Japan Transocean Air

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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)
Hubs		Naha Airport
Focus cities		Ishigaki Airport
Fleet size		15
Destinations		13
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 headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, which specializes in services to smaller airports in the Ryukyu Islands. JTA is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, which owns 51% of its stock. The remainder is owned by Okinawa Prefecture and independent investors.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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).

[edit] External links

• Japan Transocean Air
• Japan Transocean Air Fleet Detail

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International 5-11 April 2005
2. ^ Flight International 3-9 October 2006