Japan Domestic Airlines
| Japan Domestic Airlines | |
|---|---|
| IATA code : | JD |
| ICAO code : | JD |
| Call sign : | |
| Founding: | 1964 |
| Operation stopped: | 1971 |
| Seat: | |
| Fleet size: | |
| Aims: | national |
| Japan Domestic Airlines ceased operations in 1971. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Japan Domestic Airlines ( Nihon Kokunai Kōkū , Japanese 日本 国内 航空 ), also known as JDA, was a Japanese domestic airline.
history
It was created on April 15, 1964 through the merger of three smaller airlines: the Kita-Nihon Kōkū ( 北 日本 航空 , English Kita Nihon Airlines Co., Ltd. , NJA), the Fuji Kōkū ( 富士 航空 , English Fuji Airlines Co ., Ltd. , FAL) and the Nittō Kōkū ( 日 東 航空 , English Nittoh Airlines Co., Ltd. , NAL).
Japanese NAMC YS-11s were used as aircraft; In 1966 the first newly ordered Boeing 727-100s were delivered. On May 15, 1971, Japan Domestic Airlines merged with Toa Airways to form Toa Domestic Airlines (TDA).
fleet
JDA continued u. a. the following aircraft types:
- Boeing 727-100
- Convair CV-240
- Convair CV-880
- Douglas DC-3 / C-47
- De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- NAMC YS-11
- North 262
Incidents
- On May 29, 1965, a Convair 240 ( registration number JA5088) was irreparably damaged at Obihiro Airport .
- On August 26, 1966, the only Convair 880 (registration number JA8030) had an accident at Tokyo-Haneda Airport while starting a local training flight. The entire five-man crew was killed.
See also
Web link
- Data on the airline Japan Airlines Domestic in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ jp airline fleets international 1970–71
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the incident of May 29, 1965 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the accident of August 26, 1966 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
