Air Central

Air Central Co., Ltd. (エアーセントラル株式会社, Eā Sentoraru Kabushiki-gaisha) was an airline based in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1] It operated passenger services as All Nippon Airways (ANA) flights from its main base is Chūbu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya.[2] On October 1, 2010, Air Central, Air Next and Air Nippon Network were merged and rebranded as ANA Wings.

Not to be confused with Ayr Central.
Air Central
エアーセントラル
IATA ICAO Callsign
NV CRF AIR CENTRAL
FoundedMay 12, 1988
Ceased operationsOctober 1, 2010
HubsChubu Centrair International Airport
AllianceStar Alliance
Destinations12
Parent companyAll Nippon Airways (86.7%)
Nagoya Railroad (13.3%)
HeadquartersTokoname, Aichi, Japan
Websitehttp://www.air-central.co.jp

History

In 1953, Nakanihon Air Service (NAS) was founded near Nagoya Airport (now Nagoya Airfield). Its major shareholders included Nagoya Railroad and ANA. Its core business was general aviation, including scenic and charter flights, aerial photography and helicopter services. It still operates as a general aviation company.

A new affiliate company, Nakanihon Airlines (NAL), was founded on May 12, 1988, to handle NAS's scheduled commuter services. It was headquartered in Nagoya Airport and was a joint venture between Nagoya Railroad (55%) and ANA (45%). Commuter services began operations on 23 April 1991. On November 1, 2004, ANA became the majority (55%) shareholder of NAL. As of September 2006, ANA bears 86.7% of the shares of Air Central; and Nagoya Railroad bears 13.3% of its shares.

On February 17, 2005, NAL was renamed to the current name and was relocated to Chubu Centrair International Airport. The flight schedules were amended for convenience of domestic and international flight changeover there. These moves were made for ANA's wish to feed international flights from Centrair operated by ANA and its Star Alliance partners.

Destinations

As of April 2007, Air Central served the following destinations on the Japanese islands of Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū.

Between Nagoya-Centrair and:

Tokushima city

Between Osaka International Airport (ITM) Itami, Ōsaka and:

Between Fukuoka Airport and:

It also operated the Sendai Airport (SDJ), near Sendai, Miyagi to Narita International Airport (NRT) route.

Fleet
Fokker 50 (with old livery)

As of March 2007 the Air Central fleet included:[3]

References
  1. "Company" (). Air Central. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "住所 〒479-0881　愛知県常滑市セントレア一丁目１番地"
  2. Website
  3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 54.
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