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About Us - History

/ During 1960’s
  • The establishment of the Taiwan Airport Services Co., Ltd (TASCO) on 1st, August, 1966. At the beginning, TASCO contracted passenger and freight ground operations in Taipei Songshan international terminal and become the first professional ground handling company in Taiwan.
/ During 1970’s
  • The establishment of the Kaohsiung branch on 10th, August, 1973 to contract ground handling services in Kaohsiung International Airport.
  • Some equipment and employee transferred to Taoyuan International Airport Services Company Limited (TIS) when Taoyuan International terminal was enable on 1979. TASCO only contracted international flights for Songshan Airport and Kaohsiung Airport, and domestic flights for China Airlines.
/ During 1980’s
  • TASCO contracted loading and unloading operation at air cargo terminal in Taoyuan International Airport in 1988.
  • There’s business volume increase due to the significant growth of international flights in Kaohsiung. The revenue growth rapidly due to contract domestic airline ground handling business in 1990.
/ During 1990’s
  • From 1997, TASCO reduced fees and provided more service items as actively committed to business development and business integration to response with future industrial competitiveness, and market share expansion.
  • Far Eastern Air Transport and Wan Hai Lines Ltd. joint the management team and owned some shares that contracted part of ground handling operation and scheduled inspection of aircraft with TASCO in 1998.
  • TASCO contracted domestic and international ground handling operation with Far Eastern Air Transport in April, 1999, and TransAsia Airways and Mandarin Airlines in April and May in 2000.
  • In addition to Taipei, Kaohsiung and Kinmen, apply for permission of ground handling operation license was granted in Tainan, Hualien, Chiayi and Taichung in July 1999.
  • Goldsun Group joint the management team and owned some shares in November 1999. TransAsia Airways and Mandarin Airlines then contracted ground handling operation in the location above with TASCO in 1999.
/ During 2000’s
  • TASCO co-invested freight business of air cargo terminal in Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport with China Airlines, Far Eastern Air Transport and EVA Air Corporation. Then the Air Cargo Terminal Ltd. in Port Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport was established in May 16th, 2001.
  • TASCO started to operate in Hengchun airport in January 16th, 2004.
  • Taichung Station moved from Shui-nan Airport to Taichung (Ching-Chuan-Kang) Airport in March 5th, 2004. The start of agent business for international charter flights in Taichung Airport offered ground handling operation of international charter flights for Mandarin Airlines in October 2004.
  • Merger and acquisition of Tainan Lifa vehicle manufacturer in April 2004 and started formal operation in May 1st. In the same year of October 1st, TASCO transfer out of service due to operational restrictions.
  • The invested Xiamen International Air Cargo Warehousing Co., Ltd. started operation in March 16th, 2005.
  • TASCO contracted the ground handling operation of domestic flights to Kaohsiung with Daily Air Corporation in May 2005.
  • TASCO contracted the ground handling operation of international charter flights to Taichung with Hong Kong Express Airways Limited in June 2006. In the following May 2007, TASCO contracted the ground handling operation of international flights to Kaohsiung with SilkAir in Singapore.
  • Taoyuan station contracted with Evergreen Air Cargo Service Corporation for building up pallet and container in June 2007.
  • TASCO contracted for Taoyuan delivery unstuffing services, and also stuffing services, the processing and shipping of imported goods, and ocean transportation stuffing and unstuffing services at Farglory Free Trade Zone since March 2008.
  • TASCO started for all airlines cross-strait charter flights in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung station in July 2008.
  • Grounded of TransAsia Airways and withdrawal of Tainan station in August 1st, 2008.
  • Kinmen station contracted for luggage checked through of mini three links (Kinmen-Xiamen) of outbound transport operations in June 2009, and then inbound transportation in January 2010.
  • The contracted of TransAsia Airways in Tainan and Chiayi determined no longer go around in March 2010 and apply for a business write-off according to the airport ground handling business rules of Civil Aviation Authority.
  • TASCO contracted for ground handling operation of scheduled flight with China Airlines and Air China from Songshan Taipei to Hongqiao Shanghai in June 2010; with China Airlines and Japan Airlines from Songshan Taipei to Haneda Japan in October 2010. TASCO also contracted with China Airlines, Evergreen, Japan Airlines for freight of two-way land transport operation between Songshan to Haneda and Taoyuan to Songshan.
/ During 2010’s
  • TASCO contracted for ground handling operation of scheduled flight with T'way Airlines from Songshan Taipei to Gimpo South Korea and with Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited from Taichung to Hong Kong in May 2012.
  • In the case of Taiwan Air Cargo Terminal Logistics, the stuffing and unstuffing operation for Taoyuan station was recover for operation, then abolition and termination of operation in March 2013.