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 an airline headquartered on the grounds of Nagasaki Airport and in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[1] It operates in southern Japan, offering charter services and a scheduled service between Nagasaki and Fukuoka. Its main base is Nagasaki Airport, with a hub at Fukuoka Airport.[2] The airline was established in 1961 as Nagasaki Airways. It was renamed Oriental Air Bridge in March 2001.[2]

Oriental Air Bridge
IATA ICAO Callsign
OC ORC ORIENTAL BRIDGE
Founded1961 (as Nagasaki Airways)
Operating basesNagasaki Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations5
HeadquartersŌmura, Nagasaki Prefecture
Websitewww.orc-air.co.jp

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[3]
JapanKyushuFukuokaFukuoka Airport
JapanKyushuGotōFukue Airport
JapanKyushuIkiIki Airport
JapanHonshuKomatsuKomatsu Airport
JapanKyushuMiyazakiMiyazaki Airport
JapanKyushuNagasakiNagasaki AirportHub
JapanHonshuNagoyaNagoya–Centrair[3]
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 January 2023):[4]

Oriental Air Bridge Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-600 1[5]
 1 48 First aircraft delivered in 2022. To replace Bombardier Dash 8 Q200[6]
Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 2 — 39[7] To be retired
JA801B retired and scrapped in September 2022 [8][9]
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 3 — 74 Leased from ANA Wings[10][11]

Former fleet

Oriental Air Bridge has also operated the following aircraft in the past (as of October 2018):

References
  1. "オリエンタルエアブリッジ株式会社 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine." Oriental Air Bridge. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 59.
  3. "Oriental Air Bridge Adds Nagoya and ATR42-600 Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 18.
  5. "Japan's Oriental Air Bridge Has Its First ATR 42-600". Simple Flying. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. "Japan's Oriental Air Bridge goes with ATR for fleet renewal". airsoc.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. 『日本の旅客機2017-2018』イカロス出版 2017 p.116-117
  8. "「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.
  9. "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.
  10. "ORC、福岡－小松線を新規開設へ" (in Japanese). 航空新聞社. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  11. 【プレスリリース】今後の機材計画及び2020年度事業計画について オリエンタルエアブリッジ

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