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History

The airline was established on 29 January 1999 and started operations on 7 August 2000 between

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under which it is provided assistance in capacities including flight operations, flight crew provision, maintenance and engineering services. The airline began service to

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in April 2002. In October 2004 the Sendai-based airline changed its name to ''Ibex Airlines''.

Destinations

Ibex Airlines operates services to the following scheduled destinations within Japan (as of November 2017):

Fleet

The Ibex Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2019):

Historical fleet

Ibex Airlines previously operated the following aircraft types: * Bombardier CRJ100LR * Bombardier CRJ200ER

References

External links

Official website
{{Airlines of Japan Regional airlines of Japan Airlines established in 1999 Airline companies based in Tokyo Japanese companies established in 1999