Oriental Air Bridge
Oriental Air Bridge Co., Ltd. (オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社, Orientaru Ea Burijji Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese regional airline headquartered on the grounds of Nagasaki Airport in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[2] It operates regional services to the islands within Nagasaki Prefecture and also operates domestic services from Fukuoka and Nagoya.
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Founded | 21 June 1961 (as Nagasaki Airways) | ||||||
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Operating bases | Nagasaki Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
Headquarters | Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture | ||||||
Key people | Tsunakuni Ōhitogata (CEO)[1] | ||||||
Website | www.orc-air.co.jp |
History
The airline was established on June 12, 1961 as Nagasaki Airways. It was renamed Oriental Air Bridge in March 2001.[3]
Destinations


Oriental Air Bridge serves the following destinations (as of January 2023):
Fleet
Current fleet

The Oriental Air Bridge fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2023):[5]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 42-600 | 2[6] |
48 | First aircraft delivered in 2022. To replace Bombardier Dash 8 Q200[7] | |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 | 1 | — | 39[8] | To be retired JA801B retired and scrapped in September 2022.[9][10] |
Former fleet
Oriental Air Bridge has also operated the following aircraft in the past (as of October 2018):
References
- "社長ご挨拶". オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- "会社案内". オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- "会社案内 (事業の沿革)". オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- "Oriental Air Bridge Adds Nagoya and ATR42-600 Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 18.
- "Japan's Oriental Air Bridge Has Its First ATR 42-600". Simple Flying. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- "Japan's Oriental Air Bridge goes with ATR for fleet renewal". airsoc.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- 『日本の旅客機2017-2018』イカロス出版 2017 p.116-117
- "「ありがとう」ORCのJA801B "ラストフライト" 離島と本土結び21年". 長崎新聞 (in Japanese). 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- "JAL国内線777-300やORC初号機抹消 国交省航空機登録9月分". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
External links
Media related to Oriental Air Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)