Daily Air
{{Short description|Regional airline of Taiwan}}
{{Infobox airline
|airline=Daily Air
{{nobold|{{lang|zh|德安航空}}}}
|logo= Daily Air logo.png
|logo_size= 150
|IATA=DA
|ICAO=DAC
|callsign=DAILY
|parent=
|founded={{start date and age|1993}}
|hubs=Kaohsiung International Airport
|focus_cities=Taitung Airport
|alliance=
|headquarters=2F, 340-9 Tun-hua North Road, Songshan, Taipei City, Taiwan
|fleet_size=6
|destinations=
|website= {{URL|www.dailyair.com.tw}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|c={{linktext|lang=zh|德|安|航空}}
|p=Dé'ān Hángkōng
|altname=Former name
|t2=達信航空 |s2=达信航空
|p2=Dáxìn Hángkōng
}}
Daily Air Corporation ({{zh|c=德安航空|p=Déān Hángkōng}}) is a Taiwanese regional airline with its headquarters in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyair.com.tw/uploadfile/download/一般租機合約書(載人).doc |script-title=zh:德安航空股份有限公司一般租機合約書 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305085040/http://www.dailyair.com.tw/uploadfile/download/%E4%B8%80%E8%88%AC%E7%A7%9F%E6%A9%9F%E5%90%88%E7%B4%84%E6%9B%B8(%E8%BC%89%E4%BA%BA).doc |archivedate=2016-03-05 |publisher=Daily Air |accessdate=January 5, 2012 |quote="{{lang|zh-Hant|地址：台北市敦化北路340號之10}}"}} It operates scheduled passenger services, primarily to domestic destinations such as offshore islands from Taiwan, including Penghu, Green Island and Orchid Island, as well as helicopter contract services and charters. Its main base is Taipei Songshan Airport, with hubs at Kaohsiung International Airport and Taitung Airport.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 71 | date= 2007-04-03}}
History
The airline was established in 1992 as a helicopter operator. Aircraft services began on 8 June 2005. The airline is owned by Sincere and Durban Shopping Mall, Miramar Entertainment Park, DC Development (Construction) Group, Mayer Steel Pipe, Tze Shin Transportation and Terminal and Far Eastern Air Transport (5%). It had 100 employees, as of March 2007.
Destinations
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|bgcolor=#FFE6BD| |Hub |
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|Focus city |
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|Future destinations |
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| Destination
!Code !Airport !Notes ! class="unsortable"|Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | align=center|KHH | align=center|RCKH | bgcolor=#FFE6BD|Kaohsiung International Airport | |
| Green Island | align=center|GNI | align=center|RCGI | Lüdao Airport | |
| Magong | align=center|MZG | align=center|RCQC | Penghu Airport | |
| Orchid Island | align=center|KYD | align=center|RCLY | Lanyu Airport | |
| Cimei | align=center|CMJ | align=center|RCCM | Qimei Airport | |
| Taitung | align=center|TTT | align=center|RCFN | bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Taitung Airport | |
| Wangan | align=center|WOT | align=center|RCWA | Wang-an Airport |
Fleet
As of November 2016, the Daily Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=33}}{{needs update|date=February 2024}}
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|+ Daily Air fleet |
| Aircraft
! In service ! Orders ! Passengers ! Notes |
|---|
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
|align="center"|4 |align="center"|— |align="center"|19 | |
| MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
|align="center"|2 |align="center"|— |align="center"|8 | |
| Total
!6 !— ! ! |
Incidents and accidents
- On 13 April 2017, Flight 55571, a DHC-6, overran the runway and crashed into a guard rail in Lanyu Airport in Taitung County. None of the people on board were hurt.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/04/14/2003668700|date=14 April 2017|first1=Shelley|last1=Shan|title=Daily Air flight overruns runway on Orchid Island|publisher=Taipei Times|accessdate=14 April 2017}}
- On 7 June 2017, a Daily Air-operated DHC-6-400 experienced malfunction in its front landing gear. No person on board was hurt.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201706070022.aspx|date=7 June 2017|first1=Tyson|last1=Lu|first2=Evelyn|last2=Kao|title=Daily Air plane grounded in Lanyu due to nose landing gear problem|publisher=Focus Taiwan|accessdate=8 June 2017}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category inline|Daily Air}}
- [http://www.dailyair.com.tw/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830230039/http://www.dailyair.com.tw/ |date=2019-08-30 }} (Chinese)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.dailyair.com.tw/about_E.asp English] (archive)
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