Air Nippon (エアーニッポン株式会社 Eā Nippon Kabushiki-gaisha?), is a regional airline based in Tokyo, Japan. Regional airlines commonly called commuter airlines or feeder airlines, when they provide service to smaller communities that do not generate sufficient passengers officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A fully-owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA), it mainly operates short routes and flights to isolated islands in support of ANA's domestic services. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport[1]. located in Ōta Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary Airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area.
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In April 2004, Air Nippon adopted ANA flight codes and numbers for all domestic services, but its previous codes remain in use on Taiwan flights only (ANA would take over Taiwan services effective April 1, 2008; see "Destinations" below):
The company was founded by ANA, Japan Airlines and TOA Domestic as Nippon Kinkyori Kōkū (日本近距離航空? lit. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation ( or JAL, is an airline of Japan It is one of the largest Airline operators in Asia. Japan Short-Distance Airline) in March 1974 and started operations on 10 October 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The name Air Nippon was adopted in 1987, and the abbreviation ANK comes from the full, somewhat redundant name Air Nippon Kabushiki kaisha (lit. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Air Nippon corp. ).
As part of ANA's reorganisation, Air Nippon's domestic operations are being consolidated into the main airline. ANA and Air Nippon used different liveries and IATA codes on domestic flights until April 2004, when Air Nippon adopted ANA livery and ANA flight numbers. As an ANA subsidiary, it is considered a full Star Alliance member. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. However, on Taiwan flights before April 2008, Air Nippon's IATA code EL was still used due to political reasons and these flights are not considered being Star Alliance flights.
The airline employs 1,686 staff (at March 2007) and wholly owns subsidiary airline Air Nippon Network which operates feeder services[1]. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Air Nippon Network, or A-net, is an Airline based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.
Air Nippon operate the following domestic services: [3]
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The Air Nippon fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :