Japan Airlines
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]
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Founded | 1 August 1951 | (as Japan Air Lines)|||
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Commenced operations | 25 October 1951 | |||
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Alliance | Oneworld | |||
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Fleet size | 156 | |||
Destinations | 92 | |||
Parent company | 5 controlling shareholders, mostly investment trust management banks[2]
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Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo | |||
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Revenue | JP¥1,411,230 million (fiscal year 2019)[5] | |||
Operating income | JP¥96,513 million (fiscal year 2019)[5] | |||
Net income | JP¥57,441 million (fiscal year 2019)[5] | |||
Website | jal.com |
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.
References
- ↑ "JO 7340.2J - Contractions - Including Change 1" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. p. 3-1-50. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ↑ "Official stockholder information". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ↑ Breaking News - Money. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Money/Story/STIStory_756618.html. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ Executive Officers Corporate Information, Japan Airlines
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (June 2020) Consolidated Financial Statements Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd. and Subsidiaries . Japan Airlines, 3. Report.
- ↑ "Japan Airlines New Zealand | Cheap Japan Airlines Flights Guide". Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ "Japan Airlines files for $25 billion bankruptcy". 19 January 2010 – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ "JAL to tap Qantas, other Oneworld partners for $6 billion IPO: sources". 29 March 2012 – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ "JAL, emerged from bankruptcy, takes more bullish profit outlook than ANA". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.