Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Flygfakta
Callsign	JAPANAIR
IATA	JL
ICAO	JAL
Baser	Naritas internationella flygplats Haneda
Flygnav	Kansai International Airport Osaka International Airport
Bonusprogram	JAL Mileage Bank
Medlemsklubb	SAKURA Lounge
Buy on board	Nej
Allians	Oneworld WOW Cargo Alliance
Flottstorlek	167
Destinationer	92
Företagsfakta
Huvudkontor	Japan, Tokyo
Historia
Grundat	1951
Övrigt
Webbplats	Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines grundades 1951 och började med internationella flygningar 1954 och är Asiens största flygbolag. Japan Airlines Corporation leder två flygbolag. Japan Airlines International skötte den internationella reguljärflygstrafiken, medan Japan Airlines Domestic flög inom Japan.

Den 19 januari 2010 begärde flygbolaget konkursskydd efter flera år av enorma förluster samt skulder på 178 miljarder kronor. Meningen med konkurskyddet är att genomföra en rekonstruktion av bolaget. Konkursen av flygbolaget är den sjätte största i Japan genom tiderna

Flotta

One of the airline's Boeing 737-800 narrow-body aircraft on approach to Tokyo's Haneda Airport in 2012

A Boeing 767-300ER on approach to Haneda Airport in 2012

A Boeing 777-200 departs from Osaka's Itami Airport in 2015

A Boeing 787-8 on approach to Osaka Kansai Airport, 2015

As of November 2017, Japan Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet of 162 aircraft. In October 2013, JAL ordered 31 Airbus A350s.

Japan Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers						Notes
			F	J	W	Y	Total	Refs
Airbus A350-900	—	18	TBA
Airbus A350-1000	—	13	TBA
Boeing 737-800	50	—	—	20	—	145	165		Domestic configuration
			—	12	—	132	144		International configuration
Boeing 767-300	6	—	—	42	—	219	261
Boeing 767-300ER	28	—	5	42	—	205	252		Domestic configuration One aircraft painted in Oneworld livery
			—	42	—	219	261
			—	30	—	207	237		Older International configuration
			—	30	—	197	227
			—	24	—	175	199		International configuration
Boeing 777-200	12	—	14	82	—	279	375		One aircraft painted in Oneworld livery
Boeing 777-200ER	11	—	—	42	40	154	236		Two aircraft painted in Oneworld livery
			—	56	40	149	245		To be converted to 236-seat configuration
Boeing 777-300	4	—	—	78	—	422	500		One aircraft painted in Oneworld livery
Boeing 777-300ER	13	—	8	49	40	147	244		One aircraft painted in Oneworld livery
Boeing 787-8	25	4	—	42	—	144	186
			—	38	35	88	161
Boeing 787-9	11	9	—	44	35	116	195
Total	162	44

Fleet notes As the Japanese government plan to add more slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport by 2020, Japan Airlines intends to order more widebodies for growth in 2018 or 2019: it could exercise its 25 options on Airbus A350s on top of its 31 firm orders, due for delivery from 2019, and study others like the proposed Boeing New Midsize Airplane or the 787-10 to add to its 787-9 with 10 remaining to be delivered.

Japan Airlines operates a mixture of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. The airline provides economy class service on all routes; business class (J) service with larger seats in the cabin front on most major domestic routes; premium economy on some international routes; business class on most long-haul and some short-haul international routes; and first class on some long-haul and domestic routes.

On December 5th 2017, JAL announced it had invested $10 Million in the aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic, who is currently developing a new supersonic commercial airliner capable of seating up to 55 passengers. In exchange for their funding, JAL will be able to pre-order up to 20 Boom aircraft.

Cargo

JAL Cargo ended dedicated freighter aircraft operations in October 2010 after more than 30 years of service. It operated both propeller and jet aircraft through the years, most recently Boeing 747-400s (including aircraft converted from passenger to freighter configuration) and Boeing 767-300Fs. Limited cargo activity is now maintained through JAL's passenger aircraft lower deck holds.

Former fleet

A Boeing 727-100 at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in 1964

JAL Boeing 747-100BSR/SUD with stretched upper deck in 1987

JAL Cargo Boeing 747-400BCF just after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport in 2007

A Convair 880 at Los Angeles International Airport in 1964

A Douglas DC-8-53 in New York in 1970

Japan Airlines has previously used the following aircraft types:

Japan Airlines historical fleet

Aircraft	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A300-600R	2006	2011	Taken over from merged Japan Air System
Beechcraft H18	1969	Okänt	Used for pilot training
Boeing 727-100	1965	1988
Boeing 737-400	1995	2003
Boeing 747-100	1970	2002	Launch customer
Boeing 747-100SF	1977	1992	Operated by JAL Cargo
Boeing 747SR-100	1973	2005	Launch customer One was written off as Japan Airlines Flight 123
Boeing 747SR-100/SUD	1986	2006
Boeing 747-200B	1971	2007
Boeing 747-200F	1991	2008	Operated by JAL Cargo
Boeing 747-200SF	1974	2007	Operated by JAL Cargo
Boeing 747-300B	1986	2009
Boeing 747-400D	1990	2012
Boeing 767-200	1985	2011
Boeing 767-300ERF	2007	2010	Operated by JAL Cargo
Convair 880	1961	1971
Dassault Falcon 20	Okänt	Okänt
Douglas DC-3	1951	1951	Operated invitational flights for three days in August 1951, prior to the airline inaugurating scheduled flights in October
Douglas DC-4	1952	1964
Douglas DC-6B	1954	1969	Operated the airline's inaugural international flight Some converted from passenger- to cargo configuration
Douglas DC-7C	1958	1965	Some converted from passenger- to cargo configuration
Douglas DC-8-30	1960	1975
Douglas DC-8-50	1962	1982	One was written off as Japan Airlines Flight 471
Douglas DC-8-60	1968	1988
Douglas DC-8-60F	1968	1988
Martin 2-0-2	1951	Okänt	Operated the airline's inaugural scheduled flight
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40	1976	2005
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	1993	2004
McDonnell Douglas MD-81	2006	2010
McDonnell Douglas MD-87	2006	2008
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30	2006	2013
NAMC YS-11	Okänt	Okänt	Two aircraft used for a year, one for passenger and one for postal flights

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