong Kong to Where Hong Kong Begins.
In aviation,aircraft ground handling or ground operations defines the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and (usually) parked at a terminal gate of an airport.
Hong Kong Express or HK Express (HKE) is a Hong Kong–based low-cost airline fully owned by Cathay Pacific Airways. It provides scheduled air service to 27 destinations in Asia,including Cambodia,China,Japan,South Korea,Taiwan,Thailand and Vietnam. The airline's main hub at Hong Kong International Airport uses a fleet that consists exclusively of the Airbus A320 and A321 family. The company slogan is Gotta Go.
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z was a flight from Singapore to Hong Kong operated by Cathay Pacific using a Convair CV-880 aircraft that crashed in Pleiku,then in South Vietnam on the afternoon of 15 June 1972,killing all 81 passengers and crew on board.
Cathay Pacific City,often referred as Cathay City,is the headquarters of Cathay Pacific,Hong Kong's flag-carrying airline. It is located at Hong Kong International Airport,on the south side.
Christopher Dale Pratt,CBE,was the chairman and executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Swire Pacific Limited.
Aden Airways was a subsidiary of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) based in Aden. It was in operation from 1949 to 1967.
Hong Kong Airport Services Limited(HAS) was founded in 1995 and began operations in July 1998 with the opening of Hong Kong International Airport. It employs approximately 3,100 people and owns 3,000 ground-support equipment and vehicles. It is owned by Cathay Pacific,with offices located at Cathay City,Cathay House,Passenger Terminal Building and Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.
Palau Pacific Airways (PPA) was a charter airline from Palau.
China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited,also known as Air China Group,is a Chinese state-owned enterprise which is the parent company of Air China and Air Macau. The company was formed on 11 October 2002 by the merger of Air China,China Southwest Airlines,and China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited.
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