add site
services
publishers
database
health videos
toolbar
stats
live show
health store
more stuff
JOIN/LOGIN
| advertise add site services publishers database health videos
| | about toolbar stats live show health store more stuff JOIN/LOGIN |
Bethesda Air Abrasion, Rockville Air Abrasion, Gaithersburg Air... bethesdasedationdentistry... | Air Abrasion Mesquite, Air Abrasion Dallas, Air Abrasion Rockwall, Air... mcknightdental.com | Atlanta Air Abrasion, Marietta Air Abrasion, Roswell Air Abrasion, attractivesmiles.com | Englewood Air Abrasion, Fort Lee Air Abrasion, Northern New Jersey Air englewooddental.com |
"ANK" redirects here. For FAA location identifier, see Harriet Alexander Field. This article is about an airline, for the Egyptian hieroglyphic character see Ankh.
Air Nippon (エアーニッポン株式会社 Eā Nippon Kabushiki-gaisha), is a regional airline based in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[2] 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. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport.[3]
[edit] Code dataIn 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)[citation needed]: [edit] History
The company was founded by ANA, Japan Airlines and TOA Domestic as Nippon Kinkyori Kōkū (日本近距離航空, lit. Japan Short-Distance Airline) in March 1974 and started operations on 10 October 1974. The name Air Nippon was adopted in 1987, and the abbreviation ANK comes from the full, somewhat redundant name Air Nippon Kabushiki kaisha (lit. Air Nippon joint stock corporation.).[citation needed] 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. However, on Republic of China 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.[citation needed] In 2002 Air Nippon was headquartered on the 5th floor of the Utility Center Building (ユーティリティセンタービル Yūtiriti Sentā Biru) by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta.[4] Shiodome City Center, which became headquarters of Air Nippon and parent company ANA, opened in 2003.[5] The airline employs 1,686 staff (at March 2007) and wholly owns subsidiary airline Air Nippon Network which operates feeder services.[3] [edit] DestinationsAir Nippon operate the following domestic services: [6]
[edit] Former international serviceAir Nippon had international scheduled services to Taipei-Taoyuan and Kaohsiung; however, with the implementation of a new Japan-Republic of China air agreement, ANA since April 2008 has taken over flight operations between Japan and Taiwan.[7] [edit] FleetThe Air Nippon fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)[3] : [edit] Previously operated[edit] References
[edit] External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ↑ top of page ↑ | about thumbshots |
.jpg)
