Air Central
| Air Central エ ア ー セ ン ト ラ ル |
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| IATA code : | NV |
| ICAO code : | CRF |
| Call sign : | AIR CENTRAL |
| Founding: | 1988 |
| Operation stopped: | 2010 |
| Seat: |
Tokoname , Japan
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| Home airport : | Chūbu |
| Management: | Subsidiary of All Nippon Airways |
| Alliance : | Star Alliance |
| Fleet size: | |
| Aims: | 10 national goals |
| Air Central エ ア ー セ ン ト ラ ル ceased operations in 2010. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. |
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Air Central ( Japanese エ ア ー セ ン ト ラ ル , Eā Sentoraru Kabushiki kaisha ) was a Japanese airline based in Tokoname . It was a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways and served regional destinations from Chūbu Airport .
history
In 1953, the airline was founded as Nakanihon Air Service (NAS) and began operating at Nagoya Airport . The Meitetsu Group and All Nippon Airways were the major shareholders. NAS specialized in general aviation flights . Furthermore, individual charter flights , aerial photography and helicopter flights were offered.
On May 12, 1988, the subsidiary Nakanihon Airlines (NAL) was founded to offer flights to regional destinations. The company headquarters was at Nagoya Airport . Nagoya Railroad initially owned 55% and All Nippon Airways 45% of the company. However, by September 2006, the proportion of ANA had increased to 86.7%. The Meitetsu Group therefore owns a 13.3% stake in NAL. Flight operations began on April 23, 1991.
On February 17, 2007 the company was renamed Air Central and moved its flight operations to Chūbu Airport . The flight schedule was adapted to the flights of All Nippon Airways in order to enable passengers of ANA and the Star Alliance partners to continue their flights to regional destinations.
In June 2010 Air Central was dissolved and merged with two other ANA regional companies, Air Next and Air Nippon Network to form the new ANA Wings .
See also
Web links
- Air Central website ( memento of October 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ana.co.jp - Notice Regarding Merger of Consolidated Subsidiary (.pdf file; English; 18 kB) July 30, 2011.
