35 Facts About EVA Air

EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully international route network.

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.

EVA Air operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with Airbus A330, Airbus A321, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, and ATR 72 airliners primarily used on passenger routes, along with Boeing 777 freighter aircraft used on cargo routes.

For international services, EVA Air's 747s were configured with 104 premium economy seats as part of a 370-seat, four-class cabin, in addition to first, business and economy classes.

In 2000, EVA Air embarked on its first major long-haul fleet renewal.

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In 2001, EVA Air began listing public stock offerings on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

In 2002, EVA Air underwent internal corporate reforms, with staff reductions and streamlined management.

On 31 October 2008, EVA Air announced a resumption of Taipei to Paris service with twice-weekly passenger flights beginning 21 January 2009.

In November 2010, EVA Air began nonstop flights connecting the inner-city Taipei Songshan and Tokyo Haneda airports.

On 27 March 2012, EVA Air announced that it would join Star Alliance in 2013.

On 24 September 2012 EVA Air signed a partnership with Amadeus IT Group Altea suite for its Altea Revenue Management system.

In October 2014, EVA Air announced its intention to expand its North American network by adding new routes to Houston in 2015 and Chicago in 2016, along with expanding 55 flights per week to 63 flights per week to North America.

In June 2016, EVA Air was one of eleven airlines to be given a Skytrax 5-star rating, along with All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines.

On 24 August 2017, EVA Air unveiled its third-generation uniform, designed by fashion house Shiatzy Chen.

EVA Air's president plays a primary role in managing EVA's business operations.

EVA Air has its headquarters, known as the EVA Air Building, in Luzhu, Taoyuan City.

EVA Air has differentiated its onboard service by using Taiwanese, Mandarin, Hakka, English, and other languages for its in-flight cabin announcements.

EVA Air has used Taiwanese folk songs in its boarding music, including an orchestral form of "Longing for Spring Wind" performed by the Evergreen Group's Evergreen Symphony Orchestra.

Standard EVA Air livery utilizes dark green, signifying durability, and orange, representing technological innovation.

The EVA Air livery was updated in 2002, adding a larger typeface and the use of green covering the aircraft below the window line.

In late 2015, EVA Air redesigned the livery and tail logo, using the dark green color on the belly, and cancelled the orange line on the edge of the tail to highlight the corporate identity.

Since 2003, EVA Air has adopted its current uniform, featuring dark green dresses with cropped jackets.

EVA Air has used different slogans throughout its operational history.

EVA Air Cargo established its European Cargo Center in Brussels in 2003 and opened its Southern China Cargo Center in Hong Kong in 2006.

In 2008, EVA Air handled the transport of two Chinese pandas, donated as a gift to the Taipei Zoo.

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EVA Air has partnered with General Electric since 1998 to operate the Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation, a heavy maintenance and aircraft overhaul service.

Furthermore, EVA Air expanded its Southeast Asian services by offering daily flights to Chiang Mai on 1 July 2018.

In October 2005, EVA Air launched a campaign with Japanese company Sanrio to create the "Hello Kitty Jet, " featuring the popular Japanese character.

The original Hello Kitty livery was retired in 2009, but in 2011 EVA Air announced its return in redesigned form to mark the carrier's 20th anniversary and renew interest in Japanese tourism.

EVA Air ran Hello Kitty flights from 2005 through 2008, and brought them back in 2011.

At Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, EVA Air has introduced the EVA Air Check-in Kiosks at T2, counters 6A, allowing passengers to check in and print their boarding passes electronically, since December 2009.

EVA Air offers a variety of meals on intercontinental routes, depending on seat class, destination, and flight length.

EVA Air operates its EVA AIR lounges at Bangkok and Kaohsiung.

EVA Air operates the following shuttle services in the United States and Europe, free for customers:.

On 2 April 2019, EVA Air was voted third best airline in the world according to Trip Advisor's Travelers Choice rankings, preceded only by Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways.