Japan Asia Airways
Defunct airline of Japan and Taiwan (1975–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 of Japan Airlines (JAL) which existed between 1975 and 2008. JAA was headquartered in the Japan Airlines Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo.[1]
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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 into Japan Airlines) | ||||||
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Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate; 2007—2008) | ||||||
Parent company | Japan Airlines Corp. | ||||||
Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
JAA was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of JAL on 8 August 1975 and given the responsibility of providing air links between Japan and Taiwan, 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 the People's Republic of China.[3] However, following negotiations between the Interchange Association, Japan and Taiwan's Association 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 by Air France, British Airways, KLM, Qantas and Swissair for their services to Taiwan.
In 1985, JAA was headquartered in the Yurakucho-Denki Building in Chiyoda, 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]