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.

Oriental Air Bridge Co., Ltd.
オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社
IATA ICAO Callsign
OC ORC ORIENTAL BRIDGE
Founded21 June 1961 (1961-06-21) (as Nagasaki Airways)
Operating basesNagasaki Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations8
HeadquartersŌmura, Nagasaki Prefecture
Key peopleTsunakuni Ōhitogata (CEO)[1]
Websitewww.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
The Oriental Air Bridge check-in desk at Nagasaki Airport.
An Oriental Air Bridge Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 departs Fukuoka Airport, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. (2012)

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

Country Island City Airport Notes Refs
JapanHonshuAkitaAkita Airport[4]
JapanKyushuFukuokaFukuoka Airport
JapanKyushuGotōFukue Airport
JapanKyushuIkiIki Airport
JapanHonshuKomatsuKomatsu Airport
JapanKyushuMiyazakiMiyazaki Airport
JapanKyushuNagasakiNagasaki AirportHub
JapanHonshuNagoyaNagoya–Centrair[4]
JapanTsushimaTsushimaTsushima Airport

Fleet

Current fleet
One of the 2 Oriental Air Bridge Dash 8 aircraft at Nagasaki Airport.

The Oriental Air Bridge fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2023):[5]

Oriental Air Bridge Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
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
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Oriental Air Bridge Adds Nagoya and ATR42-600 Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 18.
  6. "Japan's Oriental Air Bridge Has Its First ATR 42-600". Simple Flying. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. "Japan's Oriental Air Bridge goes with ATR for fleet renewal". airsoc.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. 『日本の旅客機2017-2018』イカロス出版 2017 p.116-117
  9. "「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.
  10. "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.

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