By Ted Chen / Staff reporterFormer EVA Airways Corp (長榮航空) chairman Chang Kuo-wei (張國煒) is poised to re-enter the airline industry with his own venture, a source close to the matter said yesterday. Chang has been preparing to found a new airline and has registered the name of the venture with regulators, former EVA spokesperson Nieh Kuo-wei (聶國維) was quoted as saying in a report by the Chinese-language Wealth magazine. Chang has registered the company with the Ministry of Economic Affair’s Department of Commerce, Nieh said, without providing further details. Nieh said that Chang has not explored the option of collaborating in a new airline venture with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) chairman Terry Gou (郭台銘), who also owns an air charter company. EVA is not surprised at the outcome, as Chang Kuo-wei has always been passionate about the airline industry, EVA spokesperson J.C. Kuo (柯金城) said, while expressing his best wishes for the venture.

Source: Taipei Times November 30, 2016 16:01 UTC