Skymark Airlines

Infobox_Airline
airline=Skymark Airlines
スカイマーク

logo_size=248
IATA=BC
ICAO=SKY
callsign=SKYMARK
parent=Skymark Airlines Inc. tyo|9204
founded=1996
headquarters=Tokyo, Japan
key_people=Shinichi Nishikubo (Chairman, President and CEO)
hubs=Tokyo International Airport
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=12
destinations=5
website= http://www.skymark.co.jp

nihongo|Skymark Airlines Inc.|スカイマーク株式会社|Sukaimāku Kabushiki-gaisha is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled passenger services on Japan's regional routes and international charter flights to Seoul. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport (Haneda).

History

The airline was established in 1996 and started operations on 19 September 1998, as an open sky domestic airline following deregulation. The major shareholders are Shinichi Nishikubo (35.47%), President of the company, and H.I.S. (27.62%). It has 821 employees.

Services

Skymark Airlines operates the following scheduled routes:

*Tokyo (Haneda) to:
**Asahikawa
**Fukuoka
**Kobe
**Okinawa (Naha)
**Sapporo (New Chitose)
*Kobe to:
**Okinawa (Naha) (summer only)

Skymark has also announced that it plans to begin service at Chubu Centrair International Airport, serving Nagoya, during the 2008 fiscal year. [ [http://www.skymark.co.jp/company/press071114.html プレスリリース：スカイマーク 中部国際空港へ乗り入れ表明 ] ]

Terminated destinations include Aomori, Kagoshima, Osaka (Itami), Osaka (Kansai) and Tokushima.

Fleet

The Skymark Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2008) [Flight International, 3-9 October 2006] :

*4 Boeing 767-300ER
*8 Boeing 737-800

767-300ER aircraft JA767A and JA767B, fitted with 12 first class and 297 economy seats, are usually operated on the Fukuoka route and are both painted with billboard-style advertising on each side of the fuselage. JA767C, with 24 first class and 230 economy, is usually operated on the Kagoshima route and carries a standard livery.

Skymark is purchasing more 737 aircraft to replace its 767 fleet by 2010. By the time the last 767s are retired, the airline plans to have a fleet of at least ten 737s. The first two 737s will be used on Skymark's Kobe flights starting in 2006. It already took delivery of 3 B737-800s and still operates 6 B767-300s which are to leave the fleet by 2009 at which point it plans on operating 9 B737-800s with 5 more arriving by 2011.

External links

* [http://www.skymark.co.jp/ Skymark Airlines] (Japanese)
* [http://www.skymark.co.jp/en/index.html Skymark Airlines] (English)
* [http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Skymark%20Airlines.htm Skymark Airlines Fleet]

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