Air Nippon Network

Air Nippon Network Co., Ltd.
株式会社エアーニッポンネットワーク
Kabushiki-gaisha Eā Nippon Nettowāku
IATA ICAO Call sign
EH AKX ALPHA WING
FoundedMay 2001 (2001-05)
Commenced operationsJuly 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)
Ceased operationsOctober 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
(merged with Air Next and Air Central to form ANA Wings)
HubsNew Chitose Airport
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate; 2001–2010)
Fleet size19 aircraft
DestinationsSee Destinations below
Parent companyAir Nippon
Headquarters

Air Nippon Network [1] (or A-net) was an airline based on the grounds of Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.[2]

It operated feeder services for parent Air Nippon, itself a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was New Chitose Airport.[3] On October 1, 2010, Air Nippon Network, Air Next and Air Central were merged and rebranded as ANA Wings.

History

The airline was established in May 2001 to operate Air Nippon's local feeder routes from Tokyo and Sapporo. It started operations on 1 July 2002 using three Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. In December 2003 4 more Dash 8s joined to replace Boeing 737 aircraft operated from Osaka by Air Nippon.

In April 2004 Air Nippon Network was headquartered in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido.[4]

Air Nippon Network had 400 employees (at March 2007).[3]

Destinations

Domestic destinations included:[5]

Hokkaidō

Kantō

Kansai

Tōhoku

Chūbu

Chūgoku

Shikoku

Kyūshū

Okinawa

International destinations included

Fleet

The Air Nippon Network fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of June 2008):[3]

References

  1. ^ Airline Codes
  2. ^ "会社概要" (). Air Nippon Network. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "本社所在地 東京都大田区羽田空港3-3-2"
  3. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 64.
  4. ^ "会社概要." Air Nippon Network. April 6, 2004. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine 運航路線 and "Corporation". Archived from the original on 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2004-04-06. 会社概要