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Galaxy Airlines (Japan)

Former cargo airline

Summary

Former cargo airline

Field	Value
airline	Galaxy Airlines
logo	Galaxy Airlines Japan.png
logo_size	150
IATA	J7
ICAO	GXY
callsign	GALAX
parent	SG Holdings Co., Ltd.
founded	2005
ceased	2008
headquarters	Chiyoda, Tokyo
Ōta, Tokyo
key_people	Teruo Wakasa (President)
hubs	Haneda (Tokyo)
fleet_size	2
destinations	New Chitose, Kansai, New Kitakyushu,
website	galaxy-airlines.com

Ōta, Tokyo Naha

Galaxy Airlines Co. Ltd Airbus A300-600R, JA01GX

Galaxy Airlines Co. Ltd., was a Japanese cargo airline headquartered in the ARC Building in Ōta, Tokyo. It operated domestic cargo services. Its main base was Tokyo International Airport.

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. It had 122 employees in March 2007.

Earlier in the company's life, it was headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

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

The airline shut down 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

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

References

"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012041001/http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/english/contact/index.html Head Office & Regional Office Information]." ''Galaxy Airlines''. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
(2007-04-03). "Directory: World Airlines". [[Flight International]].
"[https://web.archive.org/web/20060501171135/http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/company.html 会社概要]." ''Galaxy Airlines''. May 1, 2006. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
[http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/ Galaxy Airlines website] {{webarchive. link. (December 30, 2005)

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