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{{Infobox Airline
|airline=Air Next<br />エアーネクスト
|logo=Air Next B737-500(JA357K) (4266141166).jpg
|logo_size=
|IATA=7A
|ICAO=NXA
|callsign=BLUE-DOLPHIN
|parent=Air Next Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of [[All Nippon Airways]]
|founded=August 20, 2004
|ceased=2010 (merged into [[ANA Wings]])
|headquarters=[[Fukuoka Airport]]<br>[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
|key_people=Motomu Iwatani (President)
|hubs=[[Fukuoka Airport]]
|focus_cities=
|frequent_flyer=
|lounge=
|alliance=
|fleet_size=14
|destinations=5
|website= http://www.airnext.ana-g.com
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Air Next Co., Ltd.'''|エアーネクスト株式会社|Eā Nekusuto Kabushiki-gaisha}} was a [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost airline]] based on the grounds of [[Fukuoka Airport]] in [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku]], [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]] and a wholly owned subsidiary of [[All Nippon Airways]] (ANA).<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100219112118/http://www.airnext.ana-g.com/company/index.html 会社概要]" (). Air Next. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. “本社所在地 福岡市博多区下臼井767−1　福岡空港内”</ref> It operated domestic services from its main base at Fukuoka Airport.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 64 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>   On October 1, 2010, Air Next, [[Air Central (Japan)|Air Central]] and [[Air Nippon Network]] were merged and rebranded as [[ANA Wings]].
==History==
The airline was established in August 2004 and its first flight was on June 1, 2005 with a pair of [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-500]] aircraft. Air Next received two more 737s by the end of 2006 and another three in 2007, bringing their fleet to a total of seven aircraft.
In February 2005 Air Next was headquartered in [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], [[Tokyo]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20050216144206/http://www.airnext.ana-g.com/company/index.html 会社概要]." ''Air Next''. February 16, 2005. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref>
Air Next aircraft carried ANA livery with the name "Air Next" in small letters on the fuselage and a [[dolphin]] painted on each engine. Flights were operated with ANA/NH flight numbers, although Air Next had its own airline codes.
==Destinations==
*[[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]] - [[Komatsu Airport|Komatsu]]
*Fukuoka - [[Ishigaki Airport|Ishigaki]]
*[[Naha Airport|Naha]] - [[Miyako Airport|Miyako]]
*Naha - Ishigaki
==Fleet==
As of December 2009, the Air Next fleet included the following aircraft:<ref name="FI"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=7A&al_op=1 |title=Air Next fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-30. |access-date=2009-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912043651/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=7A&al_op=1 |archive-date=2011-09-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin: 1em auto;"
|+ '''Air Next Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
!Aircraft
!In Fleet
!Passengers
|-
|[[Boeing 737-500]]
|align=center|14
|126/133
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060110220113/http://www.airnext.ana-g.com/ Air Next]
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