The punishment ordered by the Taiwanese CAA is a travesty of justice, particularly when viewed in the light of Taiwan's actions in the SQ006 accident. The crew took off not just from a taxiway but a taxiway whose bearing was nearly 90 degrees from that of the assigned runway. For that, they get a limited suspension, while SQ's Capt Foong and FO Cyrano were threatened with jail by the Taiwanese authorities and fired by SQ. I guess that, if you're an airline pilot who screws up, as long as no one gets killed, you'll get off with just a reprimand. God help us.
Rockhound
P.S. And, BTW, it was an A340.