Fuji Dream Airlines

Prior to the airline's establishment, {{Ill|Suzuyo|lt=Suzuyo & Co., Ltd.|ja|鈴与}} signed a purchase agreement with Embraer on November 30, 2007 for two Embraer E170s for its startup airline, with a purchase right to acquire one additional aircraft. The contract value was estimated to be approximately US$87 million, if the purchase right was exercised. At that time, the yet-to-be-established airline was Embraer's second customer in Japan.{{cite press release|title=Emrbaer vende E jets ao Gropo Suzuyo no Japao|trans-title=Embraer Sells E-Jets to Japan's Suzuyo Group|language=PT|url=https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=3342-embraer-vende-e-jets-ao-grupo-suzuyo-no-japao|publisher=Embraer|date=2007-11-30|access-date=2009-09-10}}{{cite news|title=Other News - 11/07/2008|url=http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=14639|work=ATW Daily News|publisher=Penton Media|date=2008-11-07|access-date=2009-09-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630155758/http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=14639|archive-date=2012-06-30}} Suzuyo later established the airline as Fuji Dream Airlines on June 24, 2008 with an initial capital of ¥450 million, with Yohei Suzuki serving as the airline's president and chief executive officer (CEO).

On October 27, 2008, Embraer received the type certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to operate the Embraer E170 in Japan, with Fuji Dream Airlines receiving its first Embraer E170 on February 20, 2009 as Embraer's second Japanese customer, following J-Air.{{cite press release|title=Embraer 170 Jet is Certified in Japan|url=https://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/99431/embraer-170-jet-wins-japanese-certification.html|publisher=Embraer|date=2008-11-05|access-date=2020-09-11}}{{cite press release|title=Embraer Delivers First Embraer 170 Jet to Fuji Dream|url=http://www.embraer.com.br/institucional/download/2_016-VPC-Com-E170_Fuji_Dream_1st_delivery-I-09.pdf|publisher=Embraer|date=2009-02-20|access-date=2009-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306044756/http://www.embraer.com.br/institucional/download/2_016-VPC-Com-E170_Fuji_Dream_1st_delivery-I-09.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-06|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Japanese startup Fuji Dream Airlines|url=http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=15711|work=ATW Daily News|publisher=Penton Media|date=2009-02-24|access-date=2009-09-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630155755/http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=15711|archive-date=2012-06-30}} On June 15, 2009, the contract between Embraer and the airline was amended, allowing for the airline to acquire the larger Embraer E175, which was delivered in January 2010.{{cite press release|title=Embraer Sells the Third E-Jet to Japan's Fuji Dream Airlines|url=http://www.embraer.com.br/institucional/download/2_085-Com-VPC-E175_Fuji_Dream_Sale-I-09.pdf|publisher=Embraer|date=2009-06-15|access-date=2009-09-10}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|title=Fuji Dream upgrades to E-175|url=http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=16926|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630155825/http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=16926|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-30|work=ATW Daily News|publisher=Penton Media|date=2009-06-15|access-date=2009-09-12}}

The airline's inaugural flight occurred on July 23, 2009, with its initial operations consisting of two daily flights to Komatsu Airport and one daily flight each to Kagoshima and Kumamoto from its home base at Shizuoka Airport.{{cite web|script-title=ja:時刻表 - 9月1日から10月31日まで |trans-title=Timetable - September 1 to October 31 |url=http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/timetable/9_10.html |language=JA|website=Fuji Dream Airlines |access-date=2009-09-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913073642/http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/timetable/9_10.html |archive-date=2009-09-13}} On April 1, 2010, the airline commenced three daily flights between Matsumoto Airport to Fukuoka and one daily flight between Matsumoto and Sapporo Chitose, taking over the services of Japan Airlines (JAL) on the routes as part of a new codeshare agreement.{{cite press release|script-title=ja:静岡＝札幌線、静岡＝福岡線、松本＝札幌線、松本＝福岡線の開設について|trans-title=About the opening of Shizuoka-Sapporo, Shizuoka-Fukuoka, Matsumoto-Sapporo, and Matsumoto-Fukuoka routes|url=http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/company/doc/100113.pdf|language=JA|publisher=Fuji Dream Airlines|date=2010-01-13|access-date=2010-02-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215123337/http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/company/doc/100113.pdf|archive-date=2010-02-15}}{{cite press release|script-title=ja:静岡＝札幌線、静岡＝福岡線のダイヤ、運賃を届出 同時に新運賃を設定|trans-title=Announcing the timetable and fares for the Shizuoka-Sapporo and Shizuoka-Fukuoka routes.|url=http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/company/doc/100129.pdf|language=JA|publisher=Fuji Dream Airlines|date=2010-01-29|access-date=2010-02-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401023247/http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/company/doc/100129.pdf|archive-date=2010-04-01}}{{cite web|url=https://en.airportnews.jp/headline/210/|title=FDA to Serve Sapporo and Fukuoka Routes from Shinshu Matsumoto Airport - Taking Over JAL Routes in June 2010|website=Airport News Japan|date=2009-12-11|access-date=2020-09-11}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/256602/jalfuji-dream-airlines-to-start-codesharing/|title=JAL/Fuji Dream Airlines to start codesharing|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2010-02-25|access-date=2020-09-11}}

Fuji Dream's route network expanded further as the airline received new aircraft, including services from Shizuoka and Nagoya Airfield (Nagoya Komaki) to Fukuoka in October 2010,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287342/fuji-dream-airlines-w19-new-routes/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines launching 2 new routes in W10|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2010-08-31|access-date=2020-09-11}} services from Nagoya Komaki to Kumamoto and from Shizuoka to Sapporo Chitose in March 2011,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/98683/fuji-dream-expands-with-e-jets/|title=Fuji Dream Expands with E-Jets|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2011-01-28|access-date=2020-09-11}} services from Nagoya Komaki to Aomori and Hanamaki in August 2011,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/120443/fuji-dream-airlines-begins-2-scheduled-domestic-routes-from-aug-2011/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines begins 2 scheduled Domestic Routes from Aug 2011|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2011-08-02|access-date=2020-09-11}} and service between Fukuoka and Niigata in October 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/123629/fuji-dream-airlines-w11-operation-changes/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines W11 Operation Changes|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2011-08-30|access-date=2020-09-11}} In January 2013, the airline added Kōchi Airport as a new destination with services from Nagoya Komaki beginning in March 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/180377/fuji-dream-airlines-s13-operation-changes/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines S13 Operation Changes|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2013-01-31|access-date=2020-09-11}} In March 2014, the airline added Yamagata Airport as a new destination with services from Nagoya Komaki.{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/235625/fuji-dream-airlines-plans-nagoya-komaki-yamagata-service-from-late-march-2014/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines Plans Nagoya Komaki – Yamagata Service from late-March 2014|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2014-01-16|access-date=2020-09-11}} In March 2015, the airline added new service to Izumo and Kitakyushu from Nagoya Komaki.{{cite news|last1=Kohase|first1=Yusuke|script-title=ja:FDA、小牧発2路線 3月から北九州・出雲|trans-title=FDA, two routes from Komaki to Kitakyushu/Izumo from March|language=JA|url=http://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/53651|access-date=20 January 2015|work=Aviation Wire|date=2015-01-19}} In April 2016, the airline announced service to a second Sapporo airport, with flights to Okadama Airport from Shizuoka beginning in June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/254227/fuji-dream-airlines-adds-sapporo-okadama-service-from-june-2016/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines Adds Sapporo Okadama Service from June 2016|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2016-04-12|access-date=2020-09-11}}

In January 2018, Fuji Dream Airlines announced routes from Izumo to both Shizuoka and Sendai Airport as a new destination, beginning in March and April 2018 respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276783/fuji-dream-airlines-schedules-new-izumo-routes-in-s18/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines schedules new Izumo routes in S18|last=Liu|first=Jim|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2018-01-22|access-date=2020-09-11}} During late 2019, the airline added new routes to Kobe Airport, with services from Izumo, Kochi, and Matsumoto.{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287342/fuji-dream-airlines-w19-new-routes/|title=Fuji Dream Airlines W19 new routes|last=Liu|first=Jim|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=2019-11-01|access-date=2020-09-11}}

The head office of Fuji Dream Airlines is in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture.{{cite web|url=https://www.fujidream.co.jp/en/company/aboutus.html|title=Company Profile|website=Fuji Dream Airlines|access-date=2020-09-11}} The airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzuyo & Co., Ltd., whose core businesses include domestic and international logistics.{{cite web|title=Company Profile|url=http://www.suzuyo.co.jp/suzuyoe/company/profile/index.html|publisher=Suzuyo & Co., Ltd.|access-date=2009-09-10|archive-date=January 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110200053/http://www.suzuyo.co.jp/suzuyoe/company/profile/index.html|url-status=dead}}

On June 22, 2020, the airline appointed Shunichi Kususe as CEO and Tokuyasu Miwa as company president, following former president and CEO Yohei Suzuki's retirement from the airline.{{cite web|url=https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO60639880S0A620C2L61000|script-title=ja:FDA新社長に楠瀬氏 三輪氏は会長に|trans-title=Mr. Kususe as new president of FDA, Mr. Miwa becomes chairman|language=JA|website=The Nikkei|date=2020-06-22|access-date=2020-09-12}}

== Destinations ==

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{{As of|2024|08}}, Fuji Dream Airlines operates or has operated scheduled flights to the following destinations in Japan:{{cite web |title=Timetable |url=https://www.fujidream.co.jp/en/timetable/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Fuji Dream Airlines}}

Fuji Dream Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

• Japan Airlines{{cite web|url=https://www.jal.co.jp/en/dom/route/codeshare/fda/|title=Codeshare Flights with Fuji Dream Airlines|website=Japan Airlines|access-date=2020-09-11}}

• Hahn Airhttps://www.hahnair.com/en/partner-carriers

File:JA05FJ Embraer 175 FDA Fuji Dream Airlines (7595762112).jpg in orange livery, all aircraft of the airline wear a different color scheme.]]

{{As of|2024|08}}, Fuji Dream Airlines operates the following aircraft:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fujidream.co.jp/en/aircraft/|title=Aircraft|website=Fuji Dream Airlines|access-date=2020-09-11}}{{Cite web |title=Fuji Dream to donate parts of its first retired aircraft to Nagano Prefecture |url=https://japanaviationhub.com/news/fuji-dream-donates-ja04fj/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Japan Aviation Hub |language=en-US}}

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JA04FJ, Embraer ERJ-170SU: 4th aircraft. This aircraft was originally operated by Shuttle America and Republic Airways as N866RW,[http://flyteam.jp/registration/JA04FJ 機体番号：JA04FJの航空機情報] Flyteam and was the only used aircraft (manufactured in 2006) in FDA's fleet. It arrived at Shizuoka Airport on October 12, 2010.[http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/company/press/doc/101012.pdf グリーンの4号機、10月17日より路線へ投入] フジドリームエアラインズ The aircraft color is green, which was the most popular color in the poll on the official FDA website, and official image of the color was "Shizuoka's tea and the mountains of Shinshu. In addition, the survey was conducted by calling for votes on the official website of Matsumoto Yamaga FC, a soccer club in Nagano Prefecture,{{Cite web|author=クラブ公式HP|date=2010-06-04|url=http://www.yamaga-fc.com/news/2010/06/04/1275648242247.html|title=FDA様「Next Color?」キャンペーンについて|accessdate=2010-10-22|archive-date=March 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309090922/http://www.yamaga-fc.com/news/2010/06/04/1275648242247.html|url-status=dead}} so the color was unofficially considered the "Yamaga color" by the local press, Matsumoto Yamaga FC, and the club's supporters.

In 2011, a sticker of Alp-chan, a popular character of Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, was affixed to the rear of the aircraft, and in July 2011, it was appointed as a tourism ambassador for Matsumoto City, but with the introduction of JA11FJ, painted in the same colors as JA04FJ, its appointment as a tourism ambassador was terminated.[http://www.fujidream.co.jp/company/press/doc/110715_1.pdf 4号機が松本観光大使に任命]

It retired on March 9, 2024 with FDA Flight 418 departing Izumo Airport at 18:10 and arriving at Komaki Airport at 19:40. After this flight, this aircraft was dismantled at Komaki Airport after some parts were removed{{Cite web |title=FDA初の退役機、グリーンの「JA04FJ」ラストフライト【搭乗レポート】 |url=https://www.traicy.com/posts/20240310292753/ |website=TRAICY（トライシー） |date=2024-03-10 |access-date=2024-03-11 |language=ja |first=正晃 |last=佐藤}} and its nose section and winglet were donated to Matsumoto Airport.{{cite web |title = 緑のＦＤＡ４号機 機首が松本空港に|url =https://www.shimintimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/post-27573.php|website =市民タイムス|date=2024-11-08|access-date =2024-11-27}}

Fuji Dream Airlines launched in July 2009 with an initial fleet of two Embraer E170 aircraft, before receiving its first Embraer E175 aircraft in January 2010 and an additional E170 and E175 in October 2010, with the airline's fleet by then consisting of three E170s and two E175s. The airline's Embraer E175 fleet continued to grow in subsequent years, with orders for one E175 and one purchase right in October 2010,{{cite press release|url=http://www.team.aero/controls/news/view.php?id=327&c=1|title=Fuji Dream Airlines of Japan Orders an Embraer 175, Options Another|publisher=Team Aero|date=2010-10-25|access-date=2020-09-11}} two E175s in December 2012,{{cite press release|url=https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=2556-fuji-dream-airlines-encomenda-mais-dois-jatos-embraer-175|title=Fuji Dream Airlines encomenda mais dois jatos EMBRAER 175|trans-title=Fuji Dream Airlines orders two more EMBRAER 175 jets|language=PT|publisher=Embraer|date=2012-12-20|access-date=2020-09-11}} three E175s with three purchase rights in July 2014,{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fuji-dream-airlines-to-add-up-to-six-e175-jets-to-its-all-embraer-fleet-267166001.html|title=Fuji Dream Airlines to add up to six E175 jets to its all-Embraer fleet|website=PR Newswire|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2020-09-11}} three E175s with three purchase rights in June 2017,{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fuji-dream-airlines-orders-up-to-six-e175-to-its-all-embraer-fleet-300476567.html|title=Fuji Dream Airlines Orders up to Six E175 to its all-Embraer Fleet|website=PR Newswire|date=2017-06-20|access-date=2020-09-11}} and two E175s in June 2019.{{cite press release|url=https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=1206609-fuji-dream-airlines-orders-two-e175s-to-add-to-its-all-embraer-fleet|title=Fuji Dream Airlines Orders Two E175s to Add to its All-Embraer Fleet|publisher=Embraer|date=2019-06-18|access-date=2020-09-11}}

In June 2017, the airline had expressed interest in both the Embraer E190-E2 and Mitsubishi MRJ (later the SpaceJet) in order to operate aircraft with a higher seating capacity, but in the case of the SpaceJet had decided to wait for the aircraft's eventual launch to observe its operating performance before making a decision.{{cite web|url=https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/122462|script-title=ja:FDA、E175を最大6機発注 18年春から受領、14機体制に|trans-title=FDA orders up to 6 E175s to receive in spring 2018, for a total fleet of 14 aircraft|language=JA|first=Tadayuki|last=Yoshikawa|website=Aviation Wire|date=2017-06-21|access-date=2020-09-12}}

Fuji Dream Airlines' aircraft livery consists of a solid color across the aircraft's fuselage, engines, and wingtips, with the airline's wordmark and name written on the fuselage, usually in white. Individual aircraft are given a unique color scheme making them distinct from one another, such as in red, light blue, green, gold, silver, or violet. The vertical stabilizer (tail fin) features the airline's logo, itself resembling Mount Fuji backed by a morning sunrise, colored to mirror the aircraft's given color scheme, with the exception of the logo's uppermost yellow stripe, resembling the morning sun. One aircraft, an Embraer E175 registered JA12FJ, instead features a predominantly inverted color scheme consisting of a solid white fuselage, with the airline's wordmark, logo, engines, and wingtips largely painted in the brand's standard red color.{{cite web|url=http://www.fujidream.co.jp/flight/kizai.html|script-title=ja:使用機材|trans-title=Equipment used|language=JA|website=Fuji Dream Airlines|access-date=2016-05-08}}

Fuji Dream Airlines' aircraft cabins consist of either 76 or 84 economy class seats, with each seat measuring approximately {{convert|18|in|cm}} wide with a standard seat pitch of {{convert|31|in|cm}}. On the airline's flights, complimentary refreshment services are offered.{{cite web|url=https://www.fujidream.co.jp/en/services/|title=Services|website=Fuji Dream Airlines|access-date=2020-09-11}} The airline also has an in-flight magazine titled Dream 3776, with its name originating and derived from the airline's name and Mount Fuji's {{convert|3776|m|ft|abbr=on}} elevation.{{cite press release|script-title=ja:機内誌を雑誌"自遊人"と共同制作|trans-title=Co-production of an in-flight magazine with "Jiyujin"|url=http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/company/doc/090721.pdf|language=JA|publisher=Fuji Dream Airlines|date=2009-07-21|access-date=2009-09-10}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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• {{official website|https://www.fujidream.co.jp/en/}}
• {{official website|https://www.fujidream.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.suzuyo.co.jp/eindex.html Suzuyo & Co., Ltd.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109031357/http://www.suzuyo.co.jp/eindex.html |date=January 9, 2013 }} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430071412/http://www.suzuyo.co.jp/index.html (Japanese)]

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