Japan Air System
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| Founded | April 15, 1964 (as Japan Domestic Airlines) | |||
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| Ceased operations | October 1, 2006 (merged into Japan Airlines) | |||
| Hubs | Tokyo Haneda Airport Osaka Itami Airport |
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| Secondary hubs | Fukuoka Airport Nagoya Airport New Chitose Airport |
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| Focus cities | Kansai International Airport Narita International Airport |
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| Frequent-flyer program | JAS Mileage Service | |||
| Airport lounge | Rainbow Lounge | |||
| Subsidiaries | Japan Air Commuter Hokkaido Air System Harlequin Air |
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| Fleet size | 85 | |||
| Destinations | 46 | |||
| Company slogan | Good Speed Always | |||
| Parent company | Japan Air System Co., Ltd. | |||
| Headquarters | Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Website | www.jas.co.jp | |||
Japan Air System Co., Ltd. (JAS) (日本エアシステム Nihon Ea Shisutemu) (IATA: JD, ICAO: JAS, Call sign: Air System) was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two larger airlines. As an independent company, it was last headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Ōta, Tokyo. It has since merged with Japan Airlines.
JAS was famous for its variety of aircraft liveries; Amy Chavez of The Japan Times described the rainbow liveries as "abstract." Many of its color schemes in the 1990s were designed by film director Akira Kurosawa.[1]
The airline's slogan was "Good Speed Always".
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[edit] History
[edit] Formation
The company was originally formed as Toa Domestic Airlines (東亜国内航空 Tōa Kokunai Kōkū) (TDA) in a merger between Toa Airways and Japan Domestic Airlines on May 15, 1971.[2]
On April 1, 1988 the current name Japan Air System (JAS) was taken.[2]
[edit] Start of international service
In 1988 Japan Air System began service from Narita to Seoul, South Korea. In 1995 the airline had 99 domestic routes, some international routes, 64 offices in Japan, one office in Seoul, and one office in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.[2]
[edit] Boeing 777 livery design contest
In 1996, Japan Air System held a contest for designing the livery of the Boeing 777.[3] The youngest entrant was three years of age while the oldest was 84.[4] A total of 10,364 participants from 42 countries submitted entries.[4][5] The judges included Akira Kurosawa, Masuo Ikeda, Kenshi Hirokane, Yoshiko Sakurai, and Yusuke Kaji (梶 祐輔 Kaji Yūsuke).[4] 13 year-old Masatomo Watanabe (渡部 真丈 Watanabe Masatomo), a male second year (Grade 8) junior high school student living near Chitose Airport, won the award.[6]
The Japan Air System Boeing 777, painted in Watanabe's design, premiered in April 1997 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Japan Air System.[7]
[edit] Merger with Japan Airlines
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In 2001, JAS agreed to merge with JAL.[citation needed]
On October 2, 2002, JAS and JAL established a new holding company which was called Japan Airlines System (日本航空システム Nihon Kōkū Shisutemu) and they were reborn as the new Japan Airlines (JAL) group. Airplane liveries were changed to match the design of the new JAL group. At that time, the new JAL group was the sixth largest in the world by passengers carried and the third largest measured by revenue.[citation needed]
On April 1, 2004, Japan Airlines (old JAL) changed its name to Japan Airlines International and Japan Air System (JAS) changed its name to Japan Airlines Domestic. Japan Airlines System was renamed to Japan Airlines Corporation to make the most of the JAL brand. At the same time, all JAS flight codes, check-in desks and plane were unified into JAL, and the Japan Air System brand officially ceased to exist.
At the time of its integration into JAL, JAS was operating Airbus A300, Boeing 777, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft among others.
[edit] Corporate affairs
When Toa Domestic Airlines was originally established on May 15, 1971, its headquarters were located at the Japan Airlines Haneda Maintenance Center (羽田日本航空メンテナンスセンター Haneda Nihon Kōkū Mentanensu Sentā) at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Ōta, Tokyo. On February 28, 1972, its headquarters were moved to Mori Building No. 18 (第18森ビル Dai-jūhachi Mori Biru) in Minato, Tokyo.[8][9] On July 31, 1990, the headquarters moved from Mori Building No. 18 to Mori Building No. 37 (第37森ビル Dai-sanjūroku Mori Biru),[10][11] located in Toranomon. On April 18, 1998, the head office moved to Haneda Maintenance Center 1 (羽田メンテナンスセンター1 Haneda Mentanansu Sentā, or JAS M1 Building) at Haneda Airport.[2][12][13] On August 11, 2003, as JAS was being merged into Japan Airlines, the JAS headquarters moved from Haneda Maintenance Center 1 to the JAL Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo.[14]
[edit] Destinations Prior to Merger
[edit] Domestic
[edit] Kantō region
[edit] Kansai region
- Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka International Airport (partially in Osaka Prefecture and partially in Hyogo Prefecture) and Kansai International Airport[17][18][19][21][24]
- Hyogo Prefecture
- Wakayama Prefecture
[edit] Chūbu region
[edit] Tohoku region
[edit] Chugoku region
[edit] Hokkaidō
- Asahikawa[18][21]
- Kushiro[18][21]
- Memanbetsu (now Ozora)[18][21]
- Obihiro[18][21]
- Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)[17][18][19][20][21]
[edit] Kyūshū
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Miyazaki Prefecture
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Oita Prefecture
[edit] Shikoku
[edit] Ryukyu Islands
[edit] International
[edit] People's Republic of China
[edit] South Korea
[edit] Singapore
[edit] United States
[edit] Fleet
- Airbus A300 family[21]
- Boeing 777-200[21][28]
- McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 family
- Douglas DC-9[28][29](Retired prior to the merge with JAL)
- Douglas DC-10 [30] (Retired prior to the merge with JAL, sold to Northwest Airlines)
- NAMC YS-11 (later moved to subsidiary airlines)
[edit] Subsidiaries
[edit] Credit cards
In association with VISA, Mastercard, and Japan Credit Bureau JAS had "JAS Card" credit cards. In addition JAS had "Sky Merit" cards.[33]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- July 3, 1971, Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 533: A NAMC YS-11A owned by Toa Domestic Airlines crashed into terrain, killing all 68 occupants.[34][35]
- April 18, 1993, Japan Air System Flight 451: A Douglas DC-9-41 of Japan Air System, flying from Nagoya to Hanamaki, crashed after the aircraft, caught by windshear, skidded off of the runway. All of the passengers and crew survived.[36]
[edit] Special liveries
Japan Air System, for a period, painted a Douglas DC-10 in a Peter Pan color scheme.[30]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Chavez, Amy. "Japan takes flight." The Japan Times. December 23, 2008. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "COMPANY INFORMATION." Japan Air System. November 6, 1999. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. "Headquarters: JAS M1 Bldg. 5-1 Haneda kuko 3-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0041 Japan"
- ^ "The Boeing Company and Japan." Boeing. July 5, 2007. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ a b c "JAS [B777] Rainbow Design Competition." Japan Air System. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ "The course of the competition." Japan Air System. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ "It was a 13-year-old boy who gave JAS a fantastic present!." Japan Air System. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ "Rainbow Design Competition/Presenting the result." Japan Air System. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
- ^ "JAS 1971-1980." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on December 6, 2011. "[...]Japan Airlines Maintenance Center (9-1, 1-chome Haneda Airport, Ota-ku, Tokyo)" and "[...]Mori Building No. 18 (28 Nishikubo Akefunecho, Minato-ku, Tokyo)."
- ^ "JAS 1971-1980." (Japanese) Japan Airlines. Retrieved on December 13, 2011. "[...]羽田日本航空メンテナンスセンター（東京都大田区羽田空港1丁目9番1号）" and "[...]第18森ビル（東京都港区西久保明舟町28番）"
- ^ "1981-1990." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on December 6, 2011. "Moved JAS headquarters from Mori Building No. 18 to Mori Building No. 37."
- ^ "1981-1990." (Japanese) Japan Airlines. Retrieved on December 13, 2011. "本社を第18森ビルから第37森ビルへ移転。"
- ^ "JAS 1991-2000." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on December 6, 2011.
- ^ "JAS 1991-2000." (Japanese) Japan Airlines. Retrieved on December 13, 2011. "虎ノ門第37森ビルから羽田メンテナンスセンター1へ。"
- ^ "JAS 2001-2004." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on December 6, 2011.
- ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL TIMETABLE OCTOBER 1 - 31,1999."
- ^ a b c d e f "Month : 2001/2/1 - 2001/3/31 OKINAWA/AMAMIISLAND AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Month : 2001/2/1 - 2001/3/31 KYUSYU AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Month: 2001/2/1 - 2001/3/31 HOKKAIDO AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Month : 2001/2/1 - 2001/3/31 TOHOKU AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Month: 2001/2/1 - 2001/3/31 CHUGOKU/SHIKOKU AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Month: 2001/2/1 - 2001/3/31 KANTO AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b "Month: 2000/12/22 - 2001/1/8 KANSAI/KINKI AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b "Month: 2000/12/22 - 2001/1/8 CHUBU/HOKURIKU AREA." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b c d e f "JAS International Timetable NOVEMBER 1,1999- MARCH 25,2000." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b c d e "International Flight Information (Effective October 29, 2000?`March 24, 2001)." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b "COMPANY NEWS; Japanese Give Boeing $820 Million Order." The New York Times. June 30, 1993.
- ^ a b c d e "Photo Gallery." Japan Air System.
- ^ a b "Japan Air System Accepts its First Pratt-Powered 777." PR Newswire.
- ^ "Gallery" (November 7, 1996). Japan Air System.
- ^ a b Airliner Color History: McDonnell Douglas DC-10. 80.
- ^ "2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information." Japan Airlines.
- ^ "Japan Air System To Cut 1,000 Jobs ." Associated Press.
- ^ "Card" (Japanese). Japan Air System. Retrieved on March 1, 2009.
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- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710703-0
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930418-0
[edit] External links
- Archives of http://www.jas.co.jp/e_jashom.htm
- Archives of http://www.jas.co.jp/eng/index.htm
- Archives of http://www.jas.co.jp
- Gallery of JAS liveries
- A tale of many tails: the merger of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System makes perfect business sense, but commonality of equipment is a different matter. Air Transport World. April 1, 2003.
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