Great China Airlines

Not to be confused with Grand China Air.
Great China Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
GC GCA ?
FoundedMarch 28, 1966
Commenced operations1966
Ceased operationsJuly 1, 1998
Fleet size13
Destinations10
Headquarters9th Floor, No. 260, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District , Taipei City, Taiwan
Key peopleZhao Liangong, Wang Weimin, Tang Cheng ,Wang Lixian
FounderZhao Liangong, Wang Weimin

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.

Fleet

Great China Airlines fleet
Type of plane Number Notes
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]

References

  1. ^ 我國民用航空運輸發展史簡述 [A Brief History of the Development of Civil Aviation Transport in my country] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 中華民用航空學會. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  2. ^ "Great China Airlines, Taiwan Airways, Uni Air Merge To Form Uni Airways". Aviation Daily. 1999-05-10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  3. ^ a b 航空運輸研討會 [Aviation Transport Seminar] (doc) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 全國交通會議. Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  4. ^ 五南圖書. "五南官網". Wunan. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  5. ^ Hsieh Shu-fen (2011-09-30). 空運學－航空客運與票務 [Air Transport Studies - Air Passenger Transport and Ticketing] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Wunan Culture. ISBN 978-957-11-4521-1. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  6. ^ CTS News CH52 (2016-03-17). 【歷史上的今天】1998.03.23_大華航空旅客企圖縱火劫機被制伏 [[On This Day in History] March 23, 1998 - Dahua Airlines passenger's attempt to hijack and set fire to the plane was subdued.]. Retrieved 2026-01-31 – via YouTube.
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