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| Founded | 8 August 1975 (1975-08-08) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 31 March 2008 (2008-03-31) (re-integrated intoJapan Airlines) | ||||||
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| Alliance | Oneworld(affiliate; 2007–2008) | ||||||
| Parent company | Japan Airlines Corp. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Shinagawa,Tokyo,Japan | ||||||
Japan Asia Airways, Co., Ltd. (日本アジア航空株式会社,Nihon Ajia Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha) (JAA) was a subsidiary ofJapan Airlines (JAL) founded due to thelegal status of theRepublic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with thePeople's Republic of China in order to allow Japan Airlines to continue flying to Taiwan from Japan. JAA was headquartered in the Japan Airlines Building inShinagawa,Tokyo.[1]
JAA was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of JAL on 8 August 1975 and given the responsibility of providing air links between Japan andTaiwan, formerly offered by JAL.[2]
Direct flights between Japan and Taiwan had been suspended since April 1975, following the signing of a civil air treaty with thePeople's Republic of China.[3] However, following negotiations between theInterchange Association, Japan and Taiwan'sAssociation of East Asian Relations, JAA was created and direct flights to Taipei were resumed.[4] JAA began flights to Taipei on September 15, 1975.[5]
Similar arrangements were later made byAir France,British Airways,KLM,Qantas andSwissair for their services to Taiwan.
In 1985, JAA was headquartered in the Yurakucho-Denki Building inChiyoda,Tokyo, in a facility separate from the JAL headquarters in the Tokyo Building in Chiyoda.[6]
Following JAL's privatization, the new 2007 Japan-Taiwan air transport agreement led JAL to liquidate JAA as a cost-saving measure and to normalize Japan-Taiwan flight status. JAA flew its last flights on March 31, 2008, and all flights were operated by JAL from April 1, 2008.[7]
Routes served by JAA before being folded into JAL:[8]
The above routes were all taken over by JAL on 1 April 2008.
Historically, JAA even offeredTaipei —Okinawa,Taipei —Hong Kong, andTaipei —Manila routes under theFifth Freedom traffic rights granted by Taiwan, as well as the connection flights between Taipei and Kaohsiung before the direct Narita–Kaohsiung route was inaugurated in August 2005. JAA was to date[when?] the only international carrier to be granted the right to fly in-island by theCivil Aeronautics Administration (Republic of China).
The Japan Asia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft before its integration toJapan Airlines:[citation needed]
Beginning in 2004, most JAA flights were operated with JALBoeing 747-400 aircraft to meet market demand and to improve JAL fleet utilization. Previously, JAA operatedDouglas DC-8-53/61,Boeing 747-100/200 andMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 aircraft.
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