Japan Transocean Air
| Japan Transocean Air 日本トランスオーシャン航空 | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA NU | ICAO JTA | Callsign Jai Ocean |
| Founded | June 20, 1967 (as Southwest Air Lines) | <tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Naha Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Focus cities / secondary hubs</th><td>Ishigaki Airport</td></tr>|
| Fleet size | 15 | |
| Destinations | 13 | |
| Headquarters | Naha, Japan | |
| Key people | Takeshi Ichinosawa (Chairman/President) | |
| Website: http://www.jal.co.jp/jta/ | ||
</td></tr>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 headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, which specializes in services to smaller airports in the Ryūkyū Islands. JTA is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, which owns 51% of its stock. The remainder is owned by Okinawa Prefecture and independent investors.
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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. [1] 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.
Services
[citation needed]
- Fukuoka Airport
- Fukushima Airport
- Ishigaki Airport
- Kansai International Airport
- Kochi Airport
- Komatsu Airport
- Kumejima Airport
- Matsuyama Airport
- Miyako Airport
- Naha Airport
- New Kitakyushu Airport
- Okayama Airport
- Tokyo International Airport
- Yonaguni Airport
Fleet
As of August 2006 the Japan Transocean Air fleet consists of the following aircraft [2]:
- 16 Boeing 737-400 (in a 150-seat single-class configuration).
External links
References
- ^ Flight International 5-11 April 2005
- ^ Flight International 3-9 October 2006
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