Air Japan

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Air Japan
IATA
NQ
ICAO
AJX
Callsign
Air Japan[1]
Founded June 29, 1990 (as World Air Network)
Hubs Narita International Airport
Frequent flyer program ANA Mileage Club
Member lounge Club ANA Lounge
Alliance None
Parent company in Star Alliance
Fleet size (uses ANA fleet)
Destinations 6
Parent company All Nippon Airways
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Website: http://www.air-japan.co.jp/
Air Japan Boeing 767-300ER in New Chitose Airport.
Air Japan Boeing 767-300ER in New Chitose Airport.

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 Airport[2].

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[edit] 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.[3]

[edit] Destinations

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

[edit] Fleet

Air Japan uses Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Airline Codes retrieved 16 April 2006
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 58. 
  3. ^ Japanese. "Company Information," Air Japan official site, accessed on 30 April 2007.
  4. ^ Home Page, Air Japan
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