Japan Domestic Airlines

Japan Domestic Airlines
IATA code :	JD
ICAO code :	JD
Call sign :
Founding:	1964
Operation stopped:	1971
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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

The Convair CV-880 crashed on August 26, 1966

• 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

• Former Airlines List (Asia)

Web link

• Data on the airline Japan Airlines Domestic in the Aviation Safety Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ jp airline fleets international 1970–71
2. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the incident of May 29, 1965 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
3. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the accident of August 26, 1966 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)