List of defunct airlines of Japan

This is a list of defunct airlines of Japan.

Airline Japanese name Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Ceased operations NotesAir CentralエアーセントラルNVCRFAIR CENTRAL19882010Merged with Air Next and Air Nippon Network to form ANA WingsAir Hokkaidoエアー北海道 ADKAIR DREAM19942006Air Nextエアーネクスト7ANXABLUE DOLPHIN20042010Merged with Air Central and Air Nippon Network to form ANA WingsAir NipponエアーニッポンELANKANK AIR19872012Merged into All Nippon AirwaysAir Nippon NetworkエアーニッポンネットワークEHAKXALPHA WING20022010Merged with Air Central and Air Next to form ANA WingsAirAsia Japan (Part 1)エアアジア・ジャパンDJWAJWING ASIA20112013Rebranded as Vanilla AirAirAsia Japan (Part 2)エアアジア・ジャパンDJWAJWING ASIA20172020Shut down due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemicAirJapanエアージャパンNQAJXAIR JAPAN20222026AirJapan brand retired, with all services integrated into parent company, All Nippon AirwaysANA & JP ExpressANA & JP エクスプレス9NAJVAYJAY CARGO20062010Merged into Air Japan富士航空19521964Merged with Nitto Airlines and North Japan Airlines to form Japan Domestic AirlinesFujita Airlines藤田航空19561963Merged into All Nippon AirwaysGalaxy AirlinesギャラクシーエアラインズJ7GXYGALAX20052008Harlequin AirハーレクィンエアJHHLQHARLEQUIN19972005Affiliate of Japan Air System, now part of Japan AirlinesImperial Japanese Airways大日本航空19381945Japan Airlines Domestic日本航空ジャパンJLJFLJ-BIRD20042006Merged into Japan AirlinesJapan Asia Airways日本アジア航空EGJAAASIA19752008Merged into Japan AirlinesJapan Domestic Airlines日本国内航空19641971Merged with Toa Airways to form Toa Domestic AirlinesJAL Cargo (Part 1)JALカーゴJLJALJAPAN AIR19822010JAL ExpressJALエクスプレスJCJEXJANEX19972014Integrated into Japan AirlinesJALwaysJALウェイズJOJAZJALWAYS19912010Merged into Japan AirlinesJapan Air System日本エアシステムJDJASAIR SYSTEM19882004Rebranded as Japan Airlines DomesticJapan Air Transport日本航空運送19281938Merged into Imperial Japanese Airways日本ユニバーサル航空YUJST19911996Kyokushin Air旭伸航空KOKKYOKUSHIN AIR19682008Link Airsリンク20122014Went bankrupt and never launchedNakanihon Airlines中日本エアラインサービス19982005Commuter division of Nakanihon Air Service, rebranded as Air Central日東航空19551964Merged with Fuji Air Lines and North Japan Airlines to form Japan Domestic Airlines北日本航空19621964Merged with Fuji Air Lines and Nitto Airlines to form Japan Domestic AirlinesOrange CargoオレンジカーゴORJORANGE CARGO20022004Went bankruptSkynet Asia Airwaysスカイネットアジア航空LQSNJNEW SKY19972011Rebranded as Solaseed AirSouthwest Air Lines南西航空NUSWLNANSEI19671993Rebranded as Japan Transocean AirToa Airways東亜航空TAWTOA DOMES19531971Merged with Japan Domestic Airlines to form Toa Domestic AirlinesToa Domestic Airlines東亜国内航空JDTDATOA DOMES19711988Rebranded as Japan Air SystemVanilla Airバニラ・エアJWVNLVANILLA20132019Merged into Peach Aviation

Further reading Kohri K.-Komori I.-Naito I., The fity years of Japanese aviation-A picture history, Kantosha Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 1961

See also List of airlines of Japan List of airports in Japan

References