EVA Airways Corporation (/ˌiːviːˈeɪ/ EE-VEE-AY;[6] Chinese: 長榮航空; pinyin: Chángróng Hángkōng) (TWSE: 2618) is an international airline headquartered in Taoyuan City.

The privately owned airline operates passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe & North America.

[14][15] By the end of the year, the EVA Air network had expanded to include additional cities in East Asia and its first European destination, Vienna.

[8][12] EVA Air's premium economy cabin was the first in the world[16][12][17] featured a wider 2-4-2 abreast configuration,[8] legrests, individual seatback video, and enhanced meal services.

[8][9][12] Internationally, EVA Air's rapid expansion and increased passenger volume was boosted by its safety record, in contrast to its primary competitor, China Airlines.

[21] Dedicated EVA Air Cargo operations began in April 1995, with the first weekly McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter flights to Taipei, Singapore, Penang, San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.

[7] In 2007, EVA Air announced a nonstop Taipei to New York (Newark Liberty International Airport) service, to be operated with its new long-range Boeing 777-300ERs.

[25] 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.

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

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

[68] The carrier has further abstained from displaying official markings of Taiwan on its aircraft, and received expedited approval of international landing rights as a result.

[70] The standard EVA Air livery utilizes dark green, signifying durability,[13] and orange, representing technological innovation.

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

Its cargo operations have diversified to include transportation of high-tech equipment and special care items such as museum artwork[75] and live zoological specimens.

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

[8] A focus city for EVA Air outside of Taiwan is Bangkok, (its main hub being Suvarnabhumi Airport), with westerly connections to all its European destinations except for Paris, Munich, and Milan which are flown non-stop.

[87] Through the mid-2000s, EVA Air's route network was affected by the political status of Taiwan, which has historically limited access for Taiwanese airlines to Europe and certain Asian countries.

Because Taiwanese carriers did not have direct access to China, EVA Air has used Hong Kong, Bangkok and Macau as interline destinations.

Dallas will be the airline's 7th destination in the United States after Houston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco.

This will also mark Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, to be the fifth Asian city to service nonstop route to Dallas-Fort Worth after Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

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.

[citation needed] At the Paris Airshow in 2015, EVA Air announced its intention to purchase five Boeing 777F cargo aircraft[121] and four Airbus A330-300s.

[129][130] In early 2012, EVA Air officials unveiled a redesigned "Royal Laurel" business class, including 180-degree, fully flat seats in reverse herringbone layout, which was first introduced on Boeing 777-300ER services in June 2012 between Taipei and New York.

Economy Class is available on all EVA Air aircraft, featuring 840 mm (33 in) pitch, touchscreen personal entertainment screens, sliding seat cushions, and adjustable winged headrests.

EVA Air also stocks a supply of newspapers and magazine publications on international flights,[128] selection depending on route.

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

EVA Air lounge services typically include refreshments, business facilities, and television and reading entertainment.

EVA Air's frequent flyer program, Infinity MileageLands, awards members points based on miles traveled and class of service.

Infinity MileageLands points are redeemable for upgrades and free tickets, and can also be accumulated through credit card use, rental car agencies, Evergreen Laurel Hotels, and other participating services.