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History

1990 5 Oct. Japan Air Charter Co.,Ltd. founded
1991 22 Feb. Obtained license to operate non-scheduled flights
1 Jul. Started DC-10 charter flights (Fukuoka=Honolulu)
1992 2 Feb. Started DC-10 JAL-entrusting flights (Fukuoka=Honolulu)
1993 1 Jul. Started DC-10 commissioned flights (Osaka=Bangkok)
9 Jul. Reached 100,000 passenger mark for charter flights (ceremony held in Sendai)
1994 4 Jun. Started 747 JAL-entrusting flights (Tokyo=Honolulu)
31 Oct. Opened Bangkok Training Center
1997 5 Sep. Reached 250,000 passenger mark for charter flights (ceremony held in Aomori)
5 Oct. New uniforms introduced for cabin attendants
1998 16 Oct. Started 747 charter flights (Osaka=New Caledonia)
1999 30 Jul. Obtained license to operate scheduled flights
1 Oct. Changed company name to JALways Co.,Ltd.
Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Kona/Hnonolulu)
2000 1 Apr. Started scheduled flights
(Tokyo=Guam, Nagoya=Guam, Osaka=Guam,Sapporo=Honolulu, Sendai=Honolulu, Niigata=Honolulu, Hiroshima=Honolulu)
1 Oct. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Saipan, Osaka=Saipan, Fukuoka=Honolulu)
2001 1 Apr. Started scheduled flights (Nagoya=Honolulu)
2002 15 Jul. Increased Tokyo=Guam to 2flights/daily
Nov Increased Niigata=Honolulu to 2flights/weekly
2003 Oct Suspension of Sapporo=Honolulu and Sendai=Honolulu services
Nov Suspension of Niigata=Honolulu and Hiroshima=Honolulu services
2004 1 Oct. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Kona/Honolulu, Tokyo=Bangkok, Nagoya=Bangkok, Osaka=Bangkok)
Started JAL-entrusting flights (Osaka=Brisbane/Sydney)
2005 1 Apr. New uniforms introduced for cabin attendants
1 Oct. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Denpasar, Osaka=Denpasar)
Started JAL-entrusting flights (Tokyo=Manila, Tokyo=Brisbane)
Suspension of Fukuoka=Honolulu service
Suspension of Tokyo=Saipan and Osaka=Saipan services
31 Oct. Retired the last DC-10 aircraft which had served as main force of JALways
2006 26 Mar. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Jakarta)
1 Oct. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Sydney)
2007 2 Aug. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Ho Chi Minh City)
1 Oct. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Brisbane)
28 Oct. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Delhi)
2009 30 Mar. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Hanoi)
1 Jun. Started scheduled flights (Tokyo=Manila)
31 Jul. Boeing747 Classic jumbo jets retire from service
25 Oct. Suspension of Tokyo=Jakarta, Tokyo=Delhi
2010 28 Mar. Suspension of Tokyo=Manila, Tokyo=Ho Chi Minh City, Tokyo=Hanoi
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