Japan Domestic Airlines

Defunct airline of Japan (1964–1971

Japan Domestic Airlines

Founded	15 April 1964 (1964-04-15)
Ceased operations	15 May 1971 (1971-05-15) (merged with Toa Airways to form Toa Domestic Airlines)
Headquarters	Haneda Airport

Japan Domestic Airlines Co., Ltd. (日本国内航空, Nihon Kokunai Kōkū) was the predecessor of Japan Air System. On April 15, 1964, Nitto Aviation Co., Ltd. (NAL) (日東航空, Nittō Kōkū), Fuji Airlines Co., Ltd. (FAL) (富士航空, Fuji Kōkū), and North Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (NJA) (北日本航空, Kita Nihon Kōkū) merged to form Japan Domestic Airlines. On May 15, 1971, the airline merged with Toa Airways to form Toa Domestic Airlines; on April 1, 1988 the merged airline renamed itself to Japan Air System.^[1] Japan Air System merged into Japan Airlines in the early 2000s.^[2]

Nearly all of the aircraft used in the Japan Domestic Airlines' fleet were consisted of NAMC YS-11s. Both airlines had a similar color scheme from the beginning, usually blue and white, or with a blue tail. Japan Domestic Airlines focused mostly on mainland to island flights, while Toa Japanese Airlines focused on more domestic mainland flight plans and services.^{[citation needed]}

Fleet

Boeing 727-100
Convair 240
Convair 880
Douglas DC-3
Douglas C-47
de Havilland Heron
NAMC YS-11
Nord 262

Accidents and incidents

On May 29, 1965, a Convair 240 JA5088 landed at Obihiro Airport with the right side main landing gear retracted after it failed to lock down; no casualties.^[3]
On August 26, 1966, a Convair 880 (JA8030) crashed on takeoff from Haneda Airport during a training flight due to an unexplained left yaw, killing the five crew. The aircraft was on lease to Japan Airlines.^[4]

References

^ "Company Information." Japan Air System. November 6, 1999. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
^ "A tale of many tails: the merger of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System makes perfect business sense, but commonality of equipment is a different matter." Air Transport World. April 1, 2003. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
^ Accident description for JA5088 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 10 February 2021.
^ Accident description for JA8030 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 16 March 2015.