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Air Next

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Air Next
エアーネクスト
IATA ICAO Call sign
7A NXA BLUE-DOLPHIN
FoundedAugust 20, 2004
Ceased operations2010 (merged into ANA Wings)
HubsFukuoka Airport
Fleet size14
Destinations5
Parent companyAir Next Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways
HeadquartersFukuoka Airport
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Key peopleMotomu Iwatani (President)
Websitehttp://www.airnext.ana-g.com

Air Next Co., Ltd. (エアーネクスト株式会社, Eā Nekusuto Kabushiki-gaisha) was a low-cost airline based on the grounds of Fukuoka Airport in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan and a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA).[1] It operated domestic services from its main base at Fukuoka Airport.[2] On October 1, 2010, Air Next, Air Central and Air Nippon Network were merged and rebranded as ANA Wings.

History

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The airline was established in August 2004 and its first flight was on June 1, 2005 with a pair of Boeing 737-500 aircraft. Air Next received two more 737s by the end of 2006 and another three in 2007, bringing their fleet to a total of seven aircraft.

In February 2005 Air Next was headquartered in Minato, Tokyo.[3]

Air Next aircraft carried ANA livery with the name "Air Next" in small letters on the fuselage and a dolphin painted on each engine. Flights were operated with ANA/NH flight numbers, although Air Next had its own airline codes.

Destinations

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Fleet

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As of December 2009, the Air Next fleet included the following aircraft:[2][4]

Air Next Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Passengers
Boeing 737-500 14 126/133

References

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  1. ^ "会社概要" (). Air Next. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. “本社所在地 福岡市博多区下臼井767−1 福岡空港内”
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 64.
  3. ^ "会社概要." Air Next. February 16, 2005. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Air Next fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-30". Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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