Air Nippon Network
Air Nippon Network (エアーニッポンネットワーク, Eā Nippon Nettowāku),[1] or A-net, was an airline based on the grounds of Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.[2]
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Founded | May 2001 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 July 2002 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 2010 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 19 aircraft | ||||||
Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
Parent company | Air Nippon | ||||||
Headquarters | Tokyo International Airport Tokyo, Japan Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
It operated feeder services for parent Air Nippon, itself a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was New Chitose Airport.[3] On October 1, 2010, Air Nippon Network, Air Next and Air Central were merged and rebranded as ANA Wings.
History
The airline was established in May 2001 to operate Air Nippon's local feeder routes from Tokyo and Sapporo. It started operations on 1 July 2002 using three Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. In December 2003 4 more Dash 8s joined to replace Boeing 737 aircraft operated from Osaka by Air Nippon.
In April 2004 Air Nippon Network was headquartered in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido.[4]
Air Nippon Network had 400 employees (at March 2007).[3]
Destinations
Domestic destinations included:[5]
Hokkaidō
Kantō
Kansai
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- Osaka International Airport is partly in Hyōgo Prefecture and partly in Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka
- Osaka International Airport (Itami) is partly in Hyōgo Prefecture and partly in Osaka Prefecture
- Kansai International Airport
- Osaka
Tōhoku
Chūbu
Chūgoku
Shikoku
- Ehime Prefecture
- Kōchi Prefecture
- Kōchi (Kōchi Ryōma Airport)
Fleet
The Air Nippon Network fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of June 2008):[3]
References
- Airline Codes
- "会社概要" (). Air Nippon Network. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "本社所在地 東京都大田区羽田空港3-3-2"
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 64.
- "会社概要." Air Nippon Network. April 6, 2004. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
- Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine 運航路線 and "Corporation". Archived from the original on 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2004-04-06. 会社概要