Japan Transocean Air

Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd.
日本トランスオーシャン航空株式会社
Nihon Toransuōshan Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha
IATA ICAO Call sign
NU JTA JAI OCEAN[1]
FoundedJune 20, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-06-20)
(as Southwest Air Lines)
Commenced operationsJuly 1967; 57 years ago (1967-07)
HubsNaha Airport
Focus citiesNew Ishigaki Airport
AllianceOneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size14
Destinations15
Parent companyJapan Airlines (72.8%)
HeadquartersNaha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Key peopleNozomi Noguchi (President & CEO)
Employees814 (31 March 2023) [2]
Websitewww.jal.co.jp/jta

Japan Transocean Air (JTA) is an airline based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[3] It operates domestic services on behalf of Japan Airlines. Its main base is Naha Airport.[4] From 1967 until 1993, the airline was known as Southwest Air Lines.

  1. ^ "JO 7340.2J Contractions - Basic with Change 1 & Change 2" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 3 June 2019. pp. 3-1-50, 3-2-42, 3-3-44. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ "About JTA". Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Company Profile Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine" (Japanese). Japan Transocean Air. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 97.