Uni Air
Regional airline of Taiwan
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::summary Regional airline of Taiwan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox airline"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| airline | UNI Air |
| 立榮航空 | |
| logo | UNI Air logo.png |
| logo_size | 150 |
| image | UNI Air ATR 72-600 B-17007 Departing from Taipei Songshan Airport 20150221c.jpg |
| image_size | 280 |
| caption | A UNI Air ATR 72-600 at Taipei Songshan Airport |
| IATA | B7 |
| ICAO | UIA |
| callsign | GLORY |
| parent | Evergreen Group |
| founded | (as Makung International Airlines) |
| commenced | (as UNI Air) |
| hubs | Taipei–Songshan |
| focus_cities | {{ubl |
| frequent_flyer | Infinity MileageLands |
| key_people | {{bulleted list |
| Chang Kuo-Wei (Chairman){{Cite web | url |
| headquarters | Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| fleet_size | 14 |
| destinations | 27 |
| website | |
| :: |
| airline = UNI Air 立榮航空 | logo = UNI Air logo.png | logo_size = 150 | image = UNI Air ATR 72-600 B-17007 Departing from Taipei Songshan Airport 20150221c.jpg | image_size = 280 | caption = A UNI Air ATR 72-600 at Taipei Songshan Airport | IATA = B7 | ICAO = UIA | callsign = GLORY | parent = Evergreen Group | founded = (as Makung International Airlines) | commenced = (as UNI Air) | hubs = Taipei–Songshan | focus_cities = {{ubl|class=nowrap | Kaohsiung | Taichung}} | frequent_flyer = Infinity MileageLands | key_people = {{bulleted list| | Peter Chen (President) | Chang Kuo-Wei (Chairman)}} | headquarters = Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan | fleet_size = 14 | destinations = 27 | website =
| t = 立榮航空 | s = 立荣航空 | p = Lìróng Hángkōng | poj = Lïp-êng Hâng-khong | altname = Former name | t2 = 馬公航空 | s2 = 马公航空 | l2 = Magong International Airlines | p2 = Mǎgōng Hángkōng | poj2 = Má-keng Hâng-khong
UNI Airways () is a Taiwanese regional airline based in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan. With an operation focus on domestic routes, UNI Air is a subsidiary of Evergreen Group, making it a sister airline of the mainline operator EVA Air. It was known as Makung International Airlines () until 1996, when EVA Air took a majority share of the airline. In 1998, the airline merged with Great China Airlines () and Taiwan Airways (), which EVA Air also had interests in, to form UNI Airways (UNI Air).
Overview
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/EVA_Air_Chang'an_Building_20180616b.jpg" caption="Headquarters in Taipei"] ::
UNI Air has operated two-class services, with domestic business- and economy-class seating. Business-class passengers have access to EVA Air's Evergreen Lounges. UNI Air's predecessor, Makung International Airlines, operated a fleet of BAe 146 series jet aircraft. These aircraft were sold when UNI Air was formed. UNI Air's IATA Code is B7, its ICAO code is UIA, and its callsign is Glory, in reference to its sister company Uniglory Shipping Corporation. In 2012, UNI Air unveiled a new livery and tail/logo on the MD-90, the Q300 and its new ATR 72-600 aircraft.
The airline has had the largest market share in the domestic Taiwan market in recent years, and has expanded to include international flights. A few of its former McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and current ATR 72 aircraft were repainted and flew for parent carrier EVA Air due to overcapacity. In recent years, UNI Air has launched services to international destinations from the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung. In 2007, the airline received permission to begin flights to Japan.
Destinations
The airline operates mainly to domestic and China destinations and scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul. Also chartered flights to Surabaya and Jeju from Kaohsiung. UNI Air's destinations are:
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Codeshare agreements
UNI Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Interline agreements
UNI Air has interline agreements with the following airlines:
- Taiwan High Speed Rail (railway)
Fleet
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/UNI_Air_ATR_72-600_B-17002_Flight_over_Neihu_District,_Taipei_20131205b.JPG" caption="UNI Air [[ATR 72-600"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-90-30,_UNI_Air_AN0145004.jpg" caption="A former UNI Air [[McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30]] in 2001."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Makung_Airlines_Boeing_757-236_B-17501_at_TSA_Airport,_4_July_1996.jpg" caption="A Boeing 757-200 of Makung Airlines (previous name of Uni Air) in 1996. The airline had only one Boeing 757 in their fleet."] ::
Current fleet
, Uni Air operates the following aircraft:
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| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | J | Y | Total | Total | 14 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-600 | 14 | 19 | — | 70 | 70 | Order with 3 purchase rights. | ||||
| Deliveries from 2027. | ||||||||||
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Former fleet
UNI Air (including its predecessors Great China Airlines and Makung International Airlines) has previously operated the following aircraft types:
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| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A321-200 | 2 | 2015 | 2022 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | 1995 | 1996 | |
| BAe 146-300 | 5 | 1990 | 1999 | |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 | 4 | 1988 | 1996 | |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 | 1 | 1991 | 2009 | |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 | 2 | 1991 | 1997 | Sold to Eastern Australia Airlines and De Havilland Canada. |
| 12 | 1993 | 2014 | ||
| 1 | 2001 | 2014 | Sold to Hawker Pacific. | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | 14 | 1996 | 2016 | One burned as Flight 873 |
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Accidents and incidents
- On 24 August 1999, Flight 873, a McDonnell Douglas MD-90, landed at Hualien Airport and was rolling on Runway 21 when an explosion was heard in the front section of the passenger cabin, followed by smoke and fire. The pilot brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway and fire squads rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire. While the upper part of the fuselage was completely destroyed, 90 passengers plus the crew of 6 were safely evacuated. 14 passengers were seriously injured, and another 14 suffered minor injuries. Most of the injured passengers suffered burns. There was eventually one death due to fragments produced by the explosion striking 1 passenger.
- On 10 May 2021, Flight 9091, an ATR 72-600, clipped its main landing gear and tail skid on the perimeter wall at Nangan Airport after the pilots initiated a late go-around due to fog during a non-precision approach. The pilots returned to Songshan Airport, where they landed without injury, although the aircraft and runway were damaged. The cause was determined to be the pilot's loss of situational awareness during approach and not following procedure to immediately go around after losing sight of the runway.
References
References
- (14 April 2022). "StarLux Airlines chairman takes over leadership at Taiwan's Uni Air | Taiwan News | 2022-04-14 13:58:00".
- "Directory: World Airlines." ''[[Flight International]]''. March 30–5 April 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200331.html?search=%22Uni%20Air%22 88]. "7F, 100 Sec 2, Chang-An E. Road, Taipei, 104, Taiwan"
- link. UNI Air. (3 January 2008). zh-Hant. 台北市（104）中山區長安東路二段100號8F"
- "The Airline Codes Website".
- "Orient Aviation - UNI Airways flights to Japan".
- "Route maps". Uni Air.
- link. Huangshan Tunxi International Airport
- "UNI Air Adds New Taiwan – China Routes in March 2016".
- "Wuxi Enhances International/Regional Links from late-April 2016". airlineroute.
- link. Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- "Route Map: EVA Air NS98 International Network".
- (17 October 2019). "B7278 UNI Air Flight Status: Manila MNL to Taipei TPE". airportia.com.
- "UNI Air ends Hengchun service in late-May 2019".
- link. Yahoo Taiwan. (26 July 2011)
- (11 May 2015). "UNI Air Adds Taichung - Seoul Service from July 2015". Airlineroute.net.
- "Profile on Uni Airways". Centre for Aviation.
- "CA 196 Air China from Taipei to Shanghai".
- "Uni Air Flight B7187 Status and Schedule Taipei Taoyuan to Shenzhen".
- "Taiwan High Speed Rail".
- (September 2025). "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Uni Air".
- (10 June 2025). "UNI Air Signs Order For 19 ATR 72-600s". ATR.
- link
- "[http://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/TW/2000-08-24-TW.pdf Cabin explosion and fire during landing roll at Hua-Lien, Taiwan, involving a MD-90-30 on 24 August 2000]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015759/http://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/TW/2000-08-24-TW.pdf Archive]). [[Aviation Safety Council]].
- Ranter, Harro. "Serious incident ATR 72-600 (72-212A) B-17010, Monday 10 May 2021".
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