Жапондық аймақтық авиакомпания – Solaseed Air

Japanese regional airline

Solaseed Air Inc. (株式会社ソラシド・エア) is a Japanese regional airline headquartered on the property of Miyazaki Airport in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It operates services mainly between Tokyo and destinations on the island of Kyushu.

The airline was established as "Pan Asia Airlines" in 1997 as the fourth airline established in a deregulated Japanese market. In August 1998, the airline's corporate name was changed to "Skynet Asia Airways Co., Ltd." before operations commenced in July 2002. The airline rebranded as "Solaseed Air" in July 2011, and the change of its legal corporate name to "Solaseed Air Inc." followed in December 2015. In May 2021, Solaseed Air and Air Do announced their intentions to merge as a result of operating difficulties during the COVID 19 pandemic. The new holding company for both airlines, RegionalPlus Wings, was officially established on October 3, 2022.

Solaseed Air's head office is on the second floor of the Miyazaki Airport Building (宮崎空港ビル) in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. including the SNA Center (SNAセンター SNA Sentā) in the Again Building (アゲインビル) in Miyazaki.

In September 2014, Solaseed Air retired its last remaining Boeing 737 400 aircraft after previously operating a total of ten 737 400s. The airline has since exclusively operated a fleet of Boeing 737 800 aircraft.

In December 2020, the airline repainted one of its Boeing 737 800 aircraft, registered (JA812X), in a Pokémon themed livery featuring Exeggutor as part of a tourism collaboration with Miyazaki City and The Pokémon Company, during which Exeggutor became Miyazaki's mascot in the collaboration. The aircraft's maiden flight under the promotional livery traveled from Miyazaki to Tokyo. The livery was removed in September 2022. In March 2023, the airline reintroduced the Pokémon themed livery featuring Exeggutor again on another Boeing 737 800 registered (JA803X). The livery is expected to stay with the aircraft for three years.

Solaseed Air's Boeing 737 800 aircraft are configured with 174 or 176 economy class seats, with a standard pitch of .