Japan Airlines News Stories
Airbus, Boeing Long-haul Jet Battle Throttles Up
June 3, 2013
The battle between Airbus and Boeing over their next-generation of long-haul jets is heating up, with a string of major airlines flagging plans to place multi-billion dollar orders.
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JAL Studying Airbus, Boeing To Replace 777s
June 3, 2013
Japan Airlines wants to start replacing around 40 of its Boeing 777 aircraft from 2019, chairman Masaru Onishi said.
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787 Grounding Cost JAL, ANA USD$110 Mln
April 30, 2013
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, which together operate nearly half the world's fleet of 787 Dreamliners, estimate the jet's three-month grounding will shave a combined USD$110 million off operating profit, an expense they may ask Boeing to shoulder.
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JAL To Begin Commercial 787 Flights In June
April 26, 2013
Japan Airlines aims to return the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets to commercial flights in June, the company said in a statement on Friday.
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Japan Expected To Issue 787 Flight Permit
April 26, 2013
Japan's transport minister said the government will issue a technical directive on Friday that would permit the resumption of flights of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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FAA Clears 787 Battery Fix, Ends Flight Ban
April 25, 2013
The US Federal Aviation Administration gave formal approval on Thursday for a new lithium-ion battery system for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ending a three-month ban and clearing airlines to fly the plane with passengers again.
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787s Could Fly In A Week As Battery Fix Begins
April 22, 2013
Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a week.
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Steps Expected Before The 787 Flies Again
April 5, 2013
Boeing is conducting ground and flight tests of its 787 Dreamliner with a revamped lithium-ion battery system in an effort to get the jets flying again after the airliner was grounded in mid-January.
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ANA Keeps Boeing 787 In June Schedule
March 29, 2013
All Nippon Airways said on Friday it had not decided whether to cancel flights using Boeing 787 aircraft in the month of June, citing progress in getting the troubled jet back in the air.
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Japan Airlines May Buy 20 Airbus A350s
March 24, 2013
Japan Airlines may buy about 20 A350 jets from Airbus for around JPY¥400 billion (USD$4.23 billion), the Nikkei daily reported on Sunday, a move that would reduce its reliance on Boeing.
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Pressure Grows On Boeing As Airlines Seek 787 Cash
March 20, 2013
Pressure has grown for Boeing to compensate airlines in cash for disruption caused by the grounding of its 787 Dreamliner as two airlines positioned for immediate help instead of future purchase discounts.
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787 Grounding To Cut JAL Profits By USD$19 Mln
March 19, 2013
The grounding of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is likely to cut Japan Airlines’ operating profit between mid-January and the end of May by JPY¥1.8 billion (USD$18.97 million).
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Airwise News
Paris Airshow
- Boeing Launches 787-10 With USD$30 Bln Of Orders
- Airbus Wins USD$11 Bln EasyJet Order
- Nordic Aviation Orders 90 ATR Aircraft
- Korean Air Signs Provisional USD$3.6 Bln Boeing Order
- Bombardier Gets USD$1.8 Bln Business Jet Orders
- Embraer Unveils Orders For Current E-Jets
- Syphax Airlines Orders Six Airbus A320s
- BOC Aviation Orders CFM Engines Worth $460 Mln
- Paris Airshow Day One Wrapup
- GECAS To Order Boeing 787-10X
