Editing China Airlines (section)

===1980s===
*February 7, 1980: China Airlines Flight 009, operated by a [[Boeing 747-200B]] (B-1866), suffered a [[tailstrike]] while landing at [[Kai Tak Airport]]. The plane was ferried unpressurized back to Taiwan to be repaired on the same day. The aircraft involved in the incident would later suffer a mid-air breakup in 2002 while flying as [[China Airlines Flight 611]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
*February 27, 1980: [[China Airlines Flight 811]], operated by a [[Boeing 707-309C]] (B-1826), crashed short of the runway at [[Manila International Airport]], killing two of 135 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= B-1826|id= 19800227-0|access-date=January 20, 2013}}</ref> The same route with the same flight number [[Assassination of Ninoy Aquino|was the scene of an assassination]] of a Filipino politician three years later.
* August 21, 1983: China Airlines Flight 811, operated by a [[Boeing 767-200]] (B-1836)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/16/magazine/aquino-s-final-journey.html|title=Aquino's Final Journey|first=Ken|last=Kashiwahara|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 16, 1983}}</ref> from Taipei, landed in [[Manila International Airport]]. A passenger on board the flight, [[Philippines|Philippine]] opposition senator [[Benigno Aquino Jr.]], was returning from a self-imposed exile in the United States, only to be [[Assassination of Ninoy Aquino|assassinated]] after being escorted from the aircraft.
*February 19, 1985: [[China Airlines Flight 006|Flight 006]], operated by a [[Boeing 747SP]] (N4522V), performed an uncontrolled descent over the [[Pacific Ocean]], resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= N4522V|id=19850219-0|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
*February 16, 1986: [[China Airlines Flight 2265|Flight 2265]], operated by a [[Boeing 737-200]] (B-1870), crashed {{cvt|19.3|km|mi nmi}} off [[Magong]], [[Penghu]], killing 13. During landing, a nose-wheel tire blew. The crew performed a go-around during which the aircraft crashed; the wreckage was located on March 10 in 190 feet of water.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= B-1870|id= 19860216-0|access-date=January 20, 2013}}</ref>
*May 3, 1986: [[China Airlines Flight 334|Flight 334]], operated by a [[Boeing 747-200F]] (B-198), was hijacked by its pilot, who landed the aircraft in [[Guangzhou]], where he defected. The ROC government sent a delegation to discuss with their mainland counterpart regarding the return of the aircraft and two remaining crew. The same aircraft [[China Airlines Flight 358|crashed in 1991]].<ref>{{ASN accident|title= B-198 (1986)|id= 19860503-2|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
*October 26, 1989: [[China Airlines Flight 204|Flight 204]], operated by a [[Boeing 737-200]] (B-180), struck a mountain near Hualien, Taiwan after the crew used the [[Climb (aeronautics)|climb out]] procedure for a different runway, causing the aircraft to make a wrong turn. All 54 passengers and crew aboard were killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=
B-180|id=19891026-0|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>