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Japan Airlines
日本航空株式会社
Nihon Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha
IATA ICAO Callsign
JL JAL JAPAN AIR[1]
Founded1 August 1951; 73 years ago (1951-08-01) (as Japan Air Lines)
Commenced operations25 October 1951; 73 years ago (1951-10-25)
Hubs
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
AllianceOneworld
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 size156
Destinations92
Parent company
5 controlling shareholders, mostly investment trust management banks[2]
  • Japan Trustee Services Bank (15.32%)
  • The Master Trust Bank of Japan (6.53%)
  • Kyocera (2.18%)
  • State Street Bank and Trust Company investment account 505001 (1.45%)
  • Daiwa Securities Group (1.43%)
Traded asTYO: 9201
OTC Pink: JAPSY
TOPIX Large 70 component
HeadquartersShinagawa, Tokyo
Key people
  • Yoshiharu Ueki (Chairman & Representative Director)
  • Yuji Akasaka (President & CEO)[3][4]
RevenueDecrease JP¥1,411,230 million (fiscal year 2019)[5]
Operating incomeDecrease JP¥96,513 million (fiscal year 2019)[5]
Net incomeDecrease JP¥57,441 million (fiscal year 2019)[5]
Websitejal.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

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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]

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References

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  1. ↑ "JO 7340.2J - Contractions - Including Change 1" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. p. 3-1-50. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Official stockholder information". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Breaking News - Money". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Executive Officers Corporate Information, Japan Airlines
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Consolidated Financial Statements Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd. and Subsidiaries (PDF) (Report). Japan Airlines. June 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Japan Airlines New Zealand | Cheap Japan Airlines Flights Guide". Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  7. ↑ "Japan Airlines files for $25 billion bankruptcy". 19 January 2010 – via www.reuters.com.
  8. ↑ "JAL to tap Qantas, other Oneworld partners for $6 billion IPO: sources". 29 March 2012 – via www.reuters.com.
  9. ↑ "JAL, emerged from bankruptcy, takes more bullish profit outlook than ANA". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.

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