Japan Air Commuter

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Japan Air Commuter 日本エアコミューター
IATA 3X	ICAO JAC	Callsign Commuter
Founded		July 1, 1983
Hubs		Kagoshima Airport
Focus cities		Amami Oshima Airport Fukuoka Airport Osaka International Airport
Frequent flyer program		JAL Mileage Bank
Member lounge		SAKURA Lounge
Fleet size		23
Destinations		22
Parent company		Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd.
Headquarters		Kagoshima, Japan
Key people		Takayuki Nagatsuta, President
Website: http://www.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 an airline based in Kagoshima, Japan. 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. ^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 Amami Islands 2.2 Hokkaidō 2.3 Honshu 2.4 Kyūshū 2.5 Shikoku 3 Fleet 3.1 Previously operated 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The airline was established on 1 July^{[citation needed]} 1983^[2] 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.^[2] At the time JAC was an affiliate of Toa Domestic Airlines, later known as Japan Air System.^[2] Japan Air System later merged into Japan Airlines. Japan Air Commuter has 471 employees (at March 2007) and is owned by Japan Airlines (60%) and 14 local municipalities of the Amami Islands and Kagoshima (40%). ^[1]

[edit] Destinations

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[edit] Amami Islands

• Kagoshima Prefecture
  • Amami on Amami Ōshima (Amami-Oshima Airport)
  • Kikai (Kikai Airport)
  • Tanegashima (New Tanegashima Airport)
  • Tokunoshima (Tokunoshima Airport)
  • Wadomari (Okinoerabu Airport)
  • Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
  • Yoron on Yoronjima (Yoron Airport)

[edit] Hokkaidō

• Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)

[edit] Honshu

• Chūbu region
  • Nagano Prefecture
    • Matsumoto (Matsumoto Airport)
  • Niigata Prefecture
    • Niigata (Niigata Airport)
• Chūgoku region
  • Hiroshima Prefecture
    • Hiroshima (Hiroshima-Nishi Airport)
  • Okayama Prefecture
    • Okayama (Okayama Airport)
  • Shimane Prefecture
    • Izumo (Izumo Airport)
    • Okinoshima (Oki Airport)
• Kansai region
  • Hyogo Prefecture
    • Osaka International Airport (partially in Osaka Prefecture)
    • Toyooka (Tajima Airport)
  • Osaka Prefecture
    • Osaka (Osaka International Airport, partially in Hyogo Prefecture)
• Tōhoku region
  • Fukushima Prefecture
    • Fukushima (Fukushima Airport)

[edit] Kyūshū

• Fukuoka Prefecture
  • Fukuoka (Fukuoka Airport)
• Kagoshima Prefecture
  • Kagoshima (Kagoshima Airport)
• Ōita Prefecture
  • Ōita (Oita Airport)

[edit] Shikoku

• Ehime Prefecture
  • Matsuyama (Matsuyama Airport)
• Kagawa Prefecture
  • Takamatsu (Takamatsu Airport)
• Miyazaki Prefecture
  • Miyazaki (Miyazaki Airport)
• Tokushima Prefecture
  • Tokushima (Tokushima Airport)

[edit] Fleet

As of March 2007 the Japan Air Commuter fleet includes ^[1] :

• 9 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (plus 1 on order)
• 11 Saab 340B

[edit] Previously operated

• Dornier 228(1983-1995)
• NAMC YS-11A-500 (1988-2006)^[4][5]

[edit] External links

• Japan Air Commuter

[edit] References

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