Great China Airlines
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Great China Airlines (Chinese: 大華航空) was a Taiwanese-based airline founded in 1966, operating mainly in the general aviation business, such as helicopter pesticide spraying, resupply, or charter flights.[1][2][3] It was suspended and changed owners, when in 1987 Taiwan started its open skies policy.[3] In April 1994, another carrier called EVA Air acquired 24% of Great China Airlines.[4] It would later be merged with Taiwan Airways into Uni Air.
FoundedMarch 28, 1966
Commenced operations1966
Ceased operationsJuly 1, 1998
Fleet size13
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| Founded | March 28, 1966 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1966 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | July 1, 1998 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | 9th Floor, No. 260, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District , Taipei City, Taiwan | ||||||
| Key people | Zhao Liangong, Wang Weimin, Tang Cheng ,Wang Lixian | ||||||
| Founder | Zhao Liangong, Wang Weimin | ||||||
Fleet
| Type of plane | Number | Notes | ||||
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| DHC-8-311 | 12 | |||||
| MD-90-30-IGW | 1 | [5] | ||||
| Total | 13 | |||||
Accidents and incidents
On March 23, 1998, Great China Airlines flight 9565 was involved in an attempted hijacking. No one was killed.[6]