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Airlines
JAL - Japan Airlines - airline information
General information
The Japanese flag carrier JAL is one of the biggest airlines in the World and is a major player in the Asian market, especially on Pacific and East-Asian routes... According to certain criteria, JAL - Japan Airlines is considered to be Asia's largest airline. 2 companies operated under the same (JAL) brand until they merged into the same brand, JAL - Japan Airlines International: Japan Airlines International and Japan Airlines Domestic were the 2 firms. As their names reflect, the first one operated primarily international flights, the other intra-Japan ones. However, Japan Airlines International also flew on a few domestic routes. Today, the newly-formed JAL Corporation operates under the brand JAL. Read below to find out more about this company...
Fact sheet
Destinations
JAL flies to 125 destinations, which are expected to be extended as the fleet is expecting 75 new aircraft to enter into service. JAL serves primarily Asian and US destinations, few European ones. It is one of the few Asian carriers to fly to Latin America: Mexico and Brazil. The airline has eliminated its flights to Hawaii recently, due to low income on those routes.
Fleet
The company's fleet is not among the most modern ones in the World. 75 new aircraft have been ordered by JAL primarily in order to replace its McDonell-Douglas planes and the older Boeings. Over 40 Boeing 747s were disposed of among other types (mainly MDs). One of the former JAL "Jumbo Jets" was acquired by NASA as a shuttle-carrier aircraft. JAL has showed interest in the Airbus A380 "Super Jumbo", but no orders have been made yet.
Activity & market position
JAL has strong presence in Asia and the USA, however, not so much in Europe and the Middle East. The Japan Airlines Corporation owns several subsidized companies.
JAL's subsidized companies
Partnerships & alliances
JAL has joined the One World Alliance on April 1st, 2007. It is now part of the second largest strategic airline alliance.
Last modified/updated: April 3, 2007
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