Galaxy Airlines (Japan) Explained

Airline:Galaxy Airlines
Iata:J7
Icao:GXY
Callsign:GALAX
Parent:SG Holdings Co., Ltd.
Founded:2005
Ceased:2008
Headquarters:Chiyoda, Tokyo
Ōta, Tokyo
Key People:Teruo Wakasa (President)
Hubs:Haneda (Tokyo)
Fleet Size:2
Destinations:New Chitose, Kansai, New Kitakyushu,Naha
Website:galaxy-airlines.com

was a Japanese cargo airline headquartered in the ARC Building in Ōta, Tokyo.[1] It operated domestic cargo services. Its main base was Tokyo International Airport.[2]

History

The airline was established on May 17, 2005, and application for operations was filed with the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) in February 2006, with permission to commence operations given in September 2006. On October 31, 2006, services commenced with flights between Tokyo International Airport and Naha Airport in Okinawa and New Kitakyushu Airport in Kyūshū. In December 2006 a second aircraft, an Airbus A300-600F was received, commencing services on April 3, 2007, between Tokyo International Airport, Kansai International Airport in Osaka and New Chitose Airport in Hokkaidō. It had 122 employees in March 2007.

Earlier in the company's life, it was headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.[3]

Galaxy Airlines was owned by Sagawa Express (90%) and Japan Airlines (10%) and had 122 employees (at March 2007).[2]

The airline shut down in October 2008.

Destinations

As of October 2008 Galaxy served routes between New Chitose (Hokkaidō), Haneda (Tokyo), Kansai (Osaka Prefecture), New Kitakyūshū (Fukuoka) and Naha (Okinawa) airports.

Fleet

As of October 2008 the Galaxy Airlines Company fleet included [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Head Office & Regional Office Information." Galaxy Airlines. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 85 . 2007-04-03.
  3. "会社概要." Galaxy Airlines. May 1, 2006. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  4. http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/ Galaxy Airlines website