Japan Transocean Air
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Japan Transocean Air (JTA) is an airline based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.<ref>"Company Profile Template:Webarchive" (Japanese). Japan Transocean Air. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> It operates domestic services on behalf of Japan Airlines. Its main base is Naha Airport.<ref name="FI">Template:Cite news</ref> From 1967 until 1993, the airline was known as Southwest Air Lines.
HistoryEdit
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The airline was established on 20 June 1967 as Template:Nihongo, and started operations in July 1967. It changed its name in July 1993. It had 814 employees (in March 2023) and is owned by Japan Airlines (51.1%), Naha Airport Terminal (17%), Okinawa Prefecture (12.9%) and others (19.1%)<ref name="FI"/> It flew Convair 240s until new capital from JAL allowed it to upgrade to NAMC YS-11s, and eventually Boeing 737s. JTA occasionally lends aircraft to JAL in the event of equipment failure. JTA also provides maintenance services for JAL Group Boeing 737-400 aircraft. JTA owns 74.5% of Ryukyu Air Commuter. At one time the head office of Southwest Air Lines was at 306-1 Kagamizu in Naha.<ref>"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 10 April 1976. p. 958. "Head Office: 306-1 Kagamizu, Naha, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan."</ref>
DestinationsEdit
JTA serves the following destinations:<ref>"About JTA," Japan Transocean Air</ref>
Interline agreementsEdit
JTA currently has Interline agreements with the following airlines:
- Hawaiian Airlines<ref>https://hawaiianair.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1975/~/interline-baggage-statement#:~:text=Our%20interline%20partners%20are:,South%20African%20Airways</ref>
- Emirates<ref>https://www.emirates.com/us/english/travel-partners/</ref>
FleetEdit
Current fleetEdit
Template:As of, Japan Transocean Air operates the following aircraft:Template:Cn
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| Boeing 737-800 | 14 | — | 20 | 145 | citation | CitationClass=web
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Shared operation with JAL |
| Total | 14 | — | |||||
Former fleetEdit
Japan Transocean Air has previously operated the following aircraft:
- NAMC YS-11<ref name="Shimojishima" />
- Boeing 737-200Template:Cn
- Boeing 737-400Template:Cn
- Boeing 767-200Template:Cn
Accidents and incidentsEdit
Since the airline's foundation, there has only been one accident which was under the former Southwest Air Lines brand.
- On 26 August 1982, Southwest Air Lines Flight 611, a Boeing 737-2Q3, registration JA8444, overran the runway at Ishigaki Airport and was destroyed. None of the 138 passengers and crew were killed but some were injured during the emergency evacuation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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