Japan Airlines News

Japan Airlines To Get JPY100 Bln Loan

June 2, 2009

A syndicate of Japan's three biggest banks and the state-backed Development Bank of Japan is planning to lend about JPY100 billion yen (USD$1.04 billion) to Japan Airlines as early as this month, the Nikkei business daily said.
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JAL To Cut 1,200 Jobs By Next March

May 12, 2009

Japan Airlines plans to trim an additional 1,200 jobs this financial year as Asia's biggest carrier faces slumping demand for air travel amid the recession.
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Japan Airlines May Seek USD$2 Bln Govt Loan

April 21, 2009

Japan Airlines may seek about a JPY200 billion yen (USD$2 billion) loan from the government, a company source said, as Asia's biggest carrier struggles with a steep fall in travel demand.
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Airlines To Fly Less, Pollute Less, In Downturn

April 1, 2009

Airlines will reduce their carbon emissions by nearly 8 percent this year as they cut the number of flights they operate in line with a drop in both cargo and passenger demand, executives said on Tuesday.
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Pilot Strike Hits Domestic Flights At Japan's ANA

March 18, 2009

A strike by pilots forced the cancellation of 137 domestic flights at All Nippon Airways, Japan's second-biggest airline, on Wednesday, stranding 9,400 people.
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JAL 747 Makes Emergency Landing In China

March 15, 2009

A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400 bound for Tokyo made an emergency landing in Shanghai shortly after take-off due to "engine problems", Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
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JAL To Cut Costs By Revamping Purchasing

March 11, 2009

Japan Airlines plans to cut annual procurement costs in the fiscal year starting April 1 by JPY20 billion yen (USD$203.3 million) through an overhaul of its purchases, the financial daily Nikkei said in its Wednesday edition.
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Biofuels For Airlines Promising, But Hurdles Remain

March 10, 2009

Biofuels could be used to fly commercial airlines within the next decade as a viable alternative to kerosene, although costs and concerns over environmental impact remain big barriers.
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South Korea Tells North To Withdraw Airline Threat

March 6, 2009

South Korea told the North on Friday to immediately withdraw a threat it made against the South's commercial airlines that has forced them to stop flying near the airspace of the communist North.
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JAL In Talks On USD$2.1 Bln Government Loans

February 18, 2009

Japan Airlines is in talks on securing up to JPY200 billion yen (USD$2.14 billion) in low-interest government loans and could also tap a new government initiative that gives businesses capital infusions, financial daily Nikkei said on Thursday.
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