JTA JAY OCEAN Focus cities Ishigaki Airport Destinations 15 Founded 20 June 1967 Hub Naha Airport | Hubs Naha Airport Fleet size 8 Number of employees 718 (31 March, 2014) Alliance Oneworld Parent organizations Japan Airlines, JALways | |
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Parent company Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. Headquarters Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. (日本トランスオーシャン航空株式会社, Nippon Toransuōshan Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha), or JTA, is an airline based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It operates domestic services. Its main base is Naha Airport. From 1967 until 1993, the airline was known as Southwest Air Lines.
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History
The airline was established on 20 June 1967 as Southwest Air Lines (南西航空, Nansei Kōkū), and started operations in July 1967. It changed its name in July 1993. It has 718 employees (at March 2014) and is owned by Japan Airlines (51.1%), Naha Airport Terminal (17%), Okinawa Prefecture (12.9%) and others (19.1%)
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 72.9% of Ryukyu Air Commuter.
Corporate affairs
At one time the head office of Southwest Air Lines was at 306-1 Kagamizu in Naha.
Former destinations
Fleet
The Japan Transocean Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
Previously operated
Accidents and incidents
Since the airlines foundation there has only been one accident and that was under the former Southwest Air Lines brand.