Japan Asia Airways

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Japan Asia Airways
日本アジア航空
Nihon Ajia Kōkū
日本亞細亞航空
IATA
EG		 ICAO
JAA		 Callsign
ASIA
Founded 1975
Ceased operations 2008(merged into Japan Airlines
Hubs Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Narita International Airport
Kansai International Airport
Chubu Centrair Int'l Airport
Alliance Oneworld beginning early 2007 (as affiliate of Japan Airlines)
Fleet size 6
Destinations 5
Parent company Japan Airlines Corp.
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Website: http://www.japanasia.co.jp

Japan Asia Airways, Co., Ltd. (日本アジア航空株式会社 Nihon Ajia Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha?)(JAA) is a defunct subsidiary of Japan Airlines(JAL), based in Tokyo, Japan and existed between 1975 and 2008. JAA was established on 8 August 1975 to operate services between Japan and Taiwan, after People's Republic of China threatened to deny JAL's proposed routes to the mainland China over JAL's and China Airlines's reciprocal flights (see political status of Taiwan). As a result JAL could only create this wholly self-owned subsidiary to fly exclusively to Taiwan to compromise P.R. China. Such mode was later copied by Air France, British Airways, KLM, Qantas and Swissair, although to date only KLM asia still exists. Other 4 carriers suspended Taipei route due to unprofitability.

Following the implementation of a new Japan-Taiwan air agreement, the fact that JAL is no longer state-owned, and Taiwanese aircraft have now landed in mainland China in cross-straits charters[1], in 2007 JAL decided to merge JAA back to reduce extra operating overhead and normalize Japan-Taiwan flight status. JAA therefore ceased operations on March 31, 2008, with all flights transferred to parent Japan Airlines.

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[edit] Destinations

Routes operated by JAA as of March 2008:

All 4 routes were taken over by JAL since April 1, 2008.

Historically, JAA ever served from Taipei to Hong Kong, Okinawa and Manila, and the connection flights between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Kaohsiung International Airport. JAA was to date the only foreign carrier to be granted the permission to fly the Taoyuan-Kaohsiung connection flight by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (Republic of China).

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Japan Asia Airlines Boeing 747-200
Japan Asia Airlines Boeing 747-200

The Japan Asia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Although since 2004 most flights were directly operated by JAL's Boeing 747-400 to meet market's demand and better utilized JAL's fleet. JAA previously operated Douglas DC-8, Boeing 747-100, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Boeing 747-200.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Airline Codes


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