Air Nippon
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Air Nippon was a regional airline headquartered in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.<ref>"会社概要 Template:Webarchive." Air Nippon. Retrieved on 19 May 2009.</ref>
It was a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was Haneda Airport.<ref name="FI">Template:Cite news</ref>
Code data
In April 2004, Air Nippon adopted ANA flight codes and numbers for all domestic services.
History
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Template:More citations needed section The company was founded by ANA, Japan Airlines and TOA Domestic as Template:Nihongo 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.).Template:Citation needed
It had 12 Boeing 737-200 aircraft. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1998 the airline was headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.<ref>"World Airline Directory." Flight International. April 1–7, 1998. "All Nippon Airways" 45.</ref>
In 2002 Air Nippon was headquartered on the 5th floor of the Template:Nihongo by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta.<ref>"会社案内." Air Nippon. 7 February 2002. Retrieved on 20 May 2009.</ref> Shiodome City Center, which became headquarters of Air Nippon and parent company ANA, opened in 2003.<ref>"Shiodome City Center Template:Webarchive." Nihon Sekkei. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref>
The airline employed 1,686 staff (at March 2007). On 1 October 2010, Air Nippon Network was merged into ANA Wings.<ref name="FI"/>
On 1 April 2012, Air Nippon was merged to All Nippon Airways.
Destinations
Fleet
The Air Nippon fleet consisted of the following aircraft throughout operations:<ref>Air Nippon fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-30.Template:Dead link</ref>
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | 1992 | 2010 | 166 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 11 | 1983 | 2000 | 126 | Transferred from All Nippon Airways. |
| Boeing 737-400 | 2 | 2000 | 2005 | 168 | Transferred to Hokkaido International Airlines. |
| Boeing 737-500 | 25 | 1995 | 2010 | 126 | |
| 133 | |||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 16 | 2005 | 2012 | 120 | |
| Boeing 737-700ER | 2 | 2007 | 2012 | 36 | Operated as ANA Business Jet. |
| 48 | |||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 16 | 2008 | 2012 | 167 | |
| 176 | |||||
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | 1994 | 2010 | 216 | |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 | 5 | 2001 | 2002 | 56 | Transferred to Air Nippon Network. |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | Template:Unknown | 1974 | 1994 | 10 | Transferred to Air Hokkaido. |
| NAMC YS-11 | Template:Unknown | 1978 | 2003 | Template:Unknown | Transferred from All Nippon Airways. |
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