Skymark Airlines スカイマーク
IATA BC	ICAO SKY	Callsign SKYMARK
Founded		1996
Hubs		Tokyo International Airport
Fleet size		9
Destinations		5
Parent company		Skymark Airlines Inc. TYO: 9204
Headquarters		Tokyo, Japan
Key people		Shinichi Nishikubo (Chairman, President and CEO)
Website: http://www.skymark.co.jp

Skymark Airlines Inc. (スカイマーク株式会社, Sukaimāku Kabushiki-gaisha^?) is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled passenger services on Japan's regional routes and international charter flights to Seoul. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport (Haneda). Image File history File links Skymark-logo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Tokyo International Airport ) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in ÅŒta, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... The Tokyo Stock Exchange ), or TSE, is one of the largest stock exchange markets in the world by monetary volume located in Tokyo, Japan, second only to the New York Stock Exchange. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Tokyo International Airport ) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in ÅŒta, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. ...

History

The airline was established in 1996 and started operations on 19 September 1998, as an open sky domestic airline following deregulation. The major shareholders are Shinichi Nishikubo (35.47%), President of the company, and H.I.S. (27.62%). It has 821 employees. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... H.I.S. Co. ...

Services

Skymark Airlines operates scheduled flights from Tokyo International Airport in Ota, Tokyo to: Tokyo International Airport ) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in ÅŒta, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. ... ÅŒta (Japanese: 大田区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

• Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka, Fukuoka
• Kobe Airport in Kobe, Hyōgo
• New Chitose Airport in Chitose & Tomakomai, Hokkaidō
• Naha Airport in Naha, Okinawa.

Skymark offers one-way fares as low as ¥5,000 on the Tokyo-Kobe route. [1] Fukuoka Airport ) (IATA: FUK, ICAO: RJFF), is an international and domestic airport in Fukuoka, Japan. ... This article is about a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Fukuoka Prefecture ) is located on KyÅ«shÅ« Island, Japan. ... Kobe Airport ) (IATA: UKB, ICAO: RJBE) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. ... This article is about the Japanese city. ... Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... New Chitose Airport ) (IATA: CTS, ICAO: RJCC), is an airport located in Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. ... Chitose (千歳市 Chitose-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Tomakomai (苫小牧市; -shi) is a city and port located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. ...   literally North Sea Circuit, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japans second largest island and the largest of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. ... Domestic passenger terminal at Naha Naha Airport (那覇空港 Naha Kuko) is the primary air terminal for passengers and freight traveling to and from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ... Naha (那覇市; -shi) is the capital city of 沖縄県 Okinawa Prefecture (Okinawan Uchinā) in Japan. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

Fleet

Boeing 737-800

The Skymark Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2008) ^[1] :

• 4 Boeing 767-300ER
• 6 Boeing 737-800

767-300ER aircraft JA767A and JA767B, fitted with 12 first class and 297 economy seats, are usually operated on the Fukuoka route and are both painted with billboard-style advertising on each side of the fuselage. JA767C, with 24 first class and 230 economy, is usually operated on the Kagoshima route and carries a standard livery. American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England. ... The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ...

Skymark is purchasing more 737 aircraft to replace its 767 fleet by 2010. By the time the last 767s are retired, the airline plans to have a fleet of at least ten 737s. The first two 737s will be used on Skymark's Kobe flights starting in 2006. It already took delivery of 3 B737-800s and still operates 6 B767-300s which are to leave the fleet by 2009 at which point it plans on operating 9 B737-800s with 2 more arriving by 2011. 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

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• Skymark Airlines (Japanese)
• Skymark Airlines (English)
• Skymark Airlines Fleet

References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

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