Toki Air Explained

Airline:Toki Air

Toki-ea Kabushiki-gaisha
Iata:BV
Icao:TOK
Callsign:TOKI AIR
Commenced:January 31, 2024 [1]
Hubs:Niigata Airport
Fleet Size:2
Destinations:4
Parent:TOKI Aviation Capital
Headquarters:Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Key People:Hasegawa Masaki (President)

Toki Air, officially, is a Japanese low-cost, regional airline based at Niigata Airport in the city of Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The airline was founded on July 29, 2020[2] and commenced operations on January 31, 2024.[3] [4]

History

Toki Air was established in July 29, 2020 in order to reconnect regional and remote areas across the country. The company signed a leasing agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) for two ATR 72-600s. Additionally, the company also signed a ten-year Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR for its two ordered 72-600s. Toki Air also plans to introduce the ATR 42-600S variant which is currently under development by ATR. Toki Air, is expected to have its first ATR 42-600S in early 2025. The purchase of the aircraft will make the company the first Japanese airline to operate this type of aircraft.[5]

Toki Air took delivery of its first ATR 72 on October 10, 2022.[6] The aircraft arrived at its hub at Niigata Airport on November 5, 2022.[7]

The government of Niigata Prefecture extended 1.16 billion yen in financing to Toki on October 31, 2022.[8]

Toki formally applied for an air operator's certificate on November 30, 2022, which was approved by the East Japan Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on March 31, 2023.[9] Toki would be the first new locally-owned Japanese domestic airline in 14 years (after Fuji Dream Airlines).[10]

On August 28, 2023, a 66-year-old former employee of Oriental Air Bridge, who was the manager of the safety department, was prosecuted after it was discovered that the employee had illegally downloaded and transferred secret documents from the airline on November 25, 2022. The employee retired from the airline in December 2022 and later joined Toki Air. The employee admitted to the charges and stated that "I took these (the documents), because I thought it would be useful my next company's work." Toki Air stated that they had demoted the employee and reported the incident to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. Oriental Air Bridge in an interview stated that there was no impact of flight safety and the airline would work to prevent such incident from happening again.[11] [12]

Destinations

As of April 2024, Toki Air currently flies between Niigata and both Sendai and Sapporo Okadama.[13] [14] [15]

CountryIslandCityAirportNotesRefs
JapanHonshuTokonameChubu Centrair International Airport
JapanHonshuKobeKobe Airport
JapanHonshuNaritaNarita International Airport
JapanHonshuNiigataNiigata Airport
JapanSado IslandSadoSado Airport
JapanHonshuSendaiSendai Airport[16]
JapanHokkaidoSapporoOkadama Airport

Fleet

The Toki Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2023):[17]

Toki Air Fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
ATR 42-600S - 448Delivery planned in early 2025[18]
ATR 72-6002 - 72First aircraft delivered in 2022.
Total24

Toki Air is also one of several airlines advising Heart Aerospace on its proposed ES-30 electric airliner.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-12-15. 新航空会社「トキエア」 新潟ｰ札幌便ついに就航へ. NHK. 2023-12-26. ja. 2023-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20231215121701/https://www.nhk.or.jp/niigata/lreport/article/005/12/. live.
  2. Web site: 法人番号:4010001211244 トキエア株式会社. 法人データ.com. 2021-10-12. 2022-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021183409/https://houjin-data.com/number/4010001211244/. live.
  3. Web site: Toki Air Schedules Service Debut in late-Jan 2024. 26 Jan 2024. Aeroroutes. 29 Jan 2024. 26 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126114506/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240126-bvjan24. live.
  4. Web site: 31 January 2024. 「トキエア」札幌・丘珠線 就航 第１便 新潟空港飛び立つ. “Toki Air” Sapporo-Okadama Line begins service 1st flight takes off from Niigata Airport. NHK. 6 February 2024. ja. 4 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204165408/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/niigata/20240131/1030028229.html. live.
  5. Web site: 2021-11-28. New Japanese airline signs letter of intent with ATR. 2022-10-20. Japan Today. en-US. 2022-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20221020050151/https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/new-japanese-airline-signs-letter-of-intent-with-atr. live.
  6. Web site: 10 October 2022. Startup Toki Air Takes Delivery of ATR 72-600. Airways Magazine. 6 February 2024. ja. 6 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240206022518/https://airwaysmag.com/toki-air-atr-72-600/. live.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-06. トキエア初号機お披露目. 2022-11-12. Yomiuri Shimbun. ja. 2022-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130757/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/niigata/news/20221105-OYTNT50198/. dead.
  8. Web site: 2022-11-04 . トキエア初号機、新潟県知事6日視察へ 新潟空港5日到着 . 2023-02-06 . 日本経済新聞 . ja . 2023-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206213209/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC047N10U2A101C2000000/ . live .
  9. https://www.cab.mlit.go.jp/tcab/PDF/20230331_ks01.pdf 航空運送事業の許可について
  10. Web site: 2023-02-06 . トキエア、新潟空港に初のカウンター設置を発表 . 2023-02-06 . 日本経済新聞 . ja . 2023-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206213209/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC051F30V00C23A2000000/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2023-08-28 . 航空会社ORC元社員 営業秘密不正持ち出し疑いで書類送検 . Former ORC employee sent to prosecutors on suspicion of illegally taking out trade secrets . 2023-09-30 . NHK . ja . 2023-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829081251/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230828/k10014176451000.html . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-08-28 . オリエンタルエアの航空保安情報を持ち出しか、元管理職を書類送検…新規参入トキエアに入社 . Former manager sent to prosecutors for taking Oriental Air Bridge's aviation security information...New employee joins Toki Air . 2023-09-30 . 読売新聞 . ja . 2023-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231109071423/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20230827-OYT1T50182/2/ . live .
  13. Web site: 使うのはプロペラ機、新LCC知ってる？来夏に向け準備. 朝日新聞. 2022-10-19. 2021-08-02. ja. 2022-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019155307/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP816QRCP7YUOHB00P.html. live.
  14. Web site: トキエア、11月以降に航空運送事業許可を申請と発表 . 日本経済新聞 . 2022-09-21 . 2022-10-19 . ja . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130114722/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC20CT40Q2A920C2000000/ . live .
  15. Web site: トキエア、中部国際空港・神戸空港に就航打診 . 日本経済新聞 . 2022-09-20 . 2022-10-19 . ja . 2022-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004165219/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC190WV0Z10C22A9000000/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2024-04-26 . トキエア、新潟―仙台線を就航 26年ぶり . 2024-06-08 . 日本経済新聞 . ja .
  17. Web site: 機材・シートマップ. トキエア. December 26, 2023. ja. December 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231226010443/https://tokiair.com/service/seatmap/. live.
  18. Web site: ATR、STOL型ATR42-600Sを25年納入開始 佐渡や小笠原視野. Tadayuki Yoshikawa. Aviation Wire. 2021-10-19. 2021-09-07. ja. 2022-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20221023130817/https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/234472. live.
  19. Web site: 2023-01-19 . トキエア・新潟の挑戦まとめ読み 2号機が那覇空港到着 . 2023-02-06 . 日本経済新聞 . ja . 2023-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206213211/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC1517B0V10C23A1000000/ . live .

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