Japan Transocean Air

"Southwest Air Lines" redirects here. For the United States airline, see Southwest Airlines. For other uses, see Southwest Airlines (disambiguation).
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.