EVA Air

EVA Airways Corporation (pronounced "E-V-A Air(ways) is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully international route network. It is the second largest Taiwanese airline, next in size to its main rival, China Airlines. EVA Air is headquartered in Lujhu, Taoyuan County. Since its founding in 1989 as an affiliate of shipping conglomerate Evergreen Group, EVA Air has expanded to include air cargo, airline catering, ground handling, and aviation engineering services. Its cargo arm, EVA Air Cargo, links with the Evergreen worldwide shipping network on sea and land. Its domestic and regional subsidiary, UNI Air, operates a medium and short-haul network based out of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. EVA Air operates a mixed fleet of Airbus, Boeing, and McDonnell Douglas aircraft, withA330, B747, and B777 airliners primarily used on passenger routes, along with B747 and MD11 freighters used on cargo routes.