is an
Airline subsidiary of
Japan Airlines , based in
Tokyo ,
Japan . It operates scheduled passenger and cargo services in support of Japan Airlines, connecting three Japanese cities with
Taiwan . Its main base is
Narita International Airport , Tokyo, with hubs at
Chūbu Centrair International Airport ,
Nagoya ,
Tokyo International Airport and
Osaka International Airport .
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The airline was established on
8 August 1975 and started operations on
15 September 1975 . It was formed to operate services between Japan and Taiwan , but has since extended its routes to other Asian destinations. It was formed in
1975 after the
People's Republic Of China threatened to deny JAL's proposed routes to the
Mainland over JAL's and
Air China 's reciprocal flights (see
Political Status Of Taiwan ).
JAA operate to the following:
JAA served
Hong Kong and
Okinawa in the past.
The Japan Asia Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft :
At August
2006 ) the airline also operated
Flight International , 3-9 October 2006 :
The airline also previously operated
Boeing 767 aircraft (returned to
Japan Airlines ) and
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft.
