Air Nippon

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Air Nippon

| image = AirNipponnewlogo.png

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| IATA = EL

| ICAO = ANK

| callsign = ANK AIR

| founded = March 1974

| commenced = 10 October 1974

| ceased = 1 April 2012 (merged into ANA Wings)

| bases = Tokyo International Airport

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| frequent_flyer =ANA Mileage Club

| lounge =

| subsidiaries =

| fleet_size = 35

| alliance=Star Alliance (Affiliate)

| destinations =

| parent = All Nippon Airways

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{{Nihongo|Air Nippon Co., Ltd.|エアーニッポン株式会社|Eā Nippon Kabushiki-gaisha}} was a regional airline based in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Japan."[http://www.air-nippon.co.jp/company/index.html 会社概要] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521230436/http://www.air-nippon.co.jp/company/index.html |date=2009-05-21 }}." Air Nippon. Retrieved on 19 May 2009.

It was a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was Tokyo International Airport.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 64 | date= 2007-03-27}}

Code data

In April 2004, Air Nippon adopted ANA flight codes and numbers for all domestic services.

History

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The company was founded by ANA, Japan Airlines and TOA Domestic as {{Nihongo|Nippon Kinkyori Airways"World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 27-April 2, 1991. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%200744.html?search=Air%20Micronesia 62].|日本近距離航空|Nippon Kinkyori Kōkū|extra=lit. Japan Short-Distance Airline, NKK}} 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.).{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|title=IATA - Codes - Airline and Airport Codes Search|last=IATA|website=www.iata.org|publisher=IATA|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-24}}

In 1998 the airline was headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo."World Airline Directory." Flight International. April 1–7, 1998. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200837.html?search="All Nippon Airways" 45].

In 2002 Air Nippon was headquartered on the 5th floor of the {{Nihongo|Utility Center Building|ユーティリティセンタービル|Yūtiriti Sentā Biru}} by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta."[https://web.archive.org/web/20020207182917/http://www.air-nippon.co.jp/ank/index.html 会社案内]." Air Nippon. 7 February 2002. Retrieved on 20 May 2009. Shiodome City Center, which became headquarters of Air Nippon and parent company ANA, opened in 2003."[http://www.nihonsekkei.co.jp/en/works/works_10/10_02.html Shiodome City Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528030305/http://www.nihonsekkei.co.jp/en/works/works_10/10_02.html |date=2009-05-28 }}." Nihon Sekkei. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.

The airline employed 1,686 staff (at March 2007). On 1 October 2010, Air Nippon Network was merged into ANA Wings.

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:[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=EL&al_op=1 Air Nippon fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-30.]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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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
rowspan="2"\|Boeing 737-500 \|rowspan="2"\|25 \|rowspan="2"\|1995 \|rowspan="2"\|2010 \|126 \|rowspan="2"\|
133
Boeing 737-700 \|16 \|2005 \|2012 \|120 \|
rowspan="2"\|Boeing 737-700ER \|rowspan="2"\|2 \|rowspan="2"\|2007 \|rowspan="2"\|2012 \|36 \|rowspan="2"\|Operated as ANA Business Jet
48
rowspan="2"\|Boeing 737-800 \|rowspan="2"\|16 \|rowspan="2"\|2008 \|rowspan="2"\|2012 \|167 \|rowspan="2"\|
176
Boeing 767-300ER \|3 \|1994 \|2010 \|216 \|
Bombardier Dash 8-300 \|5 \|2001 \|2002 \|56 \|Transferred to Air Nippon Network
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter \|{{Unknown}} \|1974 \|1994 \|10 \|Transferred to Air Hokkaido
NAMC YS-11 \|{{Unknown}} \|1978 \|2003 \|{{Unknown}} \|Transferred from All Nippon Airways

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|+ Air Nippon Airways Historical Fleet

Aircraft

! Total

! Introduced

! Retired

! Passengers

! Notes

Airbus A320-200

|1992

|2010

|166