Japan Biz Aviation

Japan Biz Aviation Co., Ltd., known by its ICAO designator JBZ, is a charter operator with its head office at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. It offers private jet and helicopter charter. The company states that it holds approval as an air transport and aircraft use business from the Tokyo Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (approval number 29), and a travel agency registration from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Helicopter charter

The company describes helicopter charter as a way to reach destinations from city centres to remote islands directly. Its listed benefits are a flexible schedule with departure and arrival times set by the customer, a private cabin, and the ability to land away from airports. It also offers a combined service in which a customer flies by HondaJet to a main airport and transfers to a helicopter for onward travel to islands or mountain areas.

Fleet

• Bell 429: twin turbine helicopter carrying up to 6 passengers with luggage, cruise speed 150 knots, length 13.11 m; the site says it can fly long routes such as Tokyo Heliport to the Hokuriku and Kansai regions
• Honda Aircraft HA420 (HondaJet Elite and Elite S): business jets operated by the company
• Bombardier Global 7500: operated under contract with PhenixJet Cayman
• Praetor 600: shown in the fleet pages

Other services

The site also covers private jet charter, pricing, case studies, aircraft hangar services, aircraft sales and purchase support, services for travel agencies and business users, and pet travel. It says it supports aircraft owners from purchase through operation and maintenance management to sale, and it lists a group company, Japan General Aviation Service.

Company facts

• Legal name: Japan Biz Aviation Co., Ltd. (JBZ)
• Head office: Haneda Airport 1-8-2, 5F, Ota-ku, Tokyo
• Nearest station: Seibijo, Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport line
• Website languages: Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean