Japan Airlines

Boeing finishes 787 testing, focus shifts to...
A Boeing-owned 787 taxis past a group of 787's after a demonstration flight meant to be the final certification test for the 787's new battery system in Everett, Washington, on April 5. (AP Photo)
NEW YORK--With a successful flight on April 5, Boeing moved closer to proving that a revamped safety system can prevent batteries on its new 787 Dreamliner from catching fire...
Exec: Boeing to address compensation after...
ANA 787 aircrafts are parked at Haneda Airport following a grounding order from the transport ministry. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
BANGALORE--Boeing Co will address compensation claims from customers of its 787 Dreamliner jets after the grounded aircraft are back in service, the company's vice-president...
Japanese airlines had 787 battery issues before...
An inspector at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board checks a damaged battery of a JAL 787 airplane on Jan. 23. (Provided by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board)
Japan's two biggest airlines replaced lithium-ion batteries on their Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the months before separate incidents led to the technologically advanced aircraft ...
JAL, Japan Post to deliver refrigerated goods to...
A container for international shipping of refrigerated goods by Japan Airlines Co. and Japan Post Co. (Satoshi Daiguji)
Japan Airlines Co. and Japan Post Co. will team up in April to introduce a delivery service to Singapore and Taiwan that specializes in shipping items at chilled temperatures.
For ANA, Boeing 787 grounding may dent growth plan
ANA 787 aircrafts are parked at Haneda Airport following a grounding order from the transport ministry. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
All Nippon Airways, which currently has the biggest fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, may have to scale back its next 2-year plan as it weighs the mounting cost of the new...
Still no timetable for returning Boeing 787 to...
Inspectors from Japanese and U.S. authorities check an ANA 787 airplane at Takamatsu Airport on Jan. 18. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
TOKYO/WASHINGTON--Japanese regulators have joined their U.S. counterparts in all but ruling out overcharged batteries as the cause of recent fires on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ...
Boeing Dreamliner incidents raise safety concerns
An inspector of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board checks the battery unit that triggered a fire on Japan Airlines' 787 airplane. (Captured from NTSB Twitter)
NEW YORK/TOKYO--Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner jet suffered a third mishap in as many days on Jan. 9, heightening safety concerns after a string of setbacks for the new aircraft.
UPDATE: Modest market return by ex-bankrupt Japan...
Yoshiharu Ueki, president of Japan Airlines Co. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Less than three years after it collapsed into bankruptcy, Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) made a modest market return on Sept. 19, with its shares closing 1 percent above the price...
BIZ BRIEF: JAL to fly nonstop to San Diego, adds...
Japan Airlines Co. announced Aug. 21 revisions made to its route, flight frequency and fleet plans for the remainder of fiscal year 2012, highlighted by the introduction of two ...
Japan Airlines listing again on Tokyo exchange
JAL headquarters (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Japan Airlines, which underwent a government bailout two years ago, will be listed again on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
ANA to raise 210 billion yen ahead of JAL's...
A Boeing 787 owned by All Nippon Airways Co. at Haneda Airport (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
All Nippon Airways Co. plans to raise 211 billion yen ($2.65 billion) in capital to buy aircraft, increase routes and better compete against a rejuvenated Japan Airlines Co....
JAL flying high on record profits from downsizing...
JAL President Yoshiharu Ueki, from left, honorary chairman Kazuo Inamori and Chairman Masaru Onishi attend a May 14 news conference announcing company earnings. (Sayaka Yamaguchi)
Carried along by a tailwind of massive savings from downsizing measures, Japan Airlines Co. announced record profits on May 14 for the fiscal year that ended on March 31.
Asian LCCs making new leap into the skies over Japan
Passengers walk to the AirAsia plane at the LCC terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. (Keiko Nannichi)
With three new low-cost carriers planning to begin flights in Japan this year, the situation in Malaysia provides a crystal ball into what the future may hold for Japanese...
Ex-JAL pilot the first to land in president's office
Japan Airlines Co., in a major management reshuffle, on Jan. 13 decided to turn the control stick over to Yoshiharu Ueki, senior managing executive officer, the first former...
Japan Airlines to be re-listed within a year
Japan Airlines Co. is expected to be re-listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as September 2012, sources said.
ANA upgrades flight meals to differentiate from LCCs
This Japanese-style meal set will be available in business class aboard All Nippon Airways Co.'s short-distance international flights starting in October. (All Nippon Airways Co.)
All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. have set about improving in-flight services to distinguish themselves from low-cost carriers.
EDITORIAL: Aviation policy should be redirected for ...
Low-cost carriers generally offer fares at about half of the prices charged by the major full-service airlines through cost-cutting measures such as selling tickets only online,...
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