Company Profile | We, Aero Toyota Corp., provide emergency medical services, flying cars, air mobility, surveying, aerial laser, and GIS services.
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Aero Toyota Corp. provides aviation services via helicopters and business jets as well as spatial information services mainly in the form of map information.
We are also engaged in international cooperation using the latest technology, primarily through ODA projects.
Message from the president and CEO
25, we will mark our 70th anniversary at AERO ASAHI CORPORATION.
We express our deepest gratitude to our beloved customers, business partners, shareholders, predecessors, employees, and stakeholders for their continued support and effort.
From the dawn of the post-war period, we have been supporting the development of national land and social infrastructures through our industrial aviation and surveying services.
It wasn’t always easy, but our corporate philosophy of “To the Sky, For the Future” and Our safety instructions "Doing what we should do and not doing what we should not do” have always guided us on the right path in the face of each hardship.
In celebration of our 70th anniversary, our company will be renamed to AERO TOYOTA CORPORATION, effective from July 2025.
Bearing our corporate philosophy and code of safety, we are determined to support Toyota soar through the future as “one of its wings” to realize Mobility for ALL.
The journey of our company started in 1955 with our two founders, Hitoshi Imai and Minoru Tamaki.
After overcoming the hardships of its early days, we provided helicopter transportation services for the transportation of construction materials to build Kurobe Dam 4 in 1957. In 1960, we started aerial photogrammetry that was essential to the development of national land infrastructure.
In 1964, we succeeded in the air transportation and installation of the Mt. Fuji Radar Dome.
We began operations of aero aviation business and spatial information business as individual companies, but merged these as one company, AERO ASAHI, in 1982. Since then, we have engaged in providing services for the development and maintenance of technological infrastructures and business, such as engineering survey for the construction of the Seikan Tunnel in 1983.
Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corporation, led by its founder Kiichiro Toyoda who later resigned in response to post-war management crisis, had immediately embarked on airplane research since its foundation.
Both AERO ASAHI and Toyota Motor continued on their own path until AERO ASAHI was incorporated into Toyota Motor in 1997.
Until now, AERO ASAHI had functioned as a subsidiary of Toyota Motor, but we have now come to a new transition phase as Toyota Motor’s challenges and its long-held passion for the sky has led to its significant investment in Joby Aviation and their electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft technology, which is often referred to as a revolution in the skies
Industrial aviation and aerial surveying has somewhat matured, but we are now facing the drastic changes in industry framework and its game players, such as the rise of unmanned aircraft operations in competition with manned aircraft,
the dramatic evolution of satellite imaging technology, the emergence of the "flying car" called as the revolution in the skies, and the development of new technologies that combine our accumulated surveying and spatial information technologies with our MAAS/CONNECTED technologies.
We do not see these drastic changes as headwinds. Rather, we recognize them as tailwinds that enable us to flexibly change our business model to survive.
Over recent years, we have carefully reviewed our business in terms of where we should “defend”, “stop”, and “change.”
We have determined our strengths and weaknesses by product and domain, have considered and verified which brands we should hold firm on, which brands we need to further cultivate, and where we need to allocate our valuable business resources.
As a result, we have come to conclusion that we shall contribute to society by offering our geospatial information and air mobility services as products, engage in all challenges with integrity and sincerity, regardless of the situation we are under, and foster the growth and development of our employees to autonomously embody our principles of reliability, safety, and high quality to strengthen the foundations of our company value and brand.
AERO TOYOTA is determined in making unceasing effort to overcome new challenges and thrive as a company where our employees could feel proud and find rewarding to work at.
We will continue to share our assets and partner with Toyota across various fields, and endeavor to be a company of our customers’ choice.
We hope that you will continue to support and guide us as we begin this new chapter in our journey.
President and CEO, Aero Toyota Corp.
Company Profile
| Name | AERO TOYOTA CORPORATION | |
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| Address | Headquarters |
Tokyo Heliport 4-7-41 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan 136-0082 |
| Aviation Business Headquarters |
Tokyo Heliport 4-7-41 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan 136-0082 |
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| Spatial Information Business Headquarters |
3-14-4 Minamidai, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan 350-1165 TEL 81-49-244-4817 |
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| Founded | July 20, 1955 | |
| Capital | 3,192.5 million | |
| Principle shareholder | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| Representative | President Hiroshi Kato | |
| Employees | 1,323 (As of Apr 2025) | |
| Businesses | Aviation Business | In the aviation business, as a pioneer in the helicopter and business jet operations in Japan, we offer a wide range of comprehensive aviation services, including passenger transportation, pilot training and aerial photography. In recent years, we have also focused on developing and expanding the eVTOL air mobility market. |
| Spatial Information Business |
In the spatial information business, we create and provide highly accurate geospatial data by combining measurement technologies (aerial LiDAR surveying, mobile mapping systems, underwater acoustic exploration, etc.) that utilize the latest digital sensors such as lasers and sound waves, with 3D mapping technology according to the purpose of use. | |
Corporate Philosophy
To the Sky, For the Future
Leverage Geospatial Information and Air Mobility
- Continuous growth while helping resolve societal issues.
- Earn the trust of our society by having a reputation for safety and high quality.
- Train and utilize personnel while collectively advancing technology and skills.
Our previous projects include the construction of Kurobe Dam 4, the Mount Fuji Radar System, and measurements for the Seikan Tunnel.
Our current work relates to the operation and maintenance of social infrastructure
such as air ambulances, power plants, railways, roads, and airports,
and we are also taking on challenging new projects,
such as next-generation air mobility (including flying cars) and virtual spaces.
Our work and the technologies we develop contribute to a safe and secure society.
The conviction and passion to open up new paths for the future is part of our corporate identity, passed down from previous generations.
With our sincere commitment to our SDG initiatives, safety, and high quality,
our goal is to be a company trusted and supported by our clients and our society.
Aero Toyota Group Charter of
Corporate Behavior
As of November 1, 2022,
Our business is built on Safety in aviation, ground transportation, information, and labor; Quality; and Compliance.
We aim to achieve continuous economic growth and to contribute to the resolution of social problems by providing high-quality products and services using our ever-advancing technology and skills.
We promote responsible procurement via reasonable transactions carried out ethically, fairly, and within a free competition framework.
We conduct our social initiatives with reconstruction activities that maintain infrastructure and resolve social problems in areas such as health, hygiene, disaster prevention, disaster damage mitigation, and the environment.
We disclose corporate information appropriately and engage in constructive communication with our stakeholders.
We conduct our business activities while respecting the human rights of people around the world.
We communicate with our clients to provide appropriate information related to our products and services.
We create a comfortable office environment with awareness of health, safety, and the elimination of harassment.
We consider having a goal and working to resolve issues as essential conditions for our business.
We conduct thorough crisis management, preventing any dealings with anti-social forces and preparing countermeasures for terrorism, cyber-attacks, and natural disasters.
We construct effective systems for corporate governance. If circumstances arise that could damage public trust in our company, top management will take the initiative to identify the cause, resolve the issue, and prevent recurrence.
