Daily Air (德安航空) is an
airlineAn airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit.Airlines vary...
based in
TaipeiTaipei is the largest city in Taiwan and has served as the de facto capital of the Republic of China since the Chinese Civil War in 1949. It is situated on the Danshui River, almost at the northern tip of the island, about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
,
TaiwanTaiwan , also known as Formosa , is the largest island of the Republic of China in East Asia. Taiwan is located east of the Taiwan Strait, off the southeastern coast of mainland China...
. It operates scheduled passenger services to offshore islands from Taiwan, as well as helicopter contract services and charters. Its main base is
Taipei Songshan AirportTaipei Songshan Airport , also Taipei International Airport , is a midsize commercial airport located in Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The airport covers an area of 1.82 km²...
, with hubs at
Kaohsiung International AirportKaohsiung International Airport , also credited as Siaogang International Airport for the Siaogang District where it is located, is a medium-sized commercial airport located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan...
and
Taitung AirportTaitung Airport is an airport in Taitung, Taiwan. .The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport in 1981....
.
The airline was established in 1992 and started operations as a
Bell 412The Bell 412 is a utility helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is a further development of the Bell 212 model, the major difference being the composite four-blade main rotor.-Design and development:...
helicopter operator. Scheduled services using fixed wing Dornier aircraft began on 8 June 2005.
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Daily Air (德安航空) is an
airlineAn airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit.Airlines vary...
based in
TaipeiTaipei is the largest city in Taiwan and has served as the de facto capital of the Republic of China since the Chinese Civil War in 1949. It is situated on the Danshui River, almost at the northern tip of the island, about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
,
TaiwanTaiwan , also known as Formosa , is the largest island of the Republic of China in East Asia. Taiwan is located east of the Taiwan Strait, off the southeastern coast of mainland China...
. It operates scheduled passenger services to offshore islands from Taiwan, as well as helicopter contract services and charters. Its main base is
Taipei Songshan AirportTaipei Songshan Airport , also Taipei International Airport , is a midsize commercial airport located in Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The airport covers an area of 1.82 km²...
, with hubs at
Kaohsiung International AirportKaohsiung International Airport , also credited as Siaogang International Airport for the Siaogang District where it is located, is a medium-sized commercial airport located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan...
and
Taitung AirportTaitung Airport is an airport in Taitung, Taiwan. .The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport in 1981....
.
History
The airline was established in 1992 and started operations as a
Bell 412The Bell 412 is a utility helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is a further development of the Bell 212 model, the major difference being the composite four-blade main rotor.-Design and development:...
helicopter operator. Scheduled services using fixed wing Dornier aircraft began on 8 June 2005. The airline is owned by Sincere and Durban Shopping Mall, Miramar Entertainment Park, DC Development (Construction) Group, Mayer Steel Pipe, Tze Shin Transportation and Terminal and
Far Eastern Air TransportFar Eastern Air Transport is a defunct airline based in Taipei, Taiwan. Established in 1957, it operated domestic services from Taipei and Kaohsiung to five regional cities and international services to Southeast Asia, South Korea and Palau. Its main base was Taipei Songshan Airport...
(5%). It has 100 employees (at March 2007).
Fleet
As of March 2007 the Daily Air fleet includes :
- 4 Dornier Do 228-212
The Dornier Do 228 is a small twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983 Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany...
- 2 MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
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