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Domestic airline of Japan
Japan Transocean Air (JTA ) is an airline based in Naha , Okinawa Prefecture , Japan .[ 3] Japan Airlines . Its main base is Naha Airport .[ 4] Southwest Air Lines .
A former Southwest Air Lines Boeing 737-200 A former JTA Boeing 737-400 in former Southwest Air Lines livery at Chūbu Centrair International Airport , Nagoya , Japan (2013) A former JTA Boeing 737-400 (2004) 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 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%)[ 4] 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 .[ 5]
JTA serves the following destinations:[ 6]
JTA Boeing 737-800 As of June 2024[update] [ 8]
Japan Transocean Air fleet
Aircraft Type
In fleet
Orders
Passengers
Notes
C
Y
Total
Boeing 737-800
14
—
20
145
165[ 9]
Shared operation with JAL
Total
14
—
Japan Transocean Air has previously operated the following aircraft:
Accidents and incidents [ edit ] Since the airline's foundation, there has only been one accident which was under the former Southwest Air Lines brand.
^ "JO 7340.2J Contractions - Basic with Change 1 & Change 2" (PDF) . Federal Aviation Administration . 3 June 2019. pp. 3-1-50, 3-2-42, 3-3-44. Retrieved 8 February 2020 .^ "About JTA" . Retrieved 16 June 2024 .^ "Company Profile Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine " (Japanese). Japan Transocean Air . Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International 958 . "Head Office: 306-1 Kagamizu, Naha, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan."
^ "About JTA ," Japan Transocean Air
^ a b "Shimojijima Airport Archived 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine ," Okinawa Prefecture
^ a b c d "Japan Transocean Air Fleet Details and History" . Planespotters.net . 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-18 .^ "Boeing 737-800 (738/73H) / Aircrafts [sic ] and seats" . Japan Airlines . Retrieved 18 June 2024 .^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2Q3 JA8444 Ishigaki Airport (ISG)" . Retrieved 21 July 2016 .
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