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How To Read EVA Air Name?

777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5183 posts, RR: 4
Posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 5924 times:

How is it pronounced E-V-A Air or Eva Air? if its E-V-A then what do the letters stand for?

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N328KF From United States of America, joined May 2004, 6222 posts, RR: 3
Reply 1, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 5909 times:

Quoting 777way (Thread starter):
How is it pronounced E-V-A Air or Eva Air? if its E-V-A then what do the letters stand for?

Strangely enough, EVA Air used to advertise on US television (during the 1990s, I believe.) They always pronounced each letter separately.

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Planesailing From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 802 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 5855 times:

As said it is E-V-A.

The airline was originally going to be called Evergreen after the group that owns it but it was too similar to Evergreen Internation Cargo, so they chose EVA.

AznCSA4QF744ER From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 671 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 5840 times:

It's E-V-A Air....... For years I myself have been trying to figure out what "EVA" stands for. I even ask the EVA's staff here at LAX but they too don't have the answer as well....

Hywel From Peru, joined Apr 2008, 719 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 5701 times:

In September 1988, during the 20th anniversary celebration of Evergreen Marine Corporation’s founding, company chairman Chang Yung-fa announced his company’s intentions to establish Taiwan’s first private international airline.

The airline was originally to be called Evergreen Airways, however this was deemed too similar to the unrelated Evergreen International cargo airline.

In October 1989, the newly-formed EVA Airways Corporation placed a US$3.6 billion order for 26 aircraft from Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, including Boeing 747-400 and MD-11 airliners.

Cloudyapple From Hong Kong, joined Jul 2005, 2425 posts, RR: 9
Reply 5, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 5661 times:

Their callsign is Eva and is pronounced "e-va".

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VC10DC10 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 959 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 5535 times:

Quoting Cloudyapple (Reply 5):
Their callsign is Eva and is pronounced "e-va".

To clarify, you mean it's pronounced like the girl's name Eva?

MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40
Reply 7, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 5513 times:

I remember seeing Evergreen aircrafts in the old days. I think they were 747-200s. I may have seen them in the old HKG Kai-Tak airport or elsewhere. This is too long ago for me to remember. I never realized that they were the ancestor of EVA Air.

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FoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2806 posts, RR: 5
Reply 8, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 5505 times:

Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 7):
I never realized that they were the ancestor of EVA Air.

They aren't! EVA's parent is the shipping company, not the cargo airline (as noted in reply #4, that's why they couldn't call the airline "Evergreen").

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Cloudyapple From Hong Kong, joined Jul 2005, 2425 posts, RR: 9
Reply 9, posted (4 years 7 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 5286 times:

Quoting VC10DC10 (Reply 6):
To clarify, you mean it's pronounced like the girl's name Eva?

Exactly.

Quoting FoxBravo (Reply 8):
They aren't! EVA's parent is the shipping company, not the cargo airline (as noted in reply #4, that's why they couldn't call the airline "Evergreen").

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Articulatexpat From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2006, 155 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (4 years 7 months 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 4078 times:

I've flown them several times and heard it both ways, although I think in Chinese-accented English quick pronunciation of the individual letters makes it sound like it's one word. As far as I know, it's E-V-A. After all, if it were meant to be pronounced /iv[schwa]/ the V and the A wouldn't need to be capitalized.

777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5183 posts, RR: 4
Reply 11, posted (4 years 7 months 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 3566 times:

Maybe its "e-va" as in whateva? also Ever would be pronounced by a Chinese as Eva full name would be Evagleen, so its basically Ever Air with Chinglish pronunciation title Eva Air as they wouldnt ridicule themselves by using Evagleen. No offence intended as I find Chinglish very cute.

There are a few airlines that carry the same name so I dont know what issue EVA and Evergreen had, you would have Evergreen International Cargo (USA) and Evergreen Air/Arlines plus Evergreen Air/Airlines Cargo (Taiwan) very easily distinguishable more so with their liveries and registrations, IATA and ICAO codes etc.

TheGreatChecko From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1110 posts, RR: 3
Reply 12, posted (4 years 7 months 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 3471 times:

So its E-V-A?

And, if anything, it stands for EVergreen Airways?

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Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21483 posts, RR: 24
Reply 13, posted (4 years 7 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 3341 times:

Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 7):
I remember seeing Evergreen aircrafts in the old days. I think they were 747-200s. I may have seen them in the old HKG Kai-Tak airport or elsewhere. This is too long ago for me to remember. I never realized that they were the ancestor of EVA Air.

The US cargo/charter carrier Evergreen International Airlines (based in McMinnville, Oregon) is older than the Taiwan- based conglomerate, Evergreen Group, that owns EVA Air and also operates Evergreen Marine, the world's 4th largest container ship company.

Rivet42 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 817 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (4 years 7 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 3314 times:

I don't recall any announcements in Far East airports referring to "E. V. A. Airways" - I'm pretty sure I would have noticed...

As noted above, their callsign as given by the flight crew (and I heard it this afternoon) is "E-va", as in Diva without the 'D'.

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Johnclipper From Hong Kong, joined Aug 2005, 765 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (4 years 7 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 3042 times:

Just flew them last night TPE-HKG. All annoucements were made on board by both F/A/ and pilot as "E-V-A Airways", not "Eva Air"...

Malaysia From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 3183 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (4 years 7 months 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2864 times:

EVA = EVERGREEN VIRTUAL AIRLINES Big grin

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KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5932 posts, RR: 4
Reply 17, posted (4 years 7 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2792 times:

Quoting Cloudyapple (Reply 5):
Their callsign is Eva and is pronounced "e-va".

That's how the lady (an EVA employee) over the PA system at SFO pronounced it when she announced boarding for the flight to TPE...she pronounced it with a short "e", too, like "egg" Wink

My wife and I were a few gates over in the international terminal, waiting to board SQ 001...

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JMO-777 From Germany, joined Apr 2002, 498 posts, RR: 18
Reply 18, posted (4 years 7 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2758 times:

Btw, what are the chinese letters are standing for on EVA's planes?

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Malaysia From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 3183 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (4 years 7 months 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2582 times:

Quoting JMO-777 (Reply 18):
Btw, what are the chinese letters are standing for on EVA's planes?

"EVERGREEN - AVIATION"

"長榮 - 航空"

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Anonms From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 561 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (4 years 7 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2549 times:

Quoting KELPkid (Reply 17):
That's how the lady (an EVA employee) over the PA system at SFO pronounced it when she announced boarding for the flight to TPE...she pronounced it with a short "e", too, like "egg" My wife and I were a few gates over in the international terminal, waiting to board SQ 001...

I've heard it over the PA with a short E, a long E, and as individual letters. All in one night. And this was in TPE.

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