Phoenix is getting a nonstop flight to Asia. It has Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) to thank.

Taiwan-based Starlux Airlines plans to launch three to four flights per week between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Taipei’s Taoyuan Airport beginning early next year, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said Tuesday, marking the first nonstop service between Asia and Arizona.

Gallego credited TSMC, which has 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:pledged to invest $165 billion—澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:extending a smaller investment initially announced—to build c🉐hip fabrication plants and other facilities at its Phoenix-area complex.

TSMC’s first factory in Arizona began production in the fourth quarter of 2024, and two plants currently under construction are expected to start production in 2028 and “by the end of the decade,” accord♛in🧸g to the company’s website.

TSMC’s investment "has brought thousands of high wage jobs and boosted our reputation as a semiconductor hub, and now it’s helping increase air service demand,” Gallego said.