Japan Air Commuter
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| Founded | July 1, 1983 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Kagoshima Airport Osaka International Airport |
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| Focus cities | Amami Airport Fukuoka Airport |
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| Frequent-flyer program | JAL Mileage Bank | ||||||
| Airport lounge | SAKURA Lounge | ||||||
| Fleet size | 22 | ||||||
| Destinations | 22 | ||||||
| Parent company | Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||
| Key people | Arata Yasujima, President[1] | ||||||
| Employees | 553 (April, 2013)[2] | ||||||
| Website | jac.co.jp | ||||||
Japan Air Commuter Co., Ltd. (日本エアコミューター株式会社 Nihon Ea Komyūtā Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a Japanese airline based in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture.[3] It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with hubs at Osaka International Airport, Amami Airport and Fukuoka Airport.[4]
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History
The airline was established on 1 July[citation needed] 1983[5] and started operations in December[citation needed] 1983. A joint investment plan with public and private investors in fourteen Kagoshima Prefecture municipalities established Japan Air Commuter.[5] At the time JAC was an affiliate of Toa Domestic Airlines, later known as Japan Air System.[5] In the 1990s JAC had its headquarters in the Kagoshima Airport Building Annex in Mizobe, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture.[6]
Japan Air System later merged into Japan Airlines. Japan Air Commuter has 553 employees (at April 2013) and is owned by Japan Airlines (60%) and 14 local municipalities of the Amami Islands and Kagoshima (40%).[4]
Due to the restructuring plan of Japan Airlines, Arata Yasujima was promoted to president of Japan Air Commuter on February 1, 2010.[1] Yasujima replaces Masaru Onishi, who was promoted to president of JAL.[7]
Destinations
Japan Air Commuter operates to the following destinations (as of January 2013):[8]
Amami Islands
Honshu
- Chūgoku region
- Kansai region
- Hyogo Prefecture
- Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka (Osaka International Airport, partially in Hyogo Prefecture)
Kyūshū
Shikoku
Fleet
As of January 2013 the Japan Air Commuter fleet includes:[4][9]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Options | Passengers |
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| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 74[10] |
| Saab 340B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36[11] |
| ATR42-600 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 50[12] |
| Bombardier CRJ-200 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 21 | 19 | 10 |
Previously operated
Japan Air Commuter has previously operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Years of operations |
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| Dornier 228 | 1983-1995 |
| NAMC YS-11A-500 | 1988-2006[13][14][15] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.jac.co.jp/company_info/index.html
- ↑ "会社概要." Japan Air Commuter. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "COMPANY INFORMATION." Japan Air System.
- ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 23–29, 1994. "Japan Air System" 95.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Route Map," Japan Air Commuter
- ↑ Japan Air Commuter fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ↑ Dash 8 seats configuration
- ↑ Saab 340B seats configuration
- ↑ Press release from 2015/06/15 about decision to introduce ATR42-600 (Japanese)
- ↑ "Shimojijima Airport," Okinawa Prefecture
- ↑ "Gallery" (November 7, 1996). Japan Air System.
- ↑ JAC operating history
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