JAA was headquartered in the Japan Airlines Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

[2] Direct flights between Japan and Taiwan had been suspended since April 1975, following the signing of a civil air treaty with the People's Republic of China.

[5] Similar arrangements were later made by Air France, British Airways, KLM, Qantas and Swissair for their services to Taiwan.

the only international carrier to be granted the right to fly in-island by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (Republic of China).

The Japan Asia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft before its integration to Japan Airlines:[citation needed] Beginning in 2004, most JAA flights were operated with JAL Boeing 747-400 aircraft to meet market demand and to improve JAL fleet utilization.