China Airlines’ long term safety track record is abysmal, comparable to Air France. They used to fly a lot of airplane types with a high hull loss rate (A300 and 737/747-200) and allegedly have a history of hiring ex army pilots not properly trained on civilian aircrafts.

I understand that the risk of an accident on the way to the airport is probably much higher than in the air with CI, but still I am interested to hear more about the current state of China Airlines. Thank you!