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Kyoto welcomes increase in transatlantic flights
The Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau has welcomed the announcement of a new international flights between Kyoto and the US and Canada. Japan Airlines recently announced its expansion plans include the addition of a non-stop daily flight between Los Angeles and Kansai International Airport, which will start in March 2015.
Japan Airlines acquires Hokkaido Air System as subsidiary
Hokkaido Air System has become a subsidiary of Japan Airlines after the larger Japanese carrier completed a qualifying transaction to hold up to 51.2 per cent of the shares in HAC. The HAC network includes flights to and from remote islands such as Sapporo (Okadama) on what is known as the Rishiri route and Hakodate and the Okushiri route.
JAL SKY SUITE 787 makes debut with new cabin interior
Japan Airlines (JAL) has been introducing JAL SKY SUITE 777 and JAL SKY SUITE 767 on select international routes. The airline has also revealed plans to introduce the Boeing 787-8 with new cabin interior called JAL SKY SUITE 787 on the Tokyo - Frankfurt route from December 2014, and on the Tokyo - New York route from January 2015.
Japan Airlines signs Mitsubishi Regional Jet aircraft deal
Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation have signed a letter of intent to order thirty-two Mitsubishi Regional Jet aircraft, as the next-generation regional jet for the JAL Group. JAL plans to deploy the MRJ on domestic routes from 2021, operated by J-AIR, the group’s 100 per cent owned regional airline subsidiary.
Japan Airlines signs with Amadeus for Altéa Suite upgrade
Amadeus and Japan Airlines have announced an agreement has been reached for the tech giant to provide the airline with its full Altéa Suite of IT solutions. The agreement, which sees JAL become the latest oneworld airline to adopt Amadeus’ Altéa, will allow the airline to replace its existing passenger service system, which was originally activated back in 1969.
JAL expands Bangkok codeshare deal
Japan Airlines and Bangkok Airways have agreed to further expand codeshare flights on PG operated routes between Bangkok and select cities in the south-east Asia region from May 7th, 2014. JAL is currently serving the codeshare network from Bangkok to five destinations, the Thai cities of and Phuket, Chiang Mai, Ko Samui, as well as Mumbai and Male.
Japan Airlines, BA and Finnair begin joint venture
Japan Airlines and fellow oneworld alliance members British Airways and Finnair will start their planned joint business between Europe and Japan tomorrow. The joint business means that the three airlines will share revenue and cooperate on scheduling and pricing between Japan and Europe, providing customers with more flexible routing options and an attractive range of fares.
Japan Transocean Air places $1.1bn Boeing 737 order
Boeing and Japan Transocean Air have announced the airline’s selection of 12 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes.The selection, valued at $1.1 billion at list prices, will mark the start of the airline’s fleet renewal program with the new airplanes scheduled to enter into service from 2016.
Japan Airlines and JetBlue boost codeshare deal
Japan Airlines and JetBlue Airways have agreed to further expand their codeshare cooperation starting March 30th, 2014, resulting in an increase in the number of JAL codeshare flights available on US domestic routes operated by JetBlue. Sales and reservations for the newest codeshare flights will be available from tomorrow.
Japanese government green lights Finnair deal
Japan’s ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism has granted anti-trust immunity to a joint business between Japan Airlines, Finnair and British Airways. This paves the way for Finnair to join the existing joint business between Japan Airlines and British Airways.
Japan Airlines sees more problems with Dreamliner
Japan Airlines has seen two of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners returned to base after developing technical faults. These are the latest in a series of mishaps for the maligned aircraft.
Japan Airlines signs first ever order with Airbus
Japan Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWB aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus in a deal worth approximately $9 billion. The deal is the first between the Asian carrier and the plane maker, and also contains options for a further 25 aircraft.