Galaxy Airlines (Japan)

Infobox_Airline
airline=Galaxy Airlines
logo=Galaxy Airlines Japan.gif
logo_size=150
IATA=J7
ICAO=GXY
callsign=GALAX
parent=SG Holdings Co., Ltd.
founded=2005
headquarters=Ota, Tokyo
key_people=Teruo Wakasa (President)
hubs=Haneda (Tokyo)
fleet_size=2
destinations=New Chitose, Kansai, New Kitakyushu,
Naha
website= http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/

nihongo|Galaxy Airlines Co. Ltd.,|ギャラクシーエアラインズ株式会社|Gyarakushī Earainzu Kabushiki-gaisha was a cargo airline based in Tokyo, Japan. It operated domestic cargo services. Its main base was Tokyo International Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 85 | date= 2007-04-03]

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.

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

Thye halted operations 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 [ [http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/ Galaxy Airlines website] ]

*2 Airbus A300-600R Freighter (both being sold since halting operations in October 2008)

External links

* [http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/english/ Company website (in English)]
* [http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/ Company website (in Japanese)]

References