New Japan Aviation
Japanese aviation services company
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New Japan Aviation (新日本航空, Shin Nihon Kōkū), also known as Shinnikkō (新日航) or NJA, is a Japanese aviation services company that operates scheduled air service between Niigata and Sado Island, as well as flight training and other services from its headquarters at Kagoshima Airport.
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| Founded | July 1969 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kagoshima Airport, Japan | ||||||
| Website | newj.co.jp | ||||||
History
NJA began scheduled service between Niigata and Sado in February 2011.[1] NJA suspended the route for eleven days in July 2012 after its Islander aircraft struck a car while taxiing at Niigata Airport.[2] NJA suspended the route again in February 2013 due to a faulty generator indicator on its Islander aircraft, which could only be fixed by importing special components.[3] The service resumed in August 2013.[4] It is the only airline currently providing scheduled service to Sado Island, although other scheduled operators have served the airport in the past.[5] On 28 March 2014, New Japan Aviation announced that it would suspend its Sado route. NJA has not resumed the route since then.[6]
Scheduled destinations
Non-scheduled destinations / charter flights
Fleet
- Four Cessna 172
- One Britten-Norman Islander
