Japan Airlines (JAL) extends its condolence to those affected by Typhoon Ketsana that hit the Philippines. It will provide from Japan, free transport of relief goods and aid personnel bound for Manila at the request of any non-profit public organizations based in Japan, such as the Japanese Red Cross, and other Japanese aid organizations that the airline has worked with in the past.

Japan Airlines is teetering on the brink of collapse as the government refused calls to save it from a $15 billion debt pile yesterday (September 24). A Japanese government task force has now been formed which may split the carrier into “good” and “bad” parts. It will report back at the end of November.

British Airways has joined American Airlines and Qantas to try and save Japan Airlines from bankruptcy. The move follows news that Delta Airlines was also looking to inject cash into the ailing carrier and by doing so force it to exit the Oneworld Alliance, of which BA is a member.

Japan Airlines has announced it will cut its workforce by 14%, or 6,800 employees, in a bid to stave off bankruptcy. The national flag carrier has been mired in union negotiations since reporting its biggest quarterly loss of almost $1 billion in the three months to the end of June. The news comes at the same time as two US carriers are making a play for a stake in the airline.

JAL reached an agreement to commence negotiations involving the restructuring of their cargo business and a potential merger between the cargo business of JALI and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) - a subsidiary of NYK.

JAL applies to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to revise its international cargo fuel surcharge