Toa Airways

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Toa Airways
東亜航空株式会社
Tōa Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha
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IATA ICAO Call sign
TAWTOA DOMES
FoundedNovember 30, 1953 (1953-11-30)
Ceased operationsMay 15, 1971 (1971-05-15)
(merged with Japan Domestic Airlines to form Toa Domestic Airlines)
Hubs Hiroshima–Nishi Airport
Headquarters Hiroshima, Japan

Toa Airways was a Japanese airline and the predecessor of Japan Air System. Founded on November 30, 1953, [1] it merged with Japan Domestic Airlines on May 15, 1971, to form Toa Domestic Airlines, which went on to become Japan Air System. [2]

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A Toa Airways NAMC YS-11 at Osaka International Airport, Japan in 1971. TOA Airways Dong Ya Hang Kong YS-11A.JPG
A Toa Airways NAMC YS-11 at Osaka International Airport, Japan in 1971.
former Toa Airways DH114 preserved in Hiroshima as an advertising sign Tawron04.JPG
former Toa Airways DH114 preserved in Hiroshima as an advertising sign

During operations, Toa Airways operated the following aircraft types:

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. Information about Toa Airways at the Aviation Safety Network [ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Company Information." Japan Air System . November 6, 1999. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
  3. Gero, David (2006). "The 1970s". Aviation Disasters: The World's Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950. Sutton Publishing. ISBN   0750931469.