# EVA Air (长荣航空)
**EVA Air** (长荣航空) is a Taiwanese international airline, legally named EVA Airways Corporation, founded in 1989 as a related company of the container shipping firm Evergreen Marine Corporation (长荣海运)[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/) • [2](https://www.iata.org/en/about/members/airline-list/eva-air/357/). Its IATA designator is BR, its ICAO code is EVA, and its airline code is 695[2](https://www.iata.org/en/about/members/airline-list/eva-air/357/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Legal name and codes | EVA Airways Corporation; IATA BR, ICAO EVA, airline code 695; country listed as Chinese Taipei[2](https://www.iata.org/en/about/members/airline-list/eva-air/357/) |
| Founded | March 8, 1989, by Group Chairman Y. F. Chang; registered April 7, 1989, with authorized capital of NT$10 billion and paid-up capital of NT$2.5 billion[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/) |
| First flight | July 1, 1991[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/) • [3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/) |
| Network (company-reported) | Operating fleet of 90 aircraft serving 65 cities across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/) |
| Listing | Taiwan Stock Exchange, stock code 2618[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/) |
| Alliance | Star Alliance member since 2013[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/) |
| Fleet order | Agreements with Boeing for twenty-four 787 Dreamliners and two 777-300ERs[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/) |
## History
EVA Air was founded on March 8, 1989, by Y. F. Chang, the chairman of the Evergreen Group, and registered on April 7, 1989, with authorized capital of NT$10 billion and paid-up capital of NT$2.5 billion[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/). The airline's own Chinese-language corporate record describes it as established in March of ROC year 78 (1989) as a related enterprise of [Evergreen Marine](https://www.edgepedia.org/evergreen-marine), the container shipping company[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/). Its first flight was launched on July 1, 1991[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/).
**Fleet and product milestones.** The airline took delivery of its first [Boeing 777](https://www.edgepedia.org/boeing-777)-300ER, registered B-16701, at Boeing in Seattle, and introduced the Premium Laurel Class business cabin on its first [Airbus A330](https://www.edgepedia.org/airbus-a330)-200s; it later introduced fully flat-bed Royal Laurel Class on renovated 777-300ERs[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/). It signed agreements with Boeing to introduce twenty-four 787 Dreamliners and two additional 777-300ERs[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/).
## Corporate structure and ownership
EVA Air's stock is listed on the [Taiwan Stock Exchange](https://www.edgepedia.org/taiwan-stock-exchange) under code 2618[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/). The company holds 100 percent of Sky Castle Investment Ltd.[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/). Its founding parentage lies in the [Evergreen](https://www.edgepedia.org/evergreen) shipping group, which also supplies the airline's native name, 长荣航空[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/).
## Destinations and hub
According to the airline's fundamental data page, its operating fleet has reached 90 aircraft serving 65 cities across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania[1](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/).
## Cabin classes and service
EVA Air's long-haul business product is Royal Laurel Class, a fully flat-bed cabin introduced on renovated 777-300ERs, while Premium Laurel Class, introduced on the first A330-200s, is its earlier business-class product[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/).
## Star Alliance and partnerships
EVA Air became a [Star Alliance](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-alliance) member in 2013[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/). In 2012 it received Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration "Golden Flyer Award" for the International and Cross-Strait Route Group[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/).
## What has changed since 2023
The airline's chronicle records two recent commitments: a pledge to provide 20,000 tons of [Sustainable Aviation Fuel](https://www.edgepedia.org/sustainable-aviation-fuel) (SAF) over five years to create low-carbon transportation services, and the launch of direct passenger flight routes between Taipei and Dallas[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/). The chronicle also records agreements with Boeing to introduce twenty-four 787 Dreamliners and two 777-300ERs[3](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/).
## References
1. [財務資料 - 長榮航空 (Fundamental data, EVA Air official website, Traditional Chinese)](https://www.evaair.com/zh-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/market-and-sales-overview/fundamental-data/)
2. [IATA - EVA Air (airline membership record)](https://www.iata.org/en/about/members/airline-list/eva-air/357/)
3. [Company Chronicle - EVA Air (official website, English)](https://www.evaair.com/en-tw/about-eva-air/about-us/company-chronicle/)
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