GE TNA Founded 21 May 1951 Destinations 31 Fleet size 26 | TNA TRANSASIA Frequent-flyer program Legend Flight Club Ceased operations 22 November 2016 CEO Peter Chen (Dec 2014–) | |
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Subsidiaries TransAsia Catering ServicesLegend Travel Service Parent company Goldsun Construction & Development Profiles | ||
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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.
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- Foshing Airlines
- TransAsia Airways
- Ground services
- Brand and livery
- Destinations
- Codeshare agreements
- Fleet
- Business Class
- Economy Class
- In flight amenities
- Accidents and incidents
- References
TransAsia suspended operations and shut down indefinitely on 22 November 2016. Its low-cost-carrier subsidiary V Air already ceased operations in October 2016.
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Foshing Airlines
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.
TransAsia Airways
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.
On 1 November 2011, TransAsia Airways was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. In May 2013, the headquarters moved from Datong District, Taipei to Neihu District, Taipei.
In January 2014, the airline announced plans to launch a budget airline named V Air. However, the budget airline closed on 1 October 2016 and merged with TransAsia.
On 21 November 2016, due to a financial crisis caused by two hull losses Flight 222 and Flight 235, the airline suspended all of its operations and refunded ticketed passengers. The trading of its stock was suspended simultaneously. The next day, the airline announced an indefinite suspension of operations and refunded all passengers with outstanding tickets.
Ground services
Besides flight operations, the airline has undertaken ground handling and ticketing for a number of foreign airlines, such as Thai Airways, Jetstar Airways, XiamenAir, Sichuan Airlines and Cebu Pacific Air. In addition, private jet service is also part of agency services. Since 2006, the airline has cooperated with International SOS to serve medical flights between Mainland China and Taiwan. The airline has begun its catering service near the Taipei SongShan Airport in 1966 and officially named as TransAsia Catering Services in 2002. Legend Travel Service Ltd which found in 2011 is to provide travel and tourism related services under the airline group resources.
Brand and livery
TransAsia Airways introduced a new livery for both staff and aircraft in 2012. Former Shiatzy Chen designer Yin Pei Gun is responsible for the new cabin attendant and ground staff uniforms that appeared on August. The new plane's livery which design by Pace Design, a local Taipei company, was to be painted on the new Airbus A330, A321ceo, A321neo, and ATR 72-600.
Destinations
As of November 2016, when it ceased its operations, TransAsia Airways served the following destinations:
Before its dissolution, TransAsia Airways was to open routes to Fukuoka, Busan, and Bangkok on December 2016.
Codeshare agreements
TransAsia Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
At the time the airline suspended its operations, the TransAsia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
Business Class
The business class seating offered on the Airbus A330-300 is in a 2-2-2 configuration, using seats with a 172-degree recline. Each seat gets an AVOD system with a 15.4-inch monitor, AC and USB sockets, adjustable reading lights and multiple storage bins. The seats on the Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A321-100 use a 2-2 seating configuration, with a 160-degree recline.
Economy Class
Economy Class is in a 2-4-2 configuration on the Airbus A330; a 3-3 configuration on the Airbus A320 and Airbus A321; and a 2-2 configuration on the ATR series. The seats have a pitch of 30 to 32 inches and a 6-degree recline. The AVOD system is only on the Airbus A330, with a 9-inch monitor.
In-flight amenities
The In-flight entertainment system of TransAsia Airways is named as Sky Legend, uses Panasonic's eX2 IFE system. It contains real-time flight information, music, movies and video games. Available languages are English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. Renaissance was the in-flight magazine published by TransAsia Airways; it has content in Traditional Chinese, English and Japanese. The magazine introduces culture, arts, food, people, design and style from across its destinations.