Rice fields are pictured from the air in the East Rift Valley in Taitung County yesterday. Apex Aviation, a new airline operated by Apex Flight Academy, yesterday launched aerial tours over the East Rift Valley, the east coast and Green Island, to fly tourists through the skies to see Taiwan’s valleys, mountain ranges and ocean vistas. The company has purchased two Italian-made Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft for the air tours, carrying a maximum of nine passengers per flight, it said.