Japanese Air Strains was a US-based firm that operated between 1926 and 1991. One of many airline’s hubs was Miami, being the town’s greatest employer from the mid-Nineteen Seventies till the time of its closure.
The service’s foremost focus was in america, with some routes to Canada and Mexico. In 1971, the corporate expanded within the Caribbean, extra exactly in Puerto Rico, with the acquisition of Caribair.
So see: #TBT: PLUNA flights between Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid in 2007.
Almost from the start, Japanese Air Strains requested on a number of events the corresponding authorization to function between america and South America. For various causes, in all these instances it was denied.
– Commercial –
Braniff and Pan Am have been a very powerful corporations within the US-South America market, with departures from their completely different hubs in america.

Subsequent to the deregulation of the airline trade in 1978, Braniff was affected by the entry of latest corporations and the strengthening of its rivals. This, along with excessive gas prices, was the start of the tip for Braniff.
On account of its disaster, Braniff started negotiations with Pan Am in early 1982 to promote its routes between america and South America, however the settlement would by no means be finalized because it was thought-about that Pan Am would have a monopoly within the space. Months later, Japanese took over these routes from Braniff, beginning flights to South America in Could of that yr.
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay have been the South American international locations served by Japanese Air Strains. The airline operated with Boeing 727, DC-10, Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar, amongst others.
So see: #TBT: TAP flights between Portugal, Brazil and Argentina in 1972.
Schedule between United States and South America in 1987 – Japanese Air Strains
DEPARTURES FROM UNITED STATES
- Barranquilla: Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday – Boeing 727
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 955 | Miami | 19:00 | Barranquilla | 20:25 |
- Bogota: every day—Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 518 | los Angeles | 08:30 | Miami | 16:14 |
EA 518 | Miami | 17:35 | Bogota | 19:35 |
- Buenos Aires and Santiago: every day besides Tuesday – DC-10
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 27 | new York | 18:25 | Miami | 21:08 |
EA 27 | Miami | 23:00 | Buenos Aires | 08:27 +1 |
EA 27 | Buenos Aires | 09:22 +1 | Santiago | 10:24 +1 |
On Friday and Saturday it was flight EA 23 departing from Los Angeles (timetables from Miami, Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile have been unchanged).
- Cali through Panama Metropolis: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday – Boeing 727
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 977 | new York | 1:30 p.m | Miami | 16:10 |
EA 977 | Miami | 17:35 | Panama Metropolis | 19:15 |
EA 977 | Panama Metropolis | 19:58 | Cali | 21:15 |
- Cali, La Paz and Asuncion: Monday, Thursday and Saturday – Boeing 727
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 987 | Miami | 1:50 p.m | Cali | 16:12 |
EA 987 | Cali | 16:45 | La Paz | 21:22 |
EA 987 | La Paz | 10:15 p.m | Asuncion | 00:09 +1 |
- Guayaquil and Quito: Friday and Sunday – Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 9 | new York | 09:00 | Miami | 11:39 |
EA 9 | Miami | 12:50 p.m | Guayaquil | 15:48 |
EA 9 | Guayaquil | 16:35 | Quito | 17:22 |
DEPARTURES FROM SOUTH AMERICA
- Asuncion, La Paz and Cali: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday – Boeing 727
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 992 | Asuncion | 05:30 | La Paz | 07:47 |
EA 992 | La Paz | 08:42 | Cali | 12:10 p.m |
EA 992 | Cali | 13:00 | Miami | 17:26 |
- Barranquilla: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday – Boeing 727
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 972 | Barranquilla | 08:30 | Miami | 12:02 |
- Bogota: every day—Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 505 | Bogota | 10:05 | Miami | 14:30 |
EA 505 | Miami | 17:50 | los Angeles | 19:51 |
- Cali through Panama Metropolis: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 976 | Cali | 09:15 | Panama Metropolis | 10:37 |
EA 976 | Panama Metropolis | 11:35 | Miami | 15:15 |
EA 976 | Miami | 17:00 | new York | 19:35 |
- Quito and Guayaquil: Tuesday and Sunday – Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 24 | Quito | 07:45 | Guayaquil | 08:31 |
EA 24 | Guayaquil | 09:30 | Miami | 14:27 |
EA 24 | Miami | 16:15 | new York | 19:03 |
- Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires: every day besides Wednesday – DC-10
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Flight | From | ETD | to | ETA |
EA 10 | Santiago | 18:40 | Buenos Aires | 21:22 |
EA 10 | Buenos Aires | 22:16 | Miami | 06:00 +1 |
EA 10 | Miami | 08:00 +1 | new York | 10:35 +1 |
On Friday and Saturday it was the EA 22 flight ending in Los Angeles (timetables for Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Miami weren’t modified).
EASTERN’S COMPLETE NETWORK IN SOUTH AMERICA
Japanese Air Strains filed for chapter on March ninth, 1989, and eventually ceased operations on Saturday, January nineteenth, 1991 at midnight.

American Airways bought Japanese’s route rights to and from South America in April 1990, later changing into the main service available in the market.
Supply
- Guia Argentina de Trafico Aéreo (GATA) – 1987.
So see: #TBT: Avianca flights between Colombia and Europe in 1954.