- Galaxy Airlines (Japan)
Infobox_Airline
airline=Galaxy Airlines
logo=Galaxy Airlines Japan.gif
logo_size=150
IATA=J7
ICAO=GXY
callsign=GALAX
parent=SG Holdings Co., Ltd.
founded=2005
headquarters=Ota, Tokyo
key_people=Teruo Wakasa (President)
hubs=Haneda (Tokyo)
fleet_size=2
destinations=New Chitose, Kansai, New Kitakyushu,
Naha
website= http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/nihongo|Galaxy Airlines Co. Ltd.,|ギャラクシーエアラインズ株式会社|Gyarakushī Earainzu Kabushiki-gaisha was a
cargo airline based inTokyo ,Japan . It operated domestic cargo services. Its main base wasTokyo International Airport .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 85 | date= 2007-04-03]History
The airline was established on
May 17 ,2005 and application for operations was filed with the JapaneseMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) in February2006 , with permission to commence operations given in September 2006. OnOctober 31 , 2006 services commenced with flights between Tokyo International Airport andNaha Airport in Okinawa andNew Kitakyushu Airport inKyūshū . In December 2006 a second aircraft, an Airbus A300-600F was received, commencing services onApril 3 ,2007 between Tokyo International Airport,Kansai International Airport inOsaka andNew Chitose Airport inHokkaidō .Galaxy Airlines was owned by
Sagawa Express (90%) andJapan Airlines (10%) and has 122 employees (at March2007 ).Thye halted operations in October 2008.
Destinations
As of October 2008 Galaxy served routes between New Chitose (
Hokkaidō ), Haneda (Tokyo ), Kansai (Osaka Prefecture ), New Kitakyūshū (Fukuoka) and Naha (Okinawa ) airports.Fleet
As of October 2008 the Galaxy Airlines Company fleet included [ [http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/ Galaxy Airlines website] ]
*2 Airbus A300-600R Freighter (both being sold since halting operations in October 2008)
External links
* [http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/english/ Company website (in English)]
* [http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/ Company website (in Japanese)]References
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