Air Japan

Infobox Airline
airline = Air Japan


image_size = 150px
IATA = NQ
ICAO = AJX
callsign = Air Japan [ [http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes] retrieved 16 April 2006]
founded = June 29, 1990 (as World Air Network)
ceased =
hubs = Narita International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer = ANA Mileage Club
lounge = Club ANA Lounge
alliance = None
Parent company in Star Alliance
subsidiaries =
fleet_size = (uses ANA fleet)
destinations = 6
parent = All Nippon Airways
company_slogan =
headquarters = Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
key_people =
website = [http://www.air-japan.co.jp/ http://www.air-japan.co.jp/]

nihongo|Air Japan Co., Ltd.|株式会社エアージャパン|Kabushiki-gaisha Eā Japan is an airline based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a wholly owned low-cost subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA) operating scheduled services under the ANA brand. It should not be confused with Air Nippon, another ANA subsidiary, or Japan Airlines (JAL), ANA's competitor. Its main base is Narita International Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 58 |date=2007-03-27] .

History

Air Japan was established as World Air Network on June 29, 1990 and became the charter airline arm of ANA, but ceased operation since September of 1995. In 2000, World Air Network was renamed Air Japan and relaunched service in 2001, the first flight being from Osaka to Seoul, South Korea. [Japanese. [http://www.air-japan.co.jp/company.html "Company Information," Air Japan official site] , accessed on 30 April 2007.]

Destinations

[ [http://www.air-japan.co.jp/ Home Page] , "Air Japan"]
* Japan
** Tokyo (Narita International Airport) Hub
* People's Republic of China
** Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport)
** Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
* Singapore
** Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport)
* Guam (United States)
** Guam (Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport) (charter service)
* United States
** Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu)

All passenger routes are code-shared with All Nippon Airways and operate in a variant of ANA livery.

Fleet

Air Japan uses Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

External links

* [http://www.air-japan.co.jp/ Air Japan]

References

* [http://www.air-japan.co.jp/company.html Air Japan Company Information(in Japanese)]
* [http://www.anaskyweb.com/us/e/about_ana/corp_info/news/2000/000831.html ANA's press release of the Air Japan launch]