Toa Airways

Toa Airways
東亜航空
Tōa Kōkū
IATA ICAO Call sign
— TAW TOA DOMES
FoundedNovember 30, 1953 (1953-11-30)
Ceased operationsMay 15, 1971 (1971-05-15)
(merged with Japan Domestic Airlines to form Toa Domestic Airlines)
HeadquartersHiroshima, Japan

Toa Airways (東亜航空, Tōa Kōkū) was a Japanese airline and the predecessor of Japan Air System. Founded on November 30, 1953,[1] it merged with Japan Domestic Airlines on May 15, 1971, to form Toa Domestic Airlines, which went on to become Japan Air System.[2]

Fleet

A Toa Airways NAMC YS-11 at Osaka International Airport, Japan in 1971.
former Toa Airways DH114 preserved in Hiroshima as an advertising sign

During operations, Toa Airways operated the following types:

Accidents and incidents

  • Flight 63- A NAMC YS-11A-217 crashed en route from Chitose Airport near Sapporo, Japan to Hakodate Airport. After arriving in Hakodate airspace, the plane was descending below 1800 meters when it crashed into the south face of Yokotsudake (Yokotsu Mountain). All 64 passengers and four crew on board perished. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error that followed strong winds pushing the plane off course.[3]

References

  1. ^ Information about Toa Airways at the Aviation Safety Network
  2. ^ "Company Information." Japan Air System. November 6, 1999. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
  3. ^ Gero, David (2006). "The 1970s". Aviation Disasters: The World’s Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0750931469.


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