Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. (天草エアライン株式会社, Amakusa Earain Kabushiki-gaisha) is an airline based in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[3] It operates regional services from and to Amakusa. Its main base is Amakusa Airfield, with a focus city in Kumamoto Airport.[4]

Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd.
天草エアライン株式会社
IATA ICAO Call sign
MZ[1] AHX[2] AMAKUSA AIR
FoundedOctober 12, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10-12)
Commenced operationsMarch 23, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03-23)
HubsAmakusa Airfield
Focus citiesKumamoto Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations3
HeadquartersAmakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Key peopleToru Okushima (CEO)[3]
Websitewww.amx.co.jp

History

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The airline was established on 12 October 1998 and started operations on 23 March 2000, with services from Amakusa to Fukuoka and Kumamoto. It is owned by the municipal government (80% stake) and Japan Airlines.[4] On 1 October 2004, it began service between Kumamoto and Matsuyama. On 18 April 2006, it cumulatively carried over 50,000 passengers. On 1 September 2008, it stopped the service between Kumamoto and Matsuyama. Three days later, on 4 September, it began the service between Kumamoto and Kobe. On 31 March 2010, it stopped the service between Kumamoto and Kobe.[citation needed]

In 2015, Amakusa has been reported that the fleet with 1 of 2 ATR 42-600 has been delivered with another 3 options while the Dash 8 has been transferred to Oriental Air Bridge.[5] Amakusa in the future can fly between Amakusa and Kagoshima, Amakusa and Miyazaki, Amakusa and Kochi, Oita and Osaka, Fukuoka and Osaka, Hiroshima and Osaka as well as Fukuoka and Tsushima.[citation needed]

Destinations

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Amakusa Airlines serves the following destinations (as of May 2021):[6]

City Island IATA ICAO Airport Notes Refs
Amakusa Kyushu AXJ RJDA Amakusa Airfield Hub
Fukuoka Kyushu FUK RJFF Fukuoka Airport
Kobe Honshu UKB RJBE Kobe Airport Terminated
Kumamoto Kyushu KMJ RJFT Kumamoto Airport Focus city
Matsuyama Shikoku MYJ RJOM Matsuyama Airport Terminated
Osaka Honshu ITM RJOO Itami Airport

Codeshare agreements

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Amakusa Airlines codeshare with the following airlines:

Fleet

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Amakusa Airlines ATR 42-600
 
A former Amakusa Airlines Bombardier Dash 8-103 in the previous livery (2010).

Current fleet

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The Amakusa Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[10][needs update]

Amakusa Airlines fleet
Aircraft In fleet On order Passengers
ATR 42-600 1 1[5] 48
Total 1 1

Former fleet

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Amakusa Airlines has also operated the following aircraft in the past:[citation needed]

Aircraft Total
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 1
Eurocopter Dauphin 1

References

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  1. ^ "Airline and Location Code Search".
  2. ^ Alphabetical Index of Airline ICAO Codes
  3. ^ a b "会社案内" (in Japanese). Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. Retrieved 14 May 2014. Headquarters address: "本社 〒863−2114 熊本県天草市五和町城河原1丁目2080番地5"
  4. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 74.
  5. ^ a b "First ATR 42-600 in Japan | AIRheads↑FLY". Archived from the original on 2015-08-13.
  6. ^ "時刻表" (in Japanese). Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ "ANA Group Announces Revised Flight Schedule for the Second Half of FY2022". ANA Holdings (Press release). Archived from the original on 2022-10-27.
  8. ^ "Amakusa Airlines (AMX)". All Nippon Airways. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30.
  9. ^ "Codeshare Flights with Amakusa Airlines - JAL Domestic Flights". jal.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2020-08-02.
  10. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 18.
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