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		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]

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 Honshū 2.2 Kyūshū 2.3 Ryukyu Islands 2.4 Shikoku 3 Former destinations 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 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. 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Destinations

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[edit] Honshū

• Chūbu region
  • Ishikawa Prefecture
    • Komatsu (Komatsu Airport)
• Chūgoku region
  • Okayama Prefecture
    • Okayama (Okayama Airport)
• Kansai region
  • Hyogo Prefecture: Osaka International Airport (partially in Osaka Prefecture)
  • Osaka Prefecture
    • Osaka
      • Kansai International Airport
      • Osaka International Airport (partially in Hyogo Prefecture)
• Kantō region
  • Tokyo
    • Ōta (Tokyo International Airport)
• Tōhoku region
  • Fukushima Prefecture
    • Fukushima (Fukushima Airport)

[edit] Kyūshū

• Fukuoka Prefecture
  • Fukuoka (Fukuoka Airport)
  • Kitakyūshū (New Kitakyushu Airport)

[edit] Ryukyu Islands

• Okinawa Prefecture
  • Ishigaki (Ishigaki Airport)
  • Kumejima (Kumejima Airport)
  • Miyakojima on Miyako Island (Miyako Airport)
  • Naha on Okinawa Island (Naha Airport)
  • Yonaguni (Yonaguni Airport)

[edit] Shikoku

• Ehime Prefecture
  • Matsuyama (Matsuyama Airport)
• Kōchi Prefecture
  • Kōchi (Kōchi Ryōma Airport)

[edit] Former destinations

• Ryukyu Islands
  • Okinawa Prefecture
    • Shimojishima in Miyakojima (Shimojishima Airport) ^[3]

[edit] 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).

Types formerly operated include: NAMC YS-11^[3]

[edit] External links

• Japan Transocean Air

[edit] References

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