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Japan Asia Airways

Logo: User:Great Brightstar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Airline of Japan and Taiwan (1975–2008)

Japan Asia Airways (JAA) was a subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL) founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow Japan Airlines to continue flying to Taiwan from Japan. JAA was headquartered in the Japan Airlines Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. JAA was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of JAL on 8 August 1975 and given the responsibility of providing air links between Japan and Taiwan, formerly offered by JAL.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1975Founded1

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JA8185 'Yokoso! Japan' Boeing 747-346 Japan Asia Airways (JAA) (10252756814)
Photo: Robert Frola, GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons5

Japan Asia Airways (JAA) was a subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL) founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow Japan Airlines to continue flying to Taiwan from Japan. JAA was headquartered in the Japan Airlines Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo.2

Corporate structure

Japan Asia Airways is part of a group headed by Japan Airlines. 15 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Destinations

Routes served by JAA before being folded into JAL:

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport — Narita International Airport

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport — Kansai International Airport

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport — Chubu Centrair International Airport

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Kaohsiung International Airport — Narita International Airport

The above routes were all taken over by JAL on 1 April 2008.

Historically, JAA even offered Taipei — Okinawa, Taipei — Hong Kong, and Taipei — Manila routes under the Fifth Freedom traffic rights granted by Taiwan, as well as the connection flights between Taipei and Kaohsiung before the direct Narita–Kaohsiung route was inaugurated in August 2005. JAA was to date the only international carrier to be granted the right to fly in-island by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (Republic of China).

Fleet

The Japan Asia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft before its integration to Japan Airlines:

Boeing 767-300

Boeing 747-300

Boeing 747-100

Boeing 747-200

McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40

Beginning in 2004, most JAA flights were operated with JAL Boeing 747-400 aircraft to meet market demand and to improve JAL fleet utilization. Previously, JAA operated Douglas DC-8-53/61, Boeing 747-100/200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 aircraft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Japan Asia Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1975Founded Founded1

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