Oriental Air Bridge Explained
| Airline: | Oriental Air Bridge Co., Ltd.
オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社 |
| Iata: | OC |
| Icao: | ORC |
| Callsign: | ORIENTAL BRIDGE |
| Founded: | (as Nagasaki Airways) |
| Headquarters: | Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| Key People: | Tsunakuni Ōhitogata (CEO)[1] |
| Fleet Size: | 7 |
| Destinations: | 8 |
| Website: | orc-air.co.jp |
is a Japanese regional airline headquartered on the grounds of Nagasaki Airport in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[2] It operates regional services to the islands within Nagasaki Prefecture and also operates domestic services from Fukuoka and Nagoya.
History
The airline was established on June 12, 1961 as Nagasaki Airways. It was renamed Oriental Air Bridge in March 2001.[3]
In late 2022, ORC received its first of two ATR 42-600 which are scheduled to replace their Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 fleet.[4]
Destinations
Oriental Air Bridge serves the following destinations (as of January 2023):
Codeshare agreements
Oriental Air Bridge has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
Current fleet
As of February 2024, the Oriental Air Bridge fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]
Oriental Air Bridge Fleet| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|
| ATR 42-600 | 2 | - | 48 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 4 | - | 74 | |
| Total | 8 | - | | | |
|---|
Former fleet
Oriental Air Bridge has also operated the following aircraft types in the past:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 社長ご挨拶. 2023-09-20. オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社. ja.
- Web site: 会社案内. 2023-09-20. オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社. ja.
- Web site: 会社案内 (事業の沿革). 2023-09-20. オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社. ja.
- Web site: 19 December 2022. Oriental Air Bridge Receives First ATR 42. Airways Magazine. 21 July 2024.
- Web site: 2023-01-23. Oriental Air Bridge Adds Nagoya and ATR42-600 Service in NS23. 2023-01-30. Aeroroutes. en-US.
- Web site: Codeshare flights with Oriental Air Bridge on ANA.
- JAL Group Revises FY2022 Winter Schedule Plans on Domestic Network. Japan Airlines. https://web.archive.org/web/20221030101251/https://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/202208/006877.html. 2022-10-30. live.
- Web site: Codeshare Flights with Oriental Air Bridge. Japan Airlines. https://web.archive.org/web/20221030105037/https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/dom/route/codeshare/orc/. 2022-10-30. live.
- https://www.orc-air.co.jp/en/company-en/ orc-air.co.jp - Company Overview
- Web site: Japan's Oriental Air Bridge goes with ATR for fleet renewal. airsoc.com. 28 December 2021.
- Web site: 2022-08-25. 「ありがとう」ORCのJA801B "ラストフライト" 離島と本土結び21年. 2022-10-17. 長崎新聞. ja.
