Air Central
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| Founded | May 12, 1988 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | October 1, 2010 | ||||||
| Hubs | Chubu Centrair International Airport | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company |
All Nippon Airways (86.7%) Nagoya Railroad (13.3%) |
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| Headquarters | Tokoname, Aichi, Japan | ||||||
| Website | http://www.air-central.co.jp | ||||||
Air Central Co., Ltd. (エアーセントラル株式会社 Eā Sentoraru Kabushiki-gaisha?) was an airline based in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It operated passenger services as All Nippon Airways (ANA) flights from its main base is Chūbu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya. On October 1, 2010, Air Central, Air Next and Air Nippon Network were merged and rebranded as ANA Wings.
In 1953, Nakanihon Air Service (NAS) was founded near Nagoya Airport (now Nagoya Airfield). Its major shareholders included Nagoya Railroad and ANA. Its core business was general aviation, including scenic and charter flights, aerial photography and helicopter services. It still operates as a general aviation company.
A new affiliate company, Nakanihon Airlines (NAL), was founded on May 12, 1988 to handle NAS's scheduled commuter services. It was headquartered in Nagoya Airport and was a joint venture between Nagoya Railroad (55%) and ANA (45%). Commuter services began operations on 23 April 1991. On November 1, 2004, ANA became the majority (55%) shareholder of NAL. As of September 2006, ANA bears 86.7% of the shares of Air Central; and Nagoya Railroad bears 13.3% of its shares.
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