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| Founded | September 21, 1978 | |||
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| Hubs | Narita International Airport Kansai International Airport Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport |
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| Fleet size | 10 (+14 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 20 | |||
| Parent company | Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited | |||
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Key people | Tadamasa Ishida (President & CEO) | |||
| Website | http://www.nca.aero | |||
Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited (日本貨物航空株式会社 Nippon Kamotsu Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha), or NCA, is a cargo airline based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and the North America. Its main base is Narita International Airport outside Tokyo.[2]
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History
Nippon Cargo Airlines was established on September 21, 1978 and started operations in 1985. It was Japan's first all-cargo airline.[2] Over time, their network has grown to include many cities on three continents. Initially, NCA was a joint venture of shipping companies headed by Nippon Yūsen and All Nippon Airways. In August 2005, ANA sold its stake to Nippon Yūsen.[3]
The airline is owned by Global Logistics Investments (55.18%), Nippon Yūsen (13.8%), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (13.19%), Nippon Express (3.13%) and others (14.7%).[2]
Destinations
The following are NCA's scheduled destinations. NCA's scheduled routes are from Japan to Asia, and from Japan to North America and Europe via Anchorage (as of July 2009).[4]
Asia
- Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport), Thailand
- Beijing (Beijing International Airport), China
- Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport), China
- Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport), Malaysia
- Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport), Philippines
- Nagoya (Chūbu Centrair International Airport), Japan
- Osaka (Kansai International Airport), Japan
- Seoul (Incheon International Airport), Korea
- Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport), China
- Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport), Singapore
- Tokyo (Narita International Airport), Japan
Europe
- Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport), Netherlands
- Frankfurt (Frankfurt International Airport), Germany [ends 24 October]
- Milan (Malpensa International Airport), Italy
North America
- Anchorage (Ted Stevens International Airport), U.S.
- Chicago (O'Hare International Airport), U.S.
- Guadalajara (Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport), Mexico
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International), U.S.
- New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport), U.S.
- San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport), U.S.
Fleet
The Nippon Cargo Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2009)[5]:
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-400F | 10 | 0 | |
| Boeing 747-8F | 0 | 14 |
- On 9 June 2005 Nippon Cargo Airline's first Boeing 747-400F was handed over at Everett, Washington, the first of four on order for the airline.[6]
- NCA will be one of the launch customers for the Boeing 747-8 freighter.It placed an order for 8 Boeing 747-800F.
- In June 2006, it has confirmed an order for 2 additional Boeing 747-400F. These aircraft are due for delivery in 2008 and 2009 and will replace Boeing 747-200F. Previously, it ordered 8 Boeing 747-400F, 3 of which have been delivered.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Corporate Profile." Nippon Cargo Airlines. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c Nippon Cargo Airlines, Corporate Profile
- ^ NCA (2005-07-12). "Ref: Change in NCA Shareholders" (PDF). Press release. http://www.nca.aero/e/news/2005/pdf/050712e.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-28. "News & Topics"
- ^ Nippon Cargo Airlines, Flight Schedule
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.
- ^ Air International, July 2005
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