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This article is about the Japanese airline formerly named Southwest Air Lines. For the American airline, see Southwest Airlines. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. For the former Chinese airline, see China Southwest Airlines. For the defunct California airline, see Transocean Airlines.
Japan Transocean Air IATA
NUICAO
JTACallsign
JAI OCEANFounded June 20, 1967
(as Southwest Air Lines)Hubs Naha Airport Focus cities Ishigaki Airport Fleet size 13 Destinations 14 Parent company Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. Headquarters Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Key people Takeshi Ichinosawa (Chairman/President) Website www.jal.co.jp/jta Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. (日本トランスオーシャン航空株式会社 Nippon Toransuōshan Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha ), or JTA, is an airline based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] It operates domestic services. Its main base is Naha Airport.[2]
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History
The airline was established on 20 June 1967 as Southwest Air Lines (南西航空 Nansei Kōkū ), and started operations in July 1967. It changed its name in July 1993. It has 754 employees (at March 2007) and is owned by Japan Airlines (51.1%), Naha Airport Terminal (17%), Okinawa Prefecture (12.9%) and others (19.1%)[2]
It flew Convair 240s until new capital from JAL allowed it to upgrade to NAMC YS-11s, and eventually Boeing 737s. JTA occasionally lends aircraft to JAL in the event of equipment failure. JTA also provides maintenance services for JAL Group Boeing 737-400 aircraft. JTA owns 69.8% of Ryukyu Air Commuter.[citation needed]
Destinations
- Chūbu region
- Chūgoku region
- Kansai region
- Hyogo Prefecture: Osaka International Airport (partially in Osaka Prefecture)
- Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka
- Kansai International Airport
- Osaka International Airport (partially in Hyogo Prefecture)
- Osaka
- Kantō region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Ishigaki (Ishigaki Airport)
- Kumejima (Kumejima Airport)
- Miyakojima on Miyako Island (Miyako Airport)
- Naha on Okinawa Island (Naha Airport)
- Yonaguni (Yonaguni Airport)
Former destinations
- Ryukyu Islands
- Okinawa Prefecture
Fleet
As of November 2011, the Japan Transocean Air fleet consists of 13 Boeing 737-400 aircraft with an average age of 15.9 years, each of which is equipped with 150 passenger seats in an all-economy class layout.[5]
Types formerly operated include: NAMC YS-11,[4] Boeing 767-200,[6] Boeing 737-200[7]
Accidents and incidents
- On 26 August 1982 a Boeing 737-200 operating as Southwest Air Lines Flight 611 overran the runway at Ishigaki Airport and was destroyed. None of the 138 passengers and crew were killed but some were injured during the emergency evacuation.
References
- ^ "Company Profile" (Japanese). Japan Transocean Air. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 97. 2007-04-03.
- ^ "Route Network," Japan Transocean Air
- ^ a b "Shimojijima Airport," Okinawa Prefecture
- ^ Japan Transocean Air fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ "[1]," Airliners.net
- ^ "[2]," Airliners.net
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
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Affiliate members American Eagle • AmericanConnection • BA CityFlyer • Comair • Sun-Air • Dragonair • Iberia Regional • J-Air • JAL Express • Japan Transocean Air • LAN Argentina • LAN Ecuador • LAN Express • LAN Peru • MexicanaLink • MexicanaClick • JetConnect • QantasLink • Globus AirlinesFuture members Former members Airlines of Japan International and domestic airlines Domestic airlines JAL: (Hokkaido Air System · J-Air · Japan Air Commuter · Japan Transocean Air · Ryukyu Air Commuter ) ANA: (Air Nippon · Air Nippon Network · ANA Wings) · airtransse · Amakusa Airlines · Fuji Dream Airlines · Ibex Airlines · New Central Airlines · Oriental Air BridgeLow cost airlines ANA: (Air Japan · Peach) · Air Do · AirAsia Japan · JAL Express · Skymark Airlines · Solaseed Air · StarFlyer · Jetstar JapanCargo airlines Defunct airlines see Defunct airlines of Japan
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