The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (航空局, Kōkūkyoku, JCAB) is the civil aviation authority of Japan and a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Its head office is in the MLIT building in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[1] It is the Japanese equivalent of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.[2]
Aircraft
The JCAB operates or has operated the following aircraft:[3]
Jet
- Bombardier Global Express
- Cessna Citation CJ4 (525C model) - five in service for calibration duties as of June 2022.[4]
- Cessna Citation Longitude - one, equipped for calibration of ground-based navigation and landing systems, received in June 2022, to replace the Dash 8.[4]
- Gulfstream IV
Turboprop
Helicopter
See also
- Japan Transport Safety Board (current accident investigation agency)
- Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (predecessor air and rail accident investigation agency)
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (predecessor air accident investigation agency)
References
External links
- Civil Aviation Bureau
- Civil Aviation Bureau (in Japanese)
- Flight Information Region In Japan
- "Working Arrangement between The Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan (CAB) and The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)." (Archive)