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Company Watch - Japan Airlines

AirGuide Business, Feb 11, 2008

Feb 11, 2008

Japan Airlines Group released its latest corporate plan covering the April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009, period and said the expansion of Tokyo's downtown Haneda Airport, downsizing of the fleet and the introduction of more premium products are pivotal. It plans to operate flights between Haneda and Beijing Nanyuan during this summer's Olympics as well as to increase the number of international "charter" flights from the airport. JAL currently operates flights from Haneda to downtown airports in Seoul (Gimpo) and Shanghai (Hongqiao). Haneda will be expanded significantly in 2010 when a fourth runway is opened. Feb 5, 2008

Japan Airlines is speeding implementation of its premium-customer-oriented strategy by introducing new seats in JAL First Class and JAL Executive Class and by introducing its JAL Shell Flat Seat and JAL Premium Economy Service onto more routes. It also is replacing Boeing 747-400s with 777-300ERs on some New York JFK and San Francisco services while 737-800s are replacing 767-300s on some regional services to China and Korea. Feb 5, 2008

Japan Airlines on domestic routes it will expand its first class rollout and introduce the Embraer E-170 from February 2009. In FY08 it plans to retire 10 Boeing 747 Classics (seven passenger and three freighter), two 767-300s and six MD-81s and introduce three 777-300ERs, five 767-300ERs, nine 737-800s and two E-170s. Feb 5, 2008

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