Galaxy Airlines (Japan)
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| Galaxy Airlines | ||
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| IATA J7 |
ICAO GXY |
Callsign GALAX |
| Founded | 2005 | |
| Hubs | Haneda (Tokyo) | |
| Fleet size | 2 | |
| Destinations | New Chitose, Kansai, New Kitakyushu, Naha | |
| Parent company | SG Holdings Co., Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | Ota, Tokyo | |
| Key people | Teruo Wakasa (President) | |
| Website: http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/ | ||
- This article is about a Japanese airline. For other airlines with similar names, see Galaxy Airlines.
Galaxy Airlines Co. Ltd., (ギャラクシーエアラインズ株式会社 Gyarakushī Earainzu Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a cargo airline based in Tokyo, Japan. It operates domestic cargo services. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established on May 17, 2005 and application for operations was filed with the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) in February 2006, with permission to commence operations given in September 2006. On October 31, 2006 services commenced with flights between Tokyo International Airport and Naha Airport in Okinawa and New Kitakyushu Airport in Kyūshū. In December 2006 a second aircraft, an Airbus A300-600F was received, commencing services on April 3, 2007 between Tokyo International Airport, Kansai International Airport in Osaka and New Chitose Airport in Hokkaidō.
Galaxy Airlines is owned by Sagawa Express (90%) and Japan Airlines (10%) and has 122 employees (at March 2007).[1]
[edit] Destinations
As of April 2007 it serves routes between New Chitose (Hokkaidō), Haneda (Tokyo), Kansai (Osaka Prefecture), New Kitakyūshū (Fukuoka) and Naha (Okinawa) airports.
[edit] Fleet
As of April 2007 the Galaxy Airlines Company fleet includes [2]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 85.
- ^ Galaxy Airlines website
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