History
The airline was established on 29 January 1999 and started operations on 7 August 2000 between Sendai and Osaka (Kansai Airport) under the name of Fairinc. It reached a co-operation agreement with All Nippon Airways under which it is provided assistance in flight operations, flightcrew provision, maintenance and engineering services etc. In October 2004 the Sendai based airline changed its name to Ibex Airlines. The airline began service to Tokyo-Narita Airport in June 2009.
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