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Founded | July 1, 1983 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | December 1983 | ||||||
Hubs | Kagoshima | ||||||
Focus cities | |||||||
Frequent-flyer program | JAL Mileage Bank | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate) | ||||||
Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
Destinations | 14 | ||||||
Parent company | Japan Airlines (60%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | ||||||
Key people | Kato Hiroki (President) [1] | ||||||
Employees | 467 (1 March 2017) [1] | ||||||
Website | www |
Japan Air Commuter(JAC) is a Japanese regional airline based in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. [2] It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways. [3] Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with focus cities at Itami Airport, Amami Airport and Fukuoka Airport. [4] JAC is owned by Japan Airlines (60%) and 12 local municipalities of the Amami Islands and Kagoshima (40%). [4]
The airline was established on 1 July 1983 [5] and started operations in December 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] Japan Air System later merged into Japan Airlines.
In the 1990s JAC had its headquarters in the Kagoshima Airport Building Annex in Mizobe, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture. [6]
In October 2019, JAC, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Oriental Air Bridge, and Amakusa Airlines formed Essential Air Service Alliance LLP (EAS LLP), a limited liability partnership, as an alliance among the three Kyushu regional carriers, with the aim of consolidating safety and technical operations, sales promotions, procurement, personnel, and other functions. [7] [8] JAC began code sharing with All Nippon Airways in October 2022, with certain flights carrying both ANA and JAL flight numbers. [9]
JAC joined Oneworld as an affiliate member in October 2020. [10]
Japan Air Commuter operates to the following destinations (as of January 2020): [11]
Japan Air Commuter has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
As of July 2023 [update] , Japan Air Commuter operates the following aircraft: [13] [14]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 42-600 | 9 | — | 48 [15] | |
ATR 72-600 | 2 | — | 70 | |
Total | 11 | — |
Japan Air Commuter has previously operated the following aircraft: [16]
Aircraft | Fleet | Year Introduced | Year Retired | Notes/Refs |
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De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 | 11 | 2002 | 2018 | |
Dornier 228 | 3 | 1983 | 1995 | |
NAMC YS-11A-500 | 12 | 1988 | 2006 | [17] [18] [19] |
Saab 340B | 11 | 1992 | 2019 | [20] |
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