Japan Airlines

By Aaron Karp
JAL, which had seen domestic demand start recovering in the 2021 December quarter, has cut more than 7,000 domestic flights in the month of February.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carrier said passenger demand the September quarter remained ‘tough.’
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has denied authorization for Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) to coordinate flights between Australia and Japan.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Qantas said it plans to cancel the launch of a Cairns-Tokyo route following the decision.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Routes hears about SVO's recovery that made it Europe's largest airport by passenger numbers in June.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines is getting to grips with its cash burn which was caused by the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
A fourth international destination will join the long-haul LCC’s network in September.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
As Japan prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, we take a look at the current state of the country’s air transport market.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Recent examples show that airlines in Asia-Pacific are willing to devote resources to sustainability efforts at a time when they are also looking under every rock to cut costs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have committed to being net-zero carbon by 2050, while Japan aims to commercialize domestically produced sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The United deal, which also covers options for 35 additional aircraft, envisages introduction of the first civil supersonic services on trans-Atlantic and Pacific routes by 2029.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines has revealed more detail on how it plans to prepare for the post-pandemic environment by strengthening its LCC portfolio while scaling back its widebody mainline fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australian regulators have issued a draft rejection of an application by Qantas and Japan Airlines to cooperate more closely, although Qantas says it will argue to have the decision reversed in the final ruling.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Japan Airlines (JAL) will increase its stake in leisure carrier Spring Airlines Japan from 5% to potentially more than 51%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) has advanced the retirement of its Boeing 777s in domestic configuration, phasing the aircraft out of its fleet a year earlier than expected.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Six Jetstar Japan aircraft are being transferred to the Australian unit to boost domestic capacity amid rising competition from Rex.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The Tokyo Haneda-Moscow Sheremetyevo route was supposed to start in March 2020.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Global regulators and operators moved quickly to minimize the risk of another incident involving a Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777, banning them from airspac
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Routes Content Team
Despite COVID-19 issues, subsidiary ZIPAIR still pressing ahead with Tokyo Narita-Honolulu route launch.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Ferneyhough
Japan Airlines (JAL) now expects to record a net loss of ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) for 2020 after its hopes for traffic recovery in the current quarter were dashed by a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) have revealed plans for extensive cooperation on routes between Australasia and Japan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
JAL said some of the money raised will go towards the replacement of Boeing 777s with the Airbus A350s it already has on order
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to cut its widebody fleet by retiring many of its Boeing 777s, following a similar move announced recently by All Nippon Airways (ANA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Japan Air Lines (JAL) plans to work with Volocopter to promote the development of urban air mobility (UAM) for passenger and cargo transportation in Japan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Airports & Networks