JAL BATTLES LABOR COSTS
Japan Airlines is successfully using its foreign-crewed charter subsidiary, Japan Air Charter, to bring down high labor costs and increase competitiveness. The cost difference is 8% less than using Japanese-crewed aircraft, according to JAL. The carrier lost about $450 million during 1991-94 and is...
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