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 Ibex Airlines CRJ-700 at Komatsu Airport | |||||||
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| Founded | January 29, 1999 (as Fair) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | ||||||
| Key people | Takao Asai (President) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Ibex Airlines is a Japanese regional airline headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. [1] It operates Japanese domestic services with its main base at Sendai Airport, Natori, Miyagi. [2]
The airline was established on 29 January 1999 and started operations on 7 August 2000 between Sendai and Osaka's (Itami Airport) under the name of Fair Inc. It reached a co-operation agreement with All Nippon Airways under which it is provided assistance in capacities including flight operations, flight crew provision, maintenance and engineering services. The airline began service to Tokyo's Narita International Airport in April 2002. [2] In October 2004 the Sendai-based airline changed its name to Ibex Airlines.
Ibex Airlines operates services to the following scheduled destinations within Japan (as of November 2024):
Ibex Airlines has Codeshare agreement with the following airlines:
As of August 2025 [update] , Ibex Airlines operates the following aircraft: [4]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers |
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| Bombardier CRJ700 | 9 | — | 70 |
| Total | 9 | — | |
Ibex Airlines and its predecessor Fair has previously operated the following aircraft types:[ citation needed ]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Bombardier CRJ100 | 2 | 2000 | 2015 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 2 | 2002 | 2017 |
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