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Chronological history
1955 Sep. C.Itoh Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Co., Ltd. established.
1956 Apr. Merged with Fujisawa Aviation Service Co., Ltd. Capital increased to 80 million yen.
     
1959 Oct. Unified equipment of All Nippon Airways' DC-3s and DC-7s.
1960 Apr. Opened representative office at Miyazaki Airport and commenced maintenance work on training aircraft for the Civil Aviation College of the Ministry of Transport.
1961 Apr. Established the Haneda Work Station at Tokyo International Airport.
1963 Apr. Formed a business tie-up with Kawasaki Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. and commenced maintenance work on Kawasaki Bell 47-G2 helicopters.
1963 Jun. Granted qualification as an authorized repair/modification workplace by the Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Transport.
1966 Jul. Obtained type certificate from the Ministry of Transport for the Itochu type N-62 airplane (obtained type certificate from U.S. Federal Aviation Agency in Sep. of same year).
     
1967 Mar. Set up Sendai office at Sendai Airport and commenced maintenance work on basic crew-training aircraft for Japan Airlines.
1969 Nov. Qualified as authorized aircraft repair/modification workplace by the Civil Aviation Bureau, the Ministry of Transport.
1970 Mar. Transferred portion of shares held by C.Itoh Corporation to Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA), and became a corporation with tri-company capital participation. Changed corporate name to New Japan Aircraft Maintenance Co., Ltd. in June of same year.
1970 Aug. First order from All Nippon Airways, for galleys and inserts for eight Boeing727-200s and three 737s. Commenced development and manufacture of various kinds of interior equipment for large aircraft.
1971 Apr. Became designated repair plant for the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Beechcraft B-65 airplanes (Defense Agency).
1972 May Set up Obihiro Maintenance Center at Obihiro Airport and commenced maintenance work on training aircraft for the Obihiro Annex of the Civil Aviation College, Ministry of Transport
1972 Oct. Re-established the Haneda Maintenance Center and commenced repair work on interior equipment for large aircraft.
1978 Apr. Established Narita Maintenance Center.
1978 Oct. Established Tachikawa Plant to expand galley manufacturing operations.
1979 Nov. First order from Boeing for 767 lavatory modules.
1982 Jan. Established JAMCO AMERICA,INC., a US corporation based in Seattle,Washington.
     
1983 Dec. Began manufacture of flight attendant seats for McDonnell Douglas for MD-80.
1984 June Began manufacture of lavatory modules for McDonnell Douglas for MD-80.
1985 Apr. Began manufacture of smoke detectors for Boeing.
1986 Mar. Increased capital to JPY1 billion by allocation of new shares to third-parties.
1986 June Launched domestic production of cores for aircraft heat exchangers.
1986 Oct. Began manufacture of Boeing747-400 lavatory modules.
1986 Dec. Became designated repair plant for Aerospatial AS-332L helicopters for the Ground Self-Defense Force, Defense Agency.
1987 June Capital participation in Beemans Industry Corporation (Netherlands).
1987 Jul. Received order from McDonnell Douglas for MD-11 lavatory modules.
1988 Feb. Established Singapore JAMCO Pte.Ltd. under a joint venture with Singapore Airlines and C.Itoh.
1988 Jun. Changed name to JAMCO Corporation.
1988 Aug. Certified as authorized manufacturer of galleys and galley inserts by the British Aviation Bureau.
1988 Nov. OTC Shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1989 Mar. Qualified as authorized manufacturer of galleys and galley inserts by US Federal Aviation Agency.
1989 Apr. Established Niigata JAMCO Corporation.
1989 Oct. Increased capital to 4.6 billion yen with public subscription.
1990 Mar. Established Miyazaki JAMCO Corporation.
1991 Jul. Issued convertible debentures in Swiss francs.
1991 Sep.

Increased investment in Beemans Industries (Netherlands) and changed name of company to JAMCO Netherland B.V.

1992 Jan. Established Tokushima JAMCO Corporation.
1994 Apr. Delivered first MD90 lavatory modules.
1994 May. Delivered first Boeing 777 lavatory modules.
1995 Aug. Closed JAMCO Netherland B.V. and established JAMCO Europe B.V. as a customer support center.
1995 Dec. Began manufacture of McDonnell Douglas MD-95 lavatory modules.
1996 Aug. Began manufacture ADP (Advanced Pultrusion) for DASA.
1997 Jan. Certified ISO9002 at Aircraft Equipment Division.
1997 Apr. Established JAMCO Technical Service Corporation.
1998 Jul. Certified as authorized aircraft repair/inspection workplace by the Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Transport.
1998 Apr. Opened new plant at the Narita Maitenance Center and commenced assemble of structures for large aircraft.
1998 Dec. Listed on the 2nd tier of Tokyo Stock Exchange. Capital increased to 5.3 billion yen with public subscription.
1999 Aug. Authorized as service facility for Bombardier super long-range Global Express business jets.
2000 Feb. ISO 14001: Certificate Acquisition
2000 Mar. ISO 9001: Appointment registered for Small Aircraft Division
2000 June Commenced business reorganization.  
2001 Feb Entered into business tie-up with Austria-based aircraft interior manufacturer FACC AG.  
2001 Mar. Closed wheel maintenance shop at Haneda and opened wheel overhaul center at Tokyo Maintenance Center (Narita).  
2002 Jan. Received first order from Airbus for Advanced Pultrusion-produced upper deck floor cross beams, vertical stabilizer stiffeners and stringers for the A380.
2002 Feb. JAMCO America qualified by FAA as Organizational Designated Airworthiness Representative.  
2002 Mar. Received first order for enhanced flight deck door.  
2002 Sep. Delivered first HSST Linear Motor Car module for Nagoya Tobu Kyuryo Line.  
2002 Oct. Opened new factory for expanded production of Advanced Pultrusion products.
2003 Mar. Awarded Boeing 2002 Supplier of The Year.
2003 Apr. Delivered first CFRP Floor Crossbeams for the A380 to Airbus.
2004 Jul. Established JAMCO Aero Design & Engineering Private Limited in Singapore.
2005 Mar. First order from Boeing for 787 lavatory modules.
2005 May. First order from Boeing for 787 flight deck interiors, the flight deck door and bulkhead assembly.
2005 Sep. The fiftieth anniversary of the foundation.
2005 Nov. Concluded a blanket contract with Boeing for 787 galley.
2008 Jul. JAMCO America qualified by FAA as Organization Designation Authorization.(ODA)

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