Taiwanese Carrier STARLUX Intends To Join oneworld Alliance
Taiwan, with a population about the size of Florida, has three long haul airlines in addition to small regional carriers Mandarin Airlines and Daily Air as well as intra-Asian airlines Tigerair Taiwan and , Uni Air.
Their flag carriers China Airlines (SkyTeam) and EVA Air (Star Alliance) increasingly must compete against rapidly growing upstart Starlux. They currently connect U.S. passengers from the West Coast through Taipei to Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, and Japan and are launching service this summer to Hong Kong and Jakarta.
- Los Angeles: where they compete with three-times daily EVA Air and daily…