As Vice President of Asia Pacific at Delta Air Lines, Jeff Moomaw has propelled the brand to greater heights through international collaboration, establishing the first Taipei-Seattle route and leading a joint venture with Korean Air. Moomaw first joined Delta in 2005 as part of its sales team, after which he served as Managing Director in…
Amid shifting global aviation dynamics and economic changes, Taiwan emerges as a pivotal hub. But slow upgrades might keep it from reaching its full potential. Navigating the skies over Asia in 2024 requires updated pilots’ aeronautical charts. The global aviation map has changed dramatically in recent years, notably with Russia’s war in Ukraine altering flight…
The pandemic has grounded Taiwan’s new carrier for the time being, but its long-term prospects still look promising STARLUX Airlines had the misfortune of launching its business amid the worst pandemic in a century. The new Taiwanese carrier began flying on January 23, the first day of the 2020 Lunar New Year holiday and the…
TransAsia Airways Ceases Operations Domestic airline TransAsia Airways declared it insolvency on November 22, after years of lackluster sales and revenue losses and two horrific crashes within a seven-month period that killed more than 90 people. The airline’s CEO, Liu Tung-ming, said that the executive team had looked at various options including a sale, restructuring,…
Taiwan’s Submarine Project Resurfaces Taiwan’s two major political parties appear to be in agreement on prioritizing the acquisition of submarines, which many experts see as vital in augmenting Taiwan’s defense in the face of China’s rapid military expansion. China has more than 1,100 ballistic missiles trained on Taiwan, along with large fleets of advanced fighter…
The island enjoys a number of potential competitive advantages in the sector, including strong manufacturing and supply chain expertise. At a ceremony on November 24, Taiwanese airline EVA Airways announced a major expansion to its fleet through an agreement to purchase 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with the package valued at…
The proliferation of low-cost carriers (LCCs) is transforming the aviation business – in Taiwan as well as elsewhere around the globe. Although the first budget airline to serve Taipei, Jetstar Airways of Singapore, entered the market a decade ago, the local LCC business has been expanding rapidly in just the past few years. There are…
The recent plane crash in the Keelung River has renewed calls for closing the airport earlier than the planned target of 2030. The existence of an airport taking up 400 hectares of prime real estate right in the middle of Taipei City has for decades annoyed a great number politicians, city planners, opinion leaders, and…
China began trial runs of its controversial M503 flight path on March 15, according to an announcement by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration. The flight path was criticized because as initially announced, it would run just 7.8 kilometers from the median line separating the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwan government charged that Beijing…
On February 4, TransAsia Airways flight GE235 crashed into the Keelung River just after takeoff, killing 43 and injuring 15. The Airbus ATR-72-600 plane carrying 53 passengers – 37 of them Chinese tourists – and five cabin crew took off from Songshan Airport in the heart of Taipei at 10:52 a.m. bound for the offshore…
