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Japan Airlines
日本航空
Nihon Kōkū
IATA
JL		 ICAO
JAL		 Callsign
JAPAN AIR
Founded 1951 (as Japan Air Lines)
Hubs Narita International Airport
Tokyo International Airport
Kansai International Airport
Osaka International Airport
Focus cities Chubu Centrair International Airport
Frequent flyer program JAL Mileage Bank
Member lounge SAKURA Lounge
Alliance Oneworld (passenger)
WOW (cargo)
Subsidiaries JALways
JAL Express (JEX)
J-Air
Japan Air Commuter (JAC)
Hokkaido Air System (HAC)
Japan Transocean Air (JTA)
Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC)
Fleet size 241(+65 orders)
Destinations 125
Headquarters Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Key people Haruka Nishimatsu(President and CEO)
Website: http://www.jal.com/

Japan Airlines Corporation (株式会社日本航空 Kabushiki-gaisha Nihon Kōkū?) (TYO: 9205), or JAL, is an airline of Japan. This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator An airline hub is an Airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination is an international Airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. located in Ōta Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary Airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. is the primary domestic Airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. In the Airline industry a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has non-stop flights to several destinations other than its hubs is an airport on an Artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan. A frequent flyer program (FFP is a Loyalty program offered by many Airlines. ( or JAL, is an airline of Japan It is one of the largest Airline operators in Asia. An airport lounge is a Lounge owned by a particular Airline (or jointly operated in the case of an alliance) An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more Airlines to cooperate on a substantial level The Oneworld alliance is the third largest Airline alliance after Star Alliance and SkyTeam. WOW Cargo Alliance is a global cargo alliance between JAL Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo Group and Singapore Airlines Cargo. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity is an Airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines. It operates more than 200 flights each week with daily scheduled flights from three airports in Japan to Bangkok is a wholly owned subsidiary Airline of Japan Airlines (JAL It is a low-cost airline operating domestic services is an Airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL Based at Nagoya Airfield, it operates Feederliner jets throughout the four major islands of is an Airline based in Kagoshima, Japan. It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. or HAC, is an Airline based in Chitose Hokkaidō, Japan. It operates scheduled domestic services in Hokkaidō. or JTA, is an Airline based in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. It operates domestic services is an Airline based in Japan. It operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to the Ryūkyū Islands and Amami Islands. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest Stock exchange market in the world by market value second only to the New York Stock It is one of the largest airline operators in Asia. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license [1] It is based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operating scheduled and non-scheduled international and domestic services. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Its main bases are Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo. is an international Airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. located in Ōta Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary Airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It has 17,925 employees (as of March 2007). [2]

Two companies operated under the JAL brand: Japan Airlines International (日本航空インターナショナル Nihon Kōkū Intānashonaru?) and Japan Airlines Domestic (日本航空ジャパン Nihon Kōkū Japan?). Japan Airlines Domestic had primary responsibility for JAL's large network of intra-Japan flights, while JAL International operated both international and trunk domestic flights. Japan Airlines Domestic was an Airline based in Tokyo, Japan. On October 1, 2006, Japan Airlines International and Japan Airlines Domestic merged into a single brand, Japan Airlines International. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. JAL Corporation also owns seven smaller airlines which feed or supplement mainline JAL flights:

JAL has the largest fleet of Boeing 747s in the world (approximately 64, as of April 2007). A mainline flight is a flight operated by an airline's main operating unit rather than by regional alliances regional code-shares or regional subsidiaries or HAC, is an Airline based in Chitose Hokkaidō, Japan. It operates scheduled domestic services in Hokkaidō. is a wholly owned subsidiary Airline of Japan Airlines (JAL It is a low-cost airline operating domestic services is an Airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines. It operates more than 200 flights each week with daily scheduled flights from three airports in Japan to Bangkok is an Airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL Based at Nagoya Airfield, it operates Feederliner jets throughout the four major islands of is an Airline based in Kagoshima, Japan. It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. or JTA, is an Airline based in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. It operates domestic services is an Airline based in Japan. It operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to the Ryūkyū Islands and Amami Islands. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [3] JAL, which flies to Mexico City via Vancouver and São Paulo via New York City, (formerly Los Angeles in the 1990s) is one of five Asian airlines to fly to Latin America: the others are Malaysia Airlines, Air China, Emirates Airline and Korean Air, which restarts in June. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Malaysia Airlines (MAS ( Malay:Syarikat Penerbangan Malaysia Chinese:马来西亚航空公司) is the Flag carrier of Malaysia. Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan. Emirates Airline (shortened form Emirates) ( Arabic: طيران الإمارات Tayarān al-Imārāt) is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group Korean Air Lines Co Ltd ( Operating as Korean Air, is the national and largest Airline of South Korea; its global headquarters Japan Airlines is also accredited with IATA's Operational Safety Audit for its safety practices. [4]

JAL should not be confused with Air Japan (AJX), a subsidiary of JAL's competitor All Nippon Airways (ANA). is an Airline based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a wholly owned low-cost subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA operating scheduled services under the ANA also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

Contents

History

Regulated era

JAL DC-10-40D in 1989-2002 colour scheme
JAL DC-10-40D in 1989-2002 colour scheme
JAL logo at time of foundation (1951-1989)
JAL logo at time of foundation (1951-1989)

Japan Air Lines Co. , Ltd. was established in August 1951, with the government of Japan recognizing the need for a reliable air transportation system to help Japan grow in the aftermath of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including On October 25, using three Northwest Airlines Martin 2-0-2 aircraft, and Northwest crews, Japan Air Lines began serving several domestic cities from Tokyo. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Northwest Airlines Inc (often abbreviated NWA) is the principal subsidiary The Glenn L Martin Company was an early US Aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Luther Martin. [5]

On August 1, 1953, the Diet of Japan passed the Japan Air Lines Company Act (日本航空株式会社法 Nihon Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha Hō?), forming a new state-owned Japan Air Lines, which assumed all assets and liabilities of its private predecessor on October 1. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The is Japan's Bicameral Legislature. It is composed of a Lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an Upper house, called Its first aircraft, a DC-3 named "Kinsei", was leased from Philippine Airlines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Philippine Airlines Inc (abbreviated PAL) also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines Japan Airlines, in addition to the 2-0-2's, used Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6 and Douglas DC-7 during the 1950s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

On February 2, 1954, Japan Airlines began its first international service, flying from Tokyo to San Francisco. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city This flight, operating on a DC-6B, made stops at Wake Island and Honolulu before arriving in San Francisco, a one-way ticket for the twice-weekly flight cost $650. Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a Coral atoll having a Coastline of 12 miles (19 kilometers in the North Pacific Ocean Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U To this day, San Francisco to Tokyo is Japan Airlines flight number 001.

In 1960, Japan Airlines bought its first jet, a Douglas DC-8. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Soon after, they decided to re-equip the fleet, using jet aircraft only. That decade, many new international destinations were established.

Under the 45/47 system (45/47体制 yon'go-yonnana taisei?), the so-called "aviation constitution" enacted by the Japanese government in 1972, JAL was granted flag carrier status to operate international routes, and was also designated to operate domestic trunk routes in competition with All Nippon Airways. A flag carrier refers to a Transportation company such as an Airline or Shipping company that is locally registered in a given Country also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. During this era, JAL bought the Boeing 747, the Boeing 727 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 to accommodate its growing list of routes within Japan and to other countries. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout McDonnell Douglas was a major American Aerospace manufacturer and Defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft In the 1980s Japan Airlines performed special flights for the Crown Prince of Japan and the Princess, Pope John Paul II, and for Japanese prime ministers. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope During that decade they also began to be more promotionally aware, with plane models and other promotional items being produced in quantity. Model aircraft are flying or non-flying models of existing or imaginary Aircraft, often scaled down versions of full size planes using materials such as balsa Promotional items or promotional products refers to articles of merchandise that are used in marketing and communication programs It also bought new Boeing 767 jets and retired the DC-8s and 727s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

By 1965, over half of JAL's revenue was being generated by transpacific routes to the United States, and JAL was further lobbying the United States for fifth freedom rights to fly transatlantic routes from the East Coast. [6]. In 1978, JAL started flights in Latin America to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil via Anchorage and San Juan. By the 1980s until 2000, the flights would be flown via Los Angeles, which later be flown from New York to Tokyo.

Deregulated era

JAL logo in the 1990s before the JAL-JAS merger (1989-2002)
JAL logo in the 1990s before the JAL-JAS merger (1989-2002)
JAL Boeing 747-300 in Disney livery
JAL Boeing 747-300 in Disney livery

Japan began considering airline deregulation in the late 1970s, with the government announcing the abandoning of the 45/47 system in 1985. In 1987, Japan Airlines was completely privatised, and the other two airlines in Japan, All Nippon Airways and Japan Air System, were permitted to freely compete with JAL on domestic and international routes. also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. was the smallest of the big three Japanese Airlines headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo.

Japan Airlines began the 1990s with flights to help evacuate Japanese citizens from Iraq before the start of the Gulf War. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. In 1992, Japan Air Charter was established, and in 1997 an agreement with The Walt Disney Company was announced, making Japan Airlines the official airline of Tokyo Disneyland. is an Airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines. It operates more than 200 flights each week with daily scheduled flights from three airports in Japan to Bangkok is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. That year also JAL Express had been established, with Boeing 737 aircraft. is a wholly owned subsidiary Airline of Japan Airlines (JAL It is a low-cost airline operating domestic services WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Also in 1997 the airline flew the Japanese prime minister to Peru to help negotiate in the Tupac Amaru kidnapping case. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Japan Airlines acquired Boeing 777s during that decade. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

In 2001 Japan Air System and Japan Airlines agreed to merge. On October 2, 2002 they established a new holding company called Japan Airlines System (日本航空システム Nihon Kōkū Shisutemu?), forming a new core of the JAL Group. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Aircraft liveries were changed to match the design of the new JAL Group. At that time the merged group of airlines was the sixth largest in the world by passengers carried, and the third largest measured by revenue.

On April 1, 2004, JAL changed its name to Japan Airlines International and JAS changed its name to Japan Airlines Domestic. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " JAS flight codes were changed to JAL flight codes, JAS check-in desks were refitted in JAL livery and JAS aircraft were gradually repainted. On June 26, 2004, the parent company Japan Airlines System was renamed to Japan Airlines Corporation. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire.

JAL applied to join the airline alliance Oneworld on October 25, 2005. An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more Airlines to cooperate on a substantial level The Oneworld alliance is the third largest Airline alliance after Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. JAL codeshares with other Oneworld airlines, including American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, and Qantas. American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Cathay Pacific Airways Limited () is the largest Airline and Flag carrier of Hong Kong. Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España SA (Iberia Airlines of Spain ( or Iberia as it is commonly known is the largest Airline of Spain, based Qantas Airways Limited (ˈkwɔntəs ( is the National airline of Australia. Also, Oneworld's LAN is one of the partners of JAL's frequent flyer programme, JAL Mileage Bank. LAN Airlines SA is an Airline based in Santiago Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America with flights to The airline joined Oneworld on April 1, 2007. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

JALUX Inc. , established 1962, is JAL's catering company which does a variety of work for the company including the "De sky" line of snack foods, supplying JAL's 'Blue Sky' restaurants and 'JAL-DFS' shops, aircraft fuel components, cabin services and in-flight duty-free. JALUX merged with JAS Trading on January 2004 to unify support operations for the JAL group.

On April 1, 2008, JAL officially merged its former subsidiary Japan Asia Airways which exclusively flew to Taiwan between 1975 and 2008 due to the Political status of Taiwan. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common (JAA is a defunct subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL based in Tokyo, Japan and existed between 1975 and 2008. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu should remain effectively independent as territory

Destinations

Further information: Japan Airlines destinations

Fleet

The Japan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (April 2008):[7]

Japan Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(First/Business/Economy)		 Routes
Airbus A300-600R 18
(4 leased)
290 (0/34/256)		 Domestic routes; Ex-JAS aircraft
Replacement aircraft: Boeing 787-3
Boeing 737-400 8
(8 leased)
145 (0/20/145)		 JAL Express/JTA domestic routes
Boeing 737-800 5
(28 orders)		 Domestic
165 (0/20/145)
International
144 (0/12/132)		 Domestic and international routes, All leased (International: China and Southeast Asia)
Boeing 747-400 29 Three Class
303 (11/91/201)
323 (11/77/235)
382 (12/69/301)
Two Class
411 (0/74/338)
447 (0/55/392)		 7 to phase out by end of 2008 [8]
Boeing 747-400D 9
546 (-/80/466)		 Domestic routes (high-capacity)
Boeing 747-400F 6F+2BCF Cargo
Boeing 747-300 11
431 (-/41/390)

452 (-/50/402)

 Domestic and international routes
for JAL-I and JALways
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Boeing 747-200F 6 3 to phase out by end of 2008 [9]
Cargo routes
Boeing 767-200 3
207 (-/16/191)		 International routes
Boeing 767-300 23
261 (-/42/219)

232 (-/30/202)

 2 to phase out by end of 2008 [10]
Domestic and international routes
Boeing 767-300ER 17
(5 orders)[11]
237 (-/30/207)		 International routes; all leased
Boeing 767-300F 3 Cargo routes
Boeing 777-200 8
 Three-class
375 (14/82/279)
Two-class
397 (-/88/309)
Ex-JAS aircraft
380 (-/50/330)		 Domestic routes
Boeing 777-200ER 11
302 (-/63/239)

268 (-/56/212)

 All leased
Boeing 777-300 7 Two-class
500 (-/78/422)		 All leased
Boeing 777-300ER 7
(9 orders)		 Four-class
272 (9/63/44/156)
New JAL Suite and Shell Flat Neo seats
246 (8/77/46/115)
Three-class
292 (9/63/220)		 Launch customer
International routes
Premium Economy (W73) on Narita-London, Paris & Frankfurt routes
W82: Narita-New York and San Francisco with new first/business class interiors and Premium Economy seating
Boeing 787-3 (13 orders)
Boeing 787-8 (22 orders)
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 12
(6 leased)		 163 (all-economy) 6 to phase out by end of 2008 [12]
Domestic routes
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 8 134 (All-economy) Domestic routes(retired in 2008); Ex-JAS aircraft
Retiring in 2008[13]
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 16 150 (-/18/132) Domestic routes
Embraer 170 (10 orders)
(5 options)		 78 (78)
(All-economy; non-hi-density configuration)		 Domestic routes
Operated by J-AIR

Business class is branded "Class J" on domestic routes and "Executive Class" on international routes. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

The Boeing customer code for Japan Airlines is x46 for JAL International (pre-merger JAL aircraft) and x89 for JAL Domestic (former JAS aircraft);

A Japan Air System (JAS) Airbus A300-600R with JAL logo on the body
A Japan Air System (JAS) Airbus A300-600R with JAL logo on the body

The average age of Japan Airlines fleet is 12. 1 years, as of April 2006. [17]

Retired

Cabins

JAL domestic Economy cabin.
JAL domestic Economy cabin.
JAL Executive Class international seats.
JAL Executive Class international seats.
JAL domestic First Class seats.
JAL domestic First Class seats.

International JAL services currently feature the fully-flat First Class Skysleeper Solo, Executive Class Seasons Shell Flat Seat, and Economy Class. First class is a luxury Travel class on some airliners that exceeds "Business Class" "Premium Economy Class" and "Economy Class" Business class (also known as executive class or upper class is a high quality second-tier Travel class available on some commercial Airlines and rail lines __FORCETOC__ Economy class, (also called coach class, is the lowest class of seating in Air travel and rail travel A Premium Economy class has recently been introduced, along with a domestic First Class.

The international First Class Skysleeper Solo reclines fully flat and features leather upholstery from Poltrona Frau of Italy. The Executive Class Seasons business class seat is a lie-flat design. On international routes over a certain length, an in-flight self-service snack counter is provided in all classes.

JAL has recently introduced new international First and Executive Class seats: the JAL Suite for First Class, featuring a seat 20% roomier than the Skysleeper Solo in a 1-2-1 configuration, and the Shell Flat Seat Neo, a slightly-revised version of the original Shell Flat Seat, with a wider seat, expanded center console, and the world's first in-flight gallery, Sky Gallery. These seats, along with the Premium Economy seats, will debut on New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport flights 5 and 6 in August 2008, and will expand to the San Francisco, California (San Francisco International Airport) route in September 2008, with Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport) and Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles International Airport) flights following sometime in 2009. The City of New York John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city San Francisco International Airport is a major international Airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States adjacent to the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Los Angeles International Airport is the primary Airport serving Los Angeles, California, the second-most populated metropolitan area of [18][19]

The JAL and JAA onboard entertainment system is called MAGIC. The system is updated by JAL Entertainment Network (JEN) and features credit card phone, movies, destination guides with instructions on how to fill out immigration cards, active aircraft stats, games, and more. There are four generations of the MAGIC system: MAGIC-I, MAGIC-II, MAGIC-III, and MAGIC-IV. The MAGIC-III system which is installed in Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 aircraft (also available on selected Boeing 747-400 aircraft), provides Audio/Video On Demand (AVOD) entertainment to all passengers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Aircraft with MAGIC-I and MAGIC-II have movies that automatically start when the AVOD system is turned on -- once the aircraft reaches cruise level -- and economy class passengers can tune in to watch the movie in progress. All movies restart upon completion. Executive (Business) and First class passengers have full AVOD control.

MAGIC systems have JAL's duty-free shopping catalogue, including flight crew recommendations and a video of specials available on the flight. When the aircraft is in the pushback, taxi, takeoff, ascent, descent, stacking, landing, taxi, and docking phases of flight, all TV's in the cabin automatically tune into the video camera outside the aircraft to provide "Pilot Vision" to the passengers. This feature is common on many Japanese airlines.

In June 2006, JAL announced a promotion featuring the Nintendo DS Lite. Between June 1 and August 31, all Executive and First Class passengers would be offered use of Nintendo DS Lites specially manufactured for air travel (the wireless capabilities of these units were removed in order to conform with airline safety standards). Air safety is a term encompassing the theory investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation as well as through [1]

The JAL Group has its own inflight magazine called Skyward, reflecting the company motto of "Dream Skyward. " Before merger with JAS (the current JAL Domestic), JAL's inflight magazine was called Winds. All of the JAL Group magazines are provided by JALUX.

Japan Airlines continues to find ways to improve its In-Flight Entertainment systems, including on-plane cameras on the wings, the belly, on the tail, etcetera, and also home-theater capability on overseas flights. They are also working on adding more benefits such as Satellite Radio capabilities, etcetera. The most recent upgrade happened on December 1, 2007, when the number of channels on MAGIC-III onboard entertainment system increased to over double, from 57 to 130[20].

JAL Mileage Bank

JAL Mileage Bank card
JAL Mileage Bank card

JAL Mileage Bank is the largest frequent flyer program of Japan Airlines. A frequent flyer program (FFP is a Loyalty program offered by many Airlines. In addition to JAL's feeder airlines and Oneworld alliance partnerships, JAL offers frequent flyer partnerships with Air France (except in special economy class between Paris, Amsterdam and Japan), Emirates Airline (except in special economy class fares), China Eastern Airlines, and Mexicana de Aviación. The Oneworld alliance is the third largest Airline alliance after Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of Emirates Airline (shortened form Emirates) ( Arabic: طيران الإمارات Tayarān al-Imārāt) is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ( () is an Airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

The FLY ON Program is the program's elite system. JMB members can earn "FLY ON Points" (FOP), elite qualifying miles(EQM) and elite qualifying segments (EQS) on JAL Group and other Oneworld flights. However, a minimum of 4 flights per year must be on JAL Group carriers. The status levels are as follows:

*Oneworld Sapphire status can also be earned by reaching Crystal status as a JAL Global Club member.

JALCARGO

JALCARGO is the brand of Japan Airline group's freight service. JAL is a member of the WOW Alliance on cargo. WOW Cargo Alliance is a global cargo alliance between JAL Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo Group and Singapore Airlines Cargo. In the fiscal year ended on 31 March 2006,[21] domestically it carried 338,443 paid tonne-kilometres (tkm) of freight and 85,519 tkm of airmail. The units of transportation measurement describes the units of measure to measure the quantity and traffic of Transportation used in transportation statistics Internationally it carried 4,541,293 paid tkm of freight and 161,690 tkm of airmail.

Incidents and accidents

CG render of Japan Airlines Flight 123
CG render of Japan Airlines Flight 123
CG render of the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident involving JA8904, a Boeing 747-400, diving under JA8546, a Douglas DC-10
CG render of the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident involving JA8904, a Boeing 747-400, diving under JA8546, a Douglas DC-10

Livery

A Japan Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD-81 in current "Arc of the Sun" livery and with a Unicef logo
A Japan Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD-81 in current "Arc of the Sun" livery and with a Unicef logo

The JAL livery is called the "Arc of the Sun. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 " The livery features the motif of a rising sun on a creamy parchment colored background. JAL is a strong supporter of UNICEF and expresses its support by having a "We Support UNICEF" logo on each of the airline's aircraft. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946

JAL is known for adopting special liveries. 747 registration JA8908 carries an Adidas soccer livery. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered 747 registration JA8907 is the Matsui Jet, featuring the famous Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui. is a Japanese Major League Baseball Left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. The airline's Boeing 767-300, registration JA8253, is the Expo 2005 aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Expo 2005 was the World's Fair held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Various aircraft in the JAL fleet carry a Yokoso Japan logo supporting the Visit Japan campaign. The Japan National Tourist Organization (国際観光振興機構 Kokusai Kankō Shinkō Kikō or JNTO provides information about Japan to promote travel to and in During late 2005, Japan Airlines began using a Boeing 777 (registration JA8941), featuring Japanese actor Shingo Katori on one side, and television series Saiyuki, along with its main character "Goku" on the other side [11]

JALways, whose fleet is entirely made of Boeing 747 aircraft, has painted all of its aircraft with tropical-influenced liveries along with "Reso'cha" titles. is the youngest member of SMAP, a very popular idol group from the agency Johnny & Associates. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic commonly known as Saiyuki, is a popular Manga series created by Kazuya Minekura. These aircraft are used on charter flights to holiday destinations in the Pacific, such as Hawaii. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Reso'cha is a marketing abbreviation for Resort Charter. Reso'cha planes were formerly known as JAL Super Resort Express.

JAL repainted all its aircraft with the new livery. The last flight in the old (tsurumaru) livery took place on May 31, 2008. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [27]

JAL is also known for its liveries featuring Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, as it is the official airline of the Tokyo Disney Resort. is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. is a 176 acre (714000 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside of Tokyo. They sponsor the attraction Star Jets (not related to past Star Jets fleet with the old Red Crane livery), which feature a variation of the current livery on the ride vehicles. At one time there were more than six widebody aircraft painted with the special liveries.

References

  1. ^ Asia's largest airline joins oneworld alliance
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, pp. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.  96-97.  
  3. ^ JAL Aircraft with Special oneworld Design Enters Service. Japan Corporate News Network (2007-04-17). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus
  4. ^ IATA website - IATA Operational Safety Audit
  5. ^ Japan Airlines website - History
  6. ^ Bitterness in the Air, TIME, September 3, 1965.
  7. ^ All About the JAL Group - Flight
  8. ^ JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency & Fleet Plan FY2008
  9. ^ JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency & Fleet Plan FY2008
  10. ^ JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency & Fleet Plan FY2008
  11. ^ JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency & Fleet Plan FY2008
  12. ^ JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency & Fleet Plan FY2008
  13. ^ "Monday marks last flight of JAL's MD-87 mainstay jet. " The Daily Yomiuri. The is a Japanese Newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities
  14. ^ Airliner World, March 2005
  15. ^ Airliner World, September 2005
  16. ^ Japan Airlines says Airbus A350 'strong candidate' for any future orders
  17. ^ Japan Airlines Fleet Age
  18. ^ JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency & Fleet Plan FY2008
  19. ^ JAL To Introduce State-of-the-Art First Class Suite & Business Class Seat
  20. ^ JAL Doubles MAGIC 3 Inflight Entertainment Programming, starting December 1, 2007; press release.
  21. ^ JAL Cargo statistics
  22. ^ "JAL pilots cited in other crashes. Airliner World is an Aviation magazine published by Key Publishing LTD from Lincs, United Kingdom and distributed by Seymour Airliner World is an Aviation magazine published by Key Publishing LTD from Lincs, United Kingdom and distributed by Seymour " Houston Chronicle. The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily Newspaper in Texas, USA.
  23. ^ (2003). "Movements of the Japanese Red Army and the "Yodo-go" Group"" (PDF). . National Police Agency, Japan Retrieved on 2007-03-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
  24. ^ "Japan Airlines 706 Accident Investigation Report"
  25. ^ "JAL captain indicted for alleged 1997 midair error."
  26. ^ "JAL pilot found not guilty of negligence"
  27. ^ JAL - さよなら「鶴丸」 (Sayonara Tsurumaru), JAL official web site, retrieved June 1, 2008

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