J-Air

This is a good article. Click here for more information.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
J-Air
ジェイ エア
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
JL JAL
JLJ 		JAPAN AIR
J-AIR
FoundedApril 1991; 33 years ago (1991-04)
(as JAL Flight Academy)
Commenced operationsNovember 1996; 27 years ago (1996-11)
(as J-Air)
Parent company
Japan Airlines
HeadquartersItami Airport, Osaka, Japan
Key peopleTsuyoshi Yamamura (President)
Websitewww.jair.co.jp

J-Air Co., Ltd. (株式会社ジェイエア, Kabushiki-gaisha Jei Ea), is a regional commuter airline with its headquarters in the Terminal Building in

Embraer 190s linking tier-two and tier-three cities in Japan as to bypass JAL's congested hub in Tokyo (both Narita and Haneda
).

J-Air is a wholly owned

million passengers and over 1.1 million tons of cargo and mail.[citation needed
]

History

JAL Flight Academy (JFA) was established by

pilots. In April 1991, a new division of JFA was created to operate scheduled services to succeed the troubled Nishi Seto Airlink services, a commuter airline serving cities in western Japan. Since the introduction of the 19-seats Jetstream 31s (JS31) in September 1991, the aircraft progressively replaced the Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante inherited from Nishi Seto.[3][4][5]

In August 1996, JAL Flight Academy was restructured, J-Air was separated and established as a wholly owned regional subsidiary

Bombardier CRJ-200s were introduced and progressively replaced the five JS31s until completion in August 2003.[3][4][6]

Despite the introduction of the Bombardier CRJ-200s, there were limited opportunities for route expansion from its home at

Chūbu Centrair International Airport. On 17 February 2005, J-Air realized its dream and relocated to its new home at Nagoya Airfield. In order to strengthen the recognition of the JAL brand and improve customer convenience, the airline disposed its own flight numbers and changed to JAL flight numbers from 1 April 2005.[4][7]

On 1 April 2007, J-Air, together with four of its sister airlines within the JAL Group, joined

million, if all the options are exercised. The aircraft will be used for linking tier-two and tier-three cities in Japan as to bypass the airline’s congested hub in Tokyo. The aircraft was configured to seat 76 passengers in a single-class layout and was designated for J-Air.[9][10] The first aircraft was delivered on 3 October 2008, received the type certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) on 27 October and operated its first flight in February 2009.[11][12][13]

J-Air has been reported by Japanese newspapers and television to be leaving Nagoya Airfield in a phased transition with many flights leaving October 2010 and all flights leaving by end of March 2011.

List of events

List of historical J-Air events [Note 1]
Time of event Event
April 1991
Omura City, Nagasaki Prefecture), using two Embraer EMB 110 (Bandeirante) turboprop aircraft manufactured by Embraer, Brazil
. commenced operations of
September 1991
BAe
, goes into service.
August 1996
Hiroshima-Nishi
.
November 1996 J-AIR receives transfer of
commuter
business from JAL Flight Academy and commences operations
January 2001 J-AIR's first 13 flight attendants join the company
April 2001
Canadian Bombardier regional jet CRJ200 (CRJ200)
goes into service
August 2003
JS31
is retired
February 2005 Headquarters relocated to prefectural Nagoya Airport.

Operates 23 flights/day on 13 routes, centered on flights to Nagoya and Osaka (Itami)

April 2005 Commencement of joint underwriting with
Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd
. and Japan Airlines Japan Co., Ltd.;
August 2005 The flight attendants' uniforms will be changed to JAL uniforms, and the scarves will be J-AIR's original Bordeaux color.
August 2006 J-AIR celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Operates 30 flights on 15 routes centering on flights to Nagoya and Osaka (Itami).

February 2007 Decided to introduce
Embraer 170 (E170) manufactured by Embraer, Brazil
.
February 2009 E170

Service 33 flights on 18 routes, mainly

Osaka (Itami)
flights

November 2009 Started
Japan Airlines International
.
March 2011 Moved headquarters to Osaka International Airport (Itami)

Started joint underwriting with

JAL Express Co., Ltd
.

Operated 62 flights on 23 routes, mainly flights to Osaka (Itami) and Sapporo

June 2013 The design of
cabin crew
, and mechanic uniforms has been renewed

J-AIR cabin crew's scarves have a pink-based color scheme

August 2014 Decided to introduce additional
Embraer 190 (E190)
Decided

to introduce

regional aircraft
(scheduled to be operated by J-AIR)

April 2016 New E170 in-flight interior and launch of
video program service that can be enjoyed on smartphones
, etc.
May 2016
Osaka (Itami) and Kagoshima

J-AIR sets Class J for the first time

June 2016
CRJ200
started
August 2016 20th anniversary of J-AIR
March 2017 Started Wi-Fi free video program service on E190 28 aircraft.

Operates 190 flights on 31 routes. Growing to a scale responsible for 30% of JAL flights (as of March 1, 2017)

February 2018 Retirement of
CRJ200
completed

Destinations

J-Air operates to the following destinations (as of October 2019):[14]

Island City Airport Notes Refs
Honshu Akita Akita Airport
Ryukyu Islands Amami Amami Airport
Honshu
Aomori
 Aomori Airport
Kyushu Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport
Focus city
Honshu Fukushima Fukushima Airport Terminated
Hokkaido Hakodate Hakodate Airport
Honshu Iwate-Hanamaki Hanamaki Airport
Honshu Hiroshima Hiroshima Airport Terminated
Izumo Izumo Airport
Kyushu Kagoshima Kagoshima Airport
Focus city
Kitakyushu Kitakyushu Airport Terminated
Shikoku Kōchi Kōchi Airport
Honshu Komatsu Komatsu Airport Terminated
Kyushu Kumamoto Kumamoto Airport
Shikoku Matsuyama Matsuyama Airport
Honshu Misawa Misawa Airport
Kyushu Miyazaki Miyazaki Airport
Nagasaki Nagasaki Airport
Honshu Nanki Shirahama Nanki–Shirahama Airport Terminated
Niigata Niigata Airport
Kyushu Ōita Oita Airport
Honshu Oki Islands Oki Airport
Osaka Kansai International Airport Terminated
Itami Airport Hub
Hokkaido
Ōzora
 Memanbetsu Airport
Sapporo New Chitose Airport Hub
Honshu Sendai Sendai Airport
Shizuoka Shizuoka Airport Terminated
Hokkaido
Tokachi-Obihiro
 Tokachi–Obihiro Airport Terminated
Ryukyu Islands Tokunoshima Tokunoshima Airport
Shikoku Tokushima Tokushima Airport
Honshu Tokyo Haneda Airport Terminated
Tottori Tottori Airport Terminated
Yamagata
 Yamagata Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

Embraer E190

As of October 2019, J-Air operates the following aircraft:[15][needs update]

Current fleet of J-Air
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer E170
 18 2 76
Embraer E190
 14 1 15/80
Total 32 3

Former fleet

J-Air formerly also operated the following aircraft types:[16]

Historical fleet of J-Air
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes Refs.
Bombardier CRJ200
 9 April 2001 February 2018 [17][18][19]
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante Unknown April 1991 Unknown [4]
Jetstream 31 5 September 1991 August 2003 [20]

JAL Mileage Bank

Further information: Japan_Airlines § JAL_Mileage_Bank

Historical liveries

J-Air had many liveries over the years. In the following order:

1991 to 2002: J-AIR livery

A fusion of the J-AIR letters with a red square separating the 'J' and the 'AIR' titles, and a grey band feature on the fuselage.

2002 to 2011: Arc of the Sun livery

After Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Air System (JAS) merged, the Tokyo office of Landor and JAL worked together again to create a new brand identity. Landor devised a livery referred to as the "Arc of the Sun". The 2000s rebranding began in April 2002 and was completed in April 2004. The brand identity firm designed 300,000 specific items for JAL. The JAL acronym remained, but it was changed to include a curved bar, which replaced the simple red square and gray rectangle used from 1989 (1991 For J-AIR). The curved bar was likened to a samurai sword. The tail now featured a quarter sun outlined in silver. JAL changed its branding again on 1 April 2011, reverting to the original 1959 brand, with slight modifications, as part of their post-bankruptcy rebrand.

2011-Present: Tsurumaru J-Air livery

The J-Air livery is called the tsurumaru (鶴丸) or "crane circle." It is an image of a Japanese

red-crown crane
with its wings extended in full flight. The Tsurumaru logo of its parent (Japan Airlines) was created in 1958 by Jerry Huff, the creative director at Botsford, Constantine and Gardner of San Francisco, which had been the advertising agency for Japan Airlines from its earliest days.

Gallery

Showing what J-Air (in Japanese) calls or called the aircraft. Also, the liveries are in order.[Note 2]

J-Air Livery

  • Jetstream Super 31 (JS31)
    Jetstream Super 31 (JS31)
  • Canadian Bombardier regional jet CRJ200 (CRJ200)
    Canadian Bombardier regional jet CRJ200 (CRJ200)

Arc of the Sun Livery

  • Canadian Bombardier regional jet CRJ200 (CRJ200)
    Canadian Bombardier regional jet CRJ200 (CRJ200)
  • E170
    E170

Tsurumaru livery

  • All the historical liveries of J-Air
  • Canadian Bombardier regional jet CRJ200 (CRJ200)
    Canadian Bombardier regional jet CRJ200 (CRJ200)
  • E170
    E170
  • E190
    E190

Historical logos

  • 1991 to 2008
    1991 to 2008
  • 2003 to 2011
    2003 to 2011
  • 2011-present
    2011-present
  • Anthhowner
    2011-present (another version of the J-Air logo)

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ According to and in order of www.jair.co.jp/about/ayumi.html (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Aircraft types are in order of www.jair.co.jp/about/ayumi.html (in Japanese)

General references

  1. ^ "会社案内." J-Air. Retrieved on February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 19–25, 2002. 80.
  3. ^ a b "JAL Subsidiary Airlines" (Press release). Japan Airlines. 2000-01-20. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  4. ^ a b c d ジェイ・エアのあゆみ [J-Air's Progress] (in Japanese). J-Air. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  5. Reed Business Information
    . 2004-03-23. p. 89. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  6. Penton Media. 2005-01-07. Archived from the original
    on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  7. ^ "JAL Group Subsidiary J Air Flight Numbers to Change to JAL" (Press release). Japan Airlines. 2004-12-27. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  8. Penton Media. 2007-04-03. Archived from the original
    on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  9. ^ "Embraer Sells Ten E-Jets to Japan Airlines" (PDF) (Press release). Embraer. 2007-06-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  10. Penton Media
    . 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  11. Penton Media. 2008-10-06. Archived from the original
    on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  12. ^ "Embraer Delivers First Embraer 170 Jet to Japan Airlines" (PDF) (Press release). Embraer. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  13. ^ "Embraer 170 Jet is Certified in Japan" (PDF) (Press release). Embraer. 2008-11-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  14. ^ 路線・時刻表 [Route and Timetable] (in Japanese). J-Air. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  15. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 18.
  16. ^ www.jair.co.jp/about/ayumi.html, in Japanese)
  17. ^ "J-Air Fleet | Airfleets aviation". airfleets.net. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  18. ^ ジェイエアCRJが抹消登録　国交省の航空機登録18年2月分 Retrieved 17th April, 2018 (in Japanese)
  19. ^ Nukina, Keishi (2018-02-03). "The Era of CRJ-200s and Q300s Operated by Japanese Airlines Is Over". KN Aviation. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  20. ^ "J-Air Fleet | Airfleets aviation". airfleets.net. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links

Media related to J-Air at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J-Air&oldid=1214677024"
This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article: J-Air. Articles is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license; additional terms may apply.Privacy Policy