Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines
日本航空株式会社
*Nihon Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha*
Founded	1 August 1951 (72 years ago) (as Japan Air Lines)
Commenced operations	25 October 1951 (72 years ago)
Hubs	Tokyo–Haneda; Tokyo–Narita;
Secondary hubs	Osaka–Itami; Osaka–Kansai;
Focus cities	Fukuoka; Naha/Okinawa; Nagoya–Centrair; New Chitose Airport; Sapporo–Chitose;
Frequent-flyer program	JAL Mileage Bank; JAL Global Club;
Alliance	Oneworld
Subsidiaries	J-Air; Japan Air Commuter (60.00%); Japan Transocean Air (72.8%); Jetstar Japan (33.3%); Hokkaido Air System (57.3%); Ryukyu Air Commuter; ZIPAIR Tokyo;
Fleet size	156
Destinations	92
Parent company	5 controlling shareholders, mostly investment trust management banks
Headquarters	Shinagawa, Tokyo
Key people	Yoshiharu Ueki (Chairman & Representative Director); Yuji Akasaka (President & CEO);
Revenue	JP¥1,411,230 million (fiscal year 2019)
Operating income	JP¥96,513 million (fiscal year 2019)
Net income	JP¥57,441 million (fiscal year 2019)
Website	jal.com

Japan Airlines (Japanese: 日本航空) is the flag carrier of Japan. Its headquarters are in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The airline and four of its sub-airlines (J-Air, JAL Express, JALways, and Japan Transocean Air) are members of the Oneworld airline alliance. Japan Airlines currently goes to over 90 destinations. ^[6]

History

Japan Airlines began on August 1, 1951. In 1954, it started international flights. It bought its first jet aircraft in 1968, the Douglas DC-8. Japan Air System merged with Japan Airlines in 2002. In 2007, it joined the Oneworld alliance. In January 2010, Japan Airlines declared bankruptcy. ^[7] British Airways and Qantas helped the airline pay off debts. ^[8] It finally got out of bankruptcy in April 2011. ^[9]

Gallery

Japan Airlines Media

Japan Airlines flight attendants in front of Martin 2-0-2 Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). on the occasion of the airline's inaugural flight, 25 October 1951
A Japan Airlines Douglas DC-6A (named City of Nara) at San Francisco International Airport in March 1954
JAL's first jet, the Douglas DC-8, named Yoshino, in 1960
A Tupolev Tu-114 in Aeroflot/JAL livery, used between Japan and Europe via Moscow
Former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita deplanes from a JAL McDonnell Douglas DC-10 while on a state visit to the United States in 1989.
JAL McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in 1989 to 2002 livery
A Japan Air System (JAS) Airbus A300-600R with JAL logo on the fuselage
JAL Boeing 777-300 (JA8941) with special Oneworld livery
JAL was one of the largest Boeing 747-400 operators (the other being British Airways and Singapore Airlines). The last 747 was retired in early 2011 as part of its restructuring program, ending 41 years of 747 service.