List of defunct airlines of Japan

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Japan.[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Ceased
operations 		Notes
Air Central Aliceair-ja8875.jpg NV CRF AIR CENTRAL 1988 2010 Merged with Air Next and Air Nippon Network to form ANA Wings
Air Hokkaido Air Hokkaido DHC-6-300 JA8799 2.JPG ADK AIR DREAM 1994 2006
Air Next JA302K Boeing 737 ANA Air Next (7583201438).jpg 7A NXA BLUE-DOLPHIN 2004 2010 Merged with Air Central and Air Nippon Network to form ANA Wings
Air Nippon JA8390 A320-211 ANK Air Nippon NGO 07JUL-01 (6878045720).jpg EL ANK ANK AIR 1987 2012 Merged into All Nippon Airways
Air Nippon Network De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 (Air Nippon) 092.jpg EH AKX ALPHA WING 2002 2010 Merged with Air Central and Air Next to form ANA Wings
AirAsia Japan (Part 1) DSC 5832-F-WWBF - MSN 5547 (10298933644).jpg DJ WAJ WING ASIA 2011 2013 Rebranded as Vanilla Air
AirAsia Japan (Part 2) Armada utama Airasia Japan.jpg DJ WAJ WING ASIA 2017 2020
ANA & JP Express ANA&JP-express B767-300F JA604F.jpg 9N AJV AYJAY CARGO 2006 2010 Merged into Air Japan
1952 1964 Merged with and to form Japan Domestic Airlines
Fujita Airlines 1956 1963 Merged into All Nippon Airways
Galaxy Airlines Galaxy Airlines Company Airbus300 JA01G.JPG J7 GXY GALAX 2005 2008
Harlequin Air Harlequin Air-McDonnell Douglas MD-81-JA8552-Fukuoka airport-20040613 165842.JPG JH HLQ HARLEQUIN 1997 2005 Affiliate of Japan Air System, now part of Japan Airlines
Imperial Japanese Airways Imperial Japanese Airways flight attendant.JPG 1938 1945
Japan Airlines Domestic Airbus A300B4-622R, Japan Airlines (JAL) JP441086.jpg JL JFL J-BIRD 2004 2006 Merged into Japan Airlines
Japan Asia Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40D, Japan Asia Airways - JAA AN0199449.jpg EG JAA ASIA 1975 2008 Merged into Japan Airlines
Japan Domestic Airlines Japan Domestic Airlines NAMC YS-11 JA8651.jpg 1964 1971 Merged with Toa Airways to form Toa Domestic Airlines
JAL Express JAL Express B737-800(JA339J).jpg JC JEX JANEX 1997 2014 Integrated into Japan Airlines
JALways JALways B747-436SR (JA8187) departing Tokyo International Airport.jpg JO JAZ JALWAYS 1991 2010 Merged into Japan Airlines
Japan Air System JapanAirSystemA300withJALLogo.JPG JD JAS AIR SYSTEM 1988 2004 Rebranded as Japan Airlines Domestic
Japan Air Transport Nakajima AT-2.jpg 1928 1938 Merged into Imperial Japanese Airways
Japan Universal System Transport Boeing 747-221F (JA8160 392 21744) (8216797328).jpg YU JST 1991 1996
Kansai Airlines
Kyokushin Air Sado Airport BN-2B.JPG KOK 2008
Link Airs 2012 2014 Went bankrupt and never launched
Nakanihon Airlines JA8875 Fokker 50 NAL Nakanihon Al NGO 20MAY03 (8410964804).jpg 1998 2005 Commuter division of Nakanihon Air Service, rebranded as Air Central
1955 1964 Merged with and to form Japan Domestic Airlines
1962 1964 Merged with and to form Japan Domestic Airlines
Orange Cargo ORJ ORANGE CARGO 2002 2004 Went bankrupt
Skynet Asia Airways Skynet Asia Airways B737-400(JA392K) (3814199521).jpg LQ SNJ 1997 2011 Rebranded as Solaseed Air
Southwest Air Lines JA8999 (10493669643) (2).jpg NU SWL 1967 1993 Rebranded as Japan Transocean Air
Toa Airways TOA Airways 東亜航空 YS-11A.JPG TAW TOA DOMES 1953 1971 Merged with Japan Domestic Airlines to form Toa Domestic Airlines
Toa Domestic Airlines Toa Domestic Airlines NAMC YS-11 JA8750.jpg JD TDA 1971 1988 Rebranded as Japan Air System
Vanilla Air Vanilla Air Airbus A320 at Seoul Incheon International Airport.jpg JW VNL VANILLA 2013 2019 Merged into Peach Aviation

See also[]

  • List of airlines of Japan
  • List of airports in Japan

References[]

  1. ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  2. ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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