Air Tseng

Air Tseng (Chinese: 曾國航空; pinyin: Zēngguó hángkōng) is the flag carrier and largest airline in the Tseng Republic. It was founded on June 2, 1948.

Tseng Airlines (1948-1953)
Air Tseng was founded on June 2, 1948, as Tseng Airlines by Zachary Hai, a rich government official who was tasked to create an airline. He bought five military Douglas DC-3s and for the next three years he worked with aviation officials, pilots, and aeronautical engineers to make the planes for civilian use.

Tseng Airlines commenced its first flight on May 23, 1951, carrying Hai and several other politicians and friends, from newly-opened Zengzi Airport to St. Joseph Airport. It is also the first flight from Zengzi Airport. The airline held its first international flight from Tseng City to Tokyo on January 3, 1952.

The airline was renamed Air Tseng in 1953.

Growth and monopoly (1953-1988)
By 1962, Air Tseng became Tseng's largest airline, and held a near-monopoly on the Tsengian airline industry. The airline's main competitor, Dynasty Airways, merged with Air Tseng on November 14, 1971.

Air Tseng's market shares from 1971 to 1988 were 99.8%, with the rest small private airlines.

With the establishment and commencement of flyTseng in 1988, Air Tseng's monopoly ended.

Modern era (1988-present)
From June 2, 1998 to June 2, 1999, Air Tseng was branded with new 50th anniversary livery. In 2008, Air Tseng joined Star Alliance.

Destinations
Air Tseng's main hub is Zengzi International Airport, located in the south of Tseng City, the nation's capital. They also operate flights out of Huanzhou Airport, but Huanzhou is mainly controlled by flyTseng, Air Tseng's main competitor.

There are also several focus cities of the airline, which include Taihua-Linfen Airport, Hillsborough-Shanbao Airport, Lizhong Airport and Callentown Airport in Tseng, and in Taiwan.

By the early 1960s, Air Tseng had routes operating in most of Asia and Oceania, except countries categorized as "dangerous" by the Tsengian government, like China (a Shanghai-Pudong route opened in 1995) or the USSR (a Moscow-Sheremetyevo route began in 1992, after the fall of communism). In late 1969, a route was opened, and connected Tseng directly to North America. Flights to Europe began in 1976 with the opening of a route, with Heathrow joining in 1989.

Codeshare agreements (TBA)
Air Tseng has the following codeshare agreements with the following airlines



Fleet
Air Tseng has 88 aircraft. These are:

Cargo
Founded in 1951, tsengcargo (formerly Air Tseng Cargo) is Air Tseng's cargo division. It operates facilities in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. It transports everything from books to live animals.

Cabins
Air Tseng has four types of cabins, first, pavilion, business, and economy.

First
First class cabins were formerly called Signature cabins. They are available on all large aircraft and have two sections, Classic and Executive. Executive class are called suites and they have their own rooms, with a reclinable bed, a 20-inch touch screen, and a lounge chair and table for food.

Classic first class cabins are pods, with the seats in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone position with a 21-inch (53.3 cm) seat width and a 6-foot-7-inch (2.01 m) seat pitch. AVOD is provided with an 18-inch (45.7 cm) touch screen.

Pavilion
Pavilion class is also called premium class. These seats feature a 15.6-inch in-flight entertainment system and 110 V power outlets. Seat pitch is 45 inches. Every aircraft has a pavilion class.

Business
Business class features a larger seat and greater recline as compared to economy class, in a 2–4–2 configuration (Boeing 777) or 2–3–2 configuration (Airbus A330 and Boeing 787) with a 20-inch (0.508 m) (Boeing 777) or 19.5-inch (0.495 m) (Boeing 787) seat width and a 37 to 38 inches (0.94 to 0.97 m) seat pitch. Entertainment is personal AVOD, while music is provided by TBS Satellite.

Economy
Economy Class is available on all Air Tseng aircraft, featuring 840 mm (33 in) pitch, touchscreen personal entertainment screens, sliding seat cushions, and adjustable winged headrests. Each seat is also equipped with a personal handset satellite telephone which can be used with a credit card. Economy seating is in 3–3–3 arrangement on the Boeing 777. There's no AVOD on the A321, only overhead screens.

Catering
Complementary meals are offered depending on flight duration (if <2 hrs), destination, and class. A variety of foods are served, including Eastern and Western cuisines. Vegetarian, children's, and religious meals can be requested.

Lounge
Air Tseng operates lounges called Air Tseng Lounge in major airports. Passengers allowed into the lounge are first and pavilion class travelers, and Aeromile Diamond and Gold members.

Aeromile
Aeromile is Air Tseng's frequent filer program. Aeromiles are redeemable for upgrades (eg. from economy to first class) and free tickets, along with priority check-in and baggage claim. There are five tiers:


 * Diamond
 * Gold
 * Silver
 * Bronze
 * Green

Pre-1990s

 * March 30, 1953: Flight 317, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster (HT-8395), Air Force of Tseng aircraft, disappears over the Pacific Ocean. On board was Gen. Wang Liu-xie, Commander of the Air Force and one of the most powerful people in the Tsengian Armed Forces.
 * November 3, 1958: Flight 160, a Douglas DC-7 (HT-ABW) struck the side of Mt. Gaoyang in Qishan state while encountering poor visibility during a thunderstorm. All 20 passengers and crew were killed.
 * May 17, 1965: Flight 802, a Boeing 720-120 (HT-RWE), explodes in mid-air after communist hijackers board the plane.
 * January 31, 1979: Flight 364, a Boeing 737-200 (HT-BNI) crashed upon arrival at Zengzi International Airport. All passengers and crew were killed.
 * February 26, 1985: Flight 015, a Boeing 767-200 (HT-ZHJ), was hijacked by the pilot. He landed the aircraft in and defected. The event caused a minor diplomatic incident because of strained China-Tseng relations. The aircraft, passengers and crew returned to Tseng a few days later.

1990s

 * September 6, 1991: Flight 4902, a Boeing 727-200 (HT-9938), collided in mid-air with a Xian Y-7-100 of the in the Pacific Ocean. Miraculously, 103 out of 110 passengers and crew, along with all but two passengers of the Y-7 plane managed to survive.
 * December 20, 1995: Flight 674, a Boeing 757-200M (HT-JAY), disintegrated in mid-air while preparing to descend at from Tseng City, killing all on board. The debris fell into the city but only a few were injured and no one was killed. The cause was improper repair after a 1986 tail-strike incident at Hong Kong's.

2000s

 * June 2, 2002: Flight 2992, a Boeing 737-700 (HT-MNE), a domestic flight from Zengzi Airport to Qishan, had an engine flameout soon after takeoff. As a result, the aircraft started to descend, going straight into an A1 highway overpass and into several office buildings. About 30 of the 62 passengers/crew survived, they were seated at the back of the plane. 15 civilians died. The event was caught on dashcams.
 * July 29, 2008: Flight 789, an Airbus A321-200 (HT-YXH): Upon landing at Huanzhou Airport, the aircraft overshot the runway due to pilot fatigue and fell into the Huanzhougang (Huanzhou Harbour). Nearby ships helped rescue some of the passengers and crew, but 32 out of 163 drowned.

2010s

 * February 23, 2017: Flight 1084, a Boeing 767-300 (HT-DAQ), failed to take off the runway and landed into the Pacific Ocean. First responders were quickly there (as a lesson from Flight 789) and 122 out of 124 passengers and crew were recovered.