The airline was established in 1992 as a helicopter operator. Aircraft services began 8 June 2005. The airline is owned by Sincere and Durban Shopping Mall, Miramar Entertainment Park, DC Development (Construction) Group, Mayer Steel Pipe, Tze Shin Transportation and Terminal and Far Eastern Air Transport (5%). It has 100 employees, as of March 2007.[2] Daily Air operates flights primarily to domestic destinations in Taiwan.
On 13 April 2017, Flight 55571, a DHC-6, overran the runway and crashed into a guard rail in Lanyu Airport in Taitung County. None of the people onboard were hurt.[4]
On 7 June 2017, a Daily Air-operated DHC-6-400 experienced malfunction in its front landing gear. No person onboard was hurt.[5]