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Air Nippon Network

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Air Nippon Network, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 30 November 2025
Air Nippon Network
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAirline
FoundedMay 2001; 25 years ago (2001-05)
DefunctOctober 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
FateMerged to form ANA Wings
Headquarters
Higashi-ku, Sapporo
,
Japan
Area served
Japan (domestic and some international routes)
ProductsRegional airline services
OwnerAll Nippon Airways (via Air Nippon)
Number of employees
400 (2007)
ParentAir Nippon

Air Nippon Network (commonly referred to as A-net) was a regional carrier based at Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Functioning as a feeder airline for its parent, Air Nippon, which itself was under All Nippon Airways (ANA), its main operational hub was located at New Chitose Airport. On October 1, 2010, Air Nippon Network combined operations with Air Next and Air Central, resulting in the creation of ANA Wings.

History

Founded in May 2001, the airline began servicing Air Nippon’s regional feeder routes from Tokyo and Sapporo. Operations started on July 1, 2002, utilizing three Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. By December 2003, the fleet expanded with four more Dash 8 planes replacing the Boeing 737 jets that Air Nippon had previously flown out of Osaka.

As of April 2004, the airline’s headquarters were situated in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. The workforce numbered around 400 employees by March 2007.

Destinations

Air Nippon Network operated flights to numerous domestic locations throughout Japan:

Hokkaidō

Kantō

Kansai

Tōhoku

Chūbu

Chūgoku

Shikoku

Kyūshū

Okinawa

The airline also included international routes within its service network.

Fleet

As of June 2008, the Air Nippon Network operated the following aircraft:

External links

Related profiles

JJapan Asia AirwaysAAir Central (Japan)AAir NextAANA & JP Express
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