Air Nippon was a regional airline headquartered in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Japan."会社概要 ." Air Nippon. Retrieved on 19 May 2009.
It was a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was Haneda Airport.
Code data In April 2004, Air Nippon adopted ANA flight codes and numbers for all domestic services.
History
The company was founded by ANA, Japan Airlines and TOA Domestic as in March 1974 and started operations on 10 October 1974. The name Air Nippon was adopted in 1987, and the abbreviation ANK comes from the full, somewhat redundant name Air Nippon Kabushiki kaisha (lit. Air Nippon joint stock corporation.).
It had 12 Boeing 737-200 aircraft. ANA and Air Nippon used different liveries and IATA codes on domestic flights until April 2004, when Air Nippon adopted ANA livery and ANA flight numbers. As an ANA subsidiary, it is considered a full Star Alliance member. However, on Republic of China flights before April 2008, Air Nippon's IATA code EL was still used due to political reasons and these flights are not considered being Star Alliance flights.
In 1998 the airline was headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo."World Airline Directory." Flight International. April 1–7, 1998. "All Nippon Airways" 45.
In 2002 Air Nippon was headquartered on the 5th floor of the by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta."会社案内." Air Nippon. 7 February 2002. Retrieved on 20 May 2009. Shiodome City Center, which became headquarters of Air Nippon and parent company ANA, opened in 2003."Shiodome City Center ." Nihon Sekkei. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
The airline employed 1,686 staff (at March 2007). On 1 October 2010, Air Nippon Network was merged into ANA Wings.
On 1 April 2012, Air Nippon was merged to All Nippon Airways.
Destinations
Fleet The Air Nippon fleet consisted of the following aircraft throughout operations:Air Nippon fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
+ Air Nippon Airways Historical Fleet Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Passengers NotesAirbus A320-200319922010166Boeing 737-2001119832000126Transferred from All Nippon Airways.Boeing 737-400220002005168Transferred to Hokkaido International Airlines.Boeing 737-5002519952010126133Boeing 737-7001620052012120Boeing 737-700ER22007201236Operated as ANA Business Jet.48Boeing 737-8001620082012167176Boeing 767-300ER319942010216De Havilland Canada Dash 8-30052001200256Transferred to Air Nippon Network.De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter1974199410Transferred to Air Hokkaido.NAMC YS-1119782003Transferred from All Nippon Airways.
References
External links
Official website