| Japan Transocean Air 日本トランスオーシャン航空 |
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ICAO JTA |
Callsign Jai Ocean |
| Founded | June 20, 1967 (as Southwest Air Lines) | |
| Hubs | Naha Airport | |
| Focus cities | Ishigaki Airport | |
| Fleet size | 16 | |
| Destinations | 14 | |
| Parent company | Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | Naha, Japan | |
| Key people | Takeshi Ichinosawa (Chairman/President) | |
| Website: http://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, Japan. It operates domestic services. Its main base is Naha Airport.[1]
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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%)[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.
Destinations
- 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 March 2007 the Japan Transocean Air fleet consists of the following aircraft [1] :
- 16 Boeing 737-400 (in a 150-seat single-class configuration).
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 97.
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