All Japan Airlines articles
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NewsNearly all passengers on burning JAL A350 evacuated through two exits
Almost all the passengers on board the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 involved in the Tokyo Haneda runway collision evacuated through the two forward exits after the jet rolled to a halt. Just three of the twinjet’s eight exits – the forward right- and left-hand doors, and the rearmost right-hand door ...
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NewsDash 8’s lights would have blended with runway centreline before A350 collision: inquiry
White lighting on a De Havilland Dash 8 would have blended in with surrounding runway lights, rendering it difficult to see before the aircraft was struck by a landing Airbus A350 at Tokyo Haneda a year ago. Japanese investigators probing the fatal 2 January 2024 collision have conducted simulations of ...
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NewsJAL A350 collision: Tokyo Haneda runway-conflict system ‘difficult to rely on’
Japanese investigators have indicated that a runway conflict alert was active for over a minute before the fatal collision between a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 and a De Havilland Dash 8 at Tokyo Haneda. But the Japan Transport Safety Board found that controllers in the airport’s east tower felt the ...
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NewsJAL A350 collision probe strives to explain Dash 8’s failure to stop at runway holding point
Japanese investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland Dash 8-300’s departure from Tokyo Haneda was supposed to be threaded between two arriving aircraft, before it entered the runway and was fatally struck by the first of them, a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900. The collision left only one survivor, the captain, ...
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NewsJapanese carriers flag continued imbalance in Mainland China recovery
Japan’s two largest carriers are seeing slower-than-expected recovery on their Mainland China network, echoing a sentiment made a year ago in the aftermath of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
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NewsJAL firms remaining 20 A350s after replacing twinjet lost at Haneda
Japan Airlines is set to put the Airbus A350-900 on international routes, senior vice-president of procurement Yukio Nakagawa has confirmed as the carrier firmed orders for 20 of the type along with 11 A321neos. JAL had previously indicated in March that it would add 21 A350-900s to its fleet. The ...
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NewsJAL grows 787 fleet with orders for up to 20 more -9s
Japan Airlines has ordered 10 Boeing 787-9s and taken options on 10 more, confirming earlier-disclosed fleet renewal plans.
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Airline BusinessJapan Airlines makes the most of imbalanced demand return
While Japan Airlines has enjoyed a strong pick-up in its financial performance since markets reopened after the pandemic, the carrier’s network chief Ross Leggett notes it is doing so against the backdrop of markedly changed travel patterns.
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Airline BusinessGreater Bay Airlines chief executive appointment reflects greater trend
The appointment of a new chief executive at a small carrier in Hong Kong might not have created many headlines this week, but it does offer another concrete example of a growing trend among the world’s airlines.
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Airline BusinessAirlines accelerate hiring of women to top executive roles from low base
The industry has been employing more women in the C-suite for some time now, but new data hints at the pace of change quickening after years of glacial progress, with positive steps continuing into the first few months of 2024
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NewsJapan Airlines maintains full-year guidance after Y17bn hit from A350 crash
Japan Airlines beat its 2019 revenue and profit performance in the nine months to 31 December 2023, despite international traffic still being down significantly on that pre-Covid year.
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Airline BusinessWhy runway incursions were already ‘on the radar’ of airline sector
It is noteworthy that runway incursions had become a topic of interest in the wider airline industry in recent months – particularly in relation to the USA.
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NewsTokyo Haneda operating in mixed mode at time of JAL A350 landing collision
Tokyo’s Haneda airport was operating in mixed mode – with both departures and arrivals on the same runway – at the time of the collision involving a landing Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900. But the circumstances of the accident, in which the A350 struck a Japanese Coast Guard Bombardier Dash 8-300 ...
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q2 2023
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the April-June 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q1 2023
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the January-March 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsJAL to operate dedicated freighters after 13-year hiatus
Japan Airlines will introduce dedicated freighters to its fleet for the first time in 13 years, as it seeks a “new business model” to capture “stable and growing demand”.
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NewsJAL invests in sea-glider start-up Regent Craft
Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, the venture arm of the Japanese carrier, has invested in start-up sea glider developer Regent Craft.
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NewsJAL flags steeper loss amid tepid travel demand
Japan Airlines expects its net loss for the year to 31 March to be steeper than earlier forecast, as overall passenger travel demand remains in the doldrums.
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NewsANA turns small profit in third quarter while Japan Airlines narrows loss
Japan’s two biggest airline operating groups both reported progress in their recovery from the pandemic in the third quarter, including All Nippon Airways returning to the black for the first time in two years.
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NewsJAL picks ST Engineering for 787 component support
ST Engineering’s commercial aerospace unit has signed a Boeing 787 component support contract with Japan Airlines.