Summary
With Japan opening up to tourism again following extended lockdown of its borders after the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s time for spotters to once again head to the country’s airports to see the action.
Japan is well-known for providing viewing galleries (sometimes more than one!) at most of its airports, so it’s easy to go plane spotting there.
With that in mind, here’s a deep dive into the country’s main airline fleets.
Air Do (Hokkaido International Airlines)
Kentaro IEMOTO from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
HD | ADO
Founded: 1998
- 8x Boeing 737-700
- 4x Boeing 767-300
Air Japan
NQ | AJX
Founded: 2001
Charter airline operated by All Nippon Airways, using its own aircraft (see below).
All Nippon Airways
NH | ANA
Founded: 1952
- 11x Airbus A320neo
- 4x Airbus A321-200
- 22x Airbus A321neo (+4 on order)
- 3x Airbus A380-800
- 39x Boeing 737-800
- 16x Boeing 767-300ER
- 10x Boeing 777-200/200ER
- 18x Boeing 777-300/300ER
- 36x Boeing 787-8
- 40x Boeing 787-9 (+8 on order)
- 3x Boeing 787-10 (+12 on order)
- (20x Boeing 737 MAX 8 on order)
- (18x Boeing 777-9 on order)
All Nippon Airways Wings
lasta29, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
NH/EH | ANA/AKX
Founded: 2010
- 24x Bombardier Q400
- (15x Mitusbishi SpaceJet M90 on order)
Amakusa Airlines
MZ | AHX
Founded: 2000
- 1x ATR 42-600
ANA Cargo
NH | ANA
Founded: 1952
- 5x Boeing 767-300BCF
- 4x Boeing 767-300F
- 2x Boeing 777-F
- (2x Boeing 777-8F on order)
Fuji Dream Airlines
JH | FDA
Founded: 2009
- 16x Embraer ERJ-170
Hokkaido Air System
6L | NTH
Founded: 1998
- 3x ATR 42-600
Ibex Airlines
FW | IBX
Founded: 2004
- 10x Bombardier CRJ700NG
J-Air
XM | JLJ
Founded: 1996
- 18x Embraer ERJ-170
- 14x Embraer ERJ-190
Japan Air Commuter
3X | JAC
Founded: 1983
- 9x ATR 42-600
- 2x ATR 72-600
Japan Airlines
JL | JAL
Founded: 1951
- 16x Airbus A350-900 (+2 on order)
- 44x Boeing 737-800
- 28x Boeing 767-300ER
- 3x Boeing 777-200ER
- 13x Boeing 777-300ER
- 25x Boeing 787-8
- 22x Boeing 787-9
- (13x Airbus A350-1000 on order)
- (32x Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 on order)
Japan Transocean Air
NU | JTA
Founded: 1993
- 13x Boeing 737-800
Jetstar Japan
GK | JJP
Founded: 2012
- 19x Airbus A320-200
- 3x Airbus A321neo
- (+3 Airbus A321-200P2F on order)
New Central Airservice
CUK
Founded: 1978
- 6x Dornier 228-212
New Japan Aviation
Cp9asngf, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
NJA
Founded: 1969
- 4x Cessna 172
- 1x Britten-Norman Islander
Nippon Cargo Airlines
KZ | NCA
Founded: 1985
- 8x Boeing 747-8F
Oriental Air Bridge
OC | ORC
Founded: 2001
- 1x ATR 42-600
- 3x Bombardier Q400
Peach Aviation
MM | APJ
Founded: 2012
- 21x Airbus A320-200
- 9x Airbus A320neo (+24 on order)
- 2x Airbus A321neo
Ryukyu Air Commuter
ジガンザン8108, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
RAC
Founded: 1985
- 5x Bombardier Q400
Skymark Airlines
BC | SKY
Founded: 1998
- 29x Boeing 737-800
- (10x Boeing 737 MAX on order)
Solaseed Air
6J | SNJ
Founded: 2011
- 14x Boeing 737-800
Spring Airlines Japan
Masakatsu Ukon, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
IJ | SJO
Founded: 2014
- 6x Boeing 737-800
StarFlyer
7G | SFJ
Founded: 2006
- 11x Airbus A320-200
- (3x Airbus A320neo on order)
ZIPAIR Tokyo
ZG | TZP
Founded: 2020
- 4x Boeing 787-8 (+1 on order) (leased from Japan Airlines)
