The CAL Park () is located in
Dayuan District,
Taoyuan City
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in the
Republic of China
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(Taiwan). The building is located next to
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Traditional Chinese: 臺灣桃園國際機場) is the main international airport serving Taiwan, particularly the northern region and Taipei. Located in Dayuan, Taoyuan, approximately west of Taipei, t ...
's terminals. The CAL Park is the flagship building and headquarters for
China Airlines
China Airlines (CAL; zh, t=中華航空, poj=Tiong-hôa Hâng-khong, p=Zhōnghuá Hángkōng, first=t, c=, s=) is the state-owned flag carrier of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's two major airlines, along with E ...
.
The CAL Park property consists of four buildings, including the head office building, the crew training center, the flight simulator training center,
and the
Novotel Taipei hotel.
The four buildings are aligned in order from the shortest to the tallest; the company says that the design is meant to evoke progress.
The design of CAL Park was intended to evoke the concept of flight, and the colors used in the design include blue, gray, silver, and white.
The nine-story hotel,
which opened in September 2009,
was scheduled to have 360 guest rooms.
In September 2006 China Airlines established and invested $300,000,000 into the wholly owned Cal Park Co., Ltd. (Chinese Traditional: 華航園區股份有限公司, Simplified: 华航园区股份有限公司, Pinyin: ''Huáháng Yuánqū Gǔfěn Yǒuxiàngōngsī'') with the intention of building a new corporate headquarters. On January 31, 2008, China Airlines began work on CAL Park. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on that day.
Over 100 guests, including government officials, officers of the airport authority, vendors, executive representatives of China Airlines, and media personnel, attended the groundbreaking ceremony.
The 4.5 billion
New Taiwan dollar
The New Taiwan dollar (code: TWD; symbol: NT$, also abbreviated as NT), or simply the Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Usually, the $ sign precedes the amount, but NT$ is used to distinguish from othe ...
CAL Park was originally scheduled to open at the end of 2009.
The complex consists of four towers. The groundbreaking ceremony of CAL Park was on January 31, 2008. The developer of CAL Park was CAL Park Co. Limited. The complex was under a 50-year contract which consists of 3 years of construction and 47 years of operation.
On March 26, 2010, China Airlines moved into its new headquarters.
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The airline held an inauguration ceremony for the facility on that day.
CAL Park, with (1.65 hectare) of space, includes all of China Airlines's passenger and cargo executive operations, aircraft operations, ground handling services, maintenance, and simulator training.
The building has a net floor area of around 33,000 square metres. It has a total of 180 car park lots.
The park is connected to
Taoyuan Airport MRT.
Architecture
The design of CAL Park incorporates the concept of flight. The complex was designed with modern architecture in colors of silver, white, gray and blue in order to show the spirit of
China Airlines
China Airlines (CAL; zh, t=中華航空, poj=Tiong-hôa Hâng-khong, p=Zhōnghuá Hángkōng, first=t, c=, s=) is the state-owned flag carrier of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's two major airlines, along with E ...
.
As the flagship building for
China Airlines
China Airlines (CAL; zh, t=中華航空, poj=Tiong-hôa Hâng-khong, p=Zhōnghuá Hángkōng, first=t, c=, s=) is the state-owned flag carrier of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's two major airlines, along with E ...
, it bears the China Airlines' logo.
See also
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China Airlines Group
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Cathay City
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Taoyuan Aerotropolis
References
External links
China Airlines- homepage
{{China Airlines Group
Buildings and structures in Taoyuan City
China Airlines Group
Airline headquarters
Office buildings completed in 2010
2010 establishments in Taiwan
Taoyuan International Airport