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...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on December 13, 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...JAL said it had cancelled flights after having considered various risks. The company added that it would announce a flight schedule for Friday and beyond “as soon as it is decided”....
...Under Inamori’s leadership, JAL achieved a rapid turnround and went public again within three years....
...The two airlines JAL and ANA stand out. They have both been hard hit by Covid-19. Others say privately that the direct commercial value of an Olympic sponsorship has been lowered considerably....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review. ©2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...“It’s unusual to have JAL and ANA side by side like this,” Mr Mori said, with both chief executives beside him. “But that is what’s great about the Olympics and the all-Japan [spirit].”...
...little more than 10 per cent, a reflection of the popularity of bullet trains for domestic travel and the challenge to convince conservative travellers they are reliable, respectable alternatives to ANA and JAL...
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...With the $3.5bn sale of Sharp to Taiwan’s Foxconn last week, any wishful thinking that the state would rescue Japan Inc from foreign takeovers proved to be an illusion....
...“But JAL has accumulated cash and ANA is uncertain about when JAL might go on the offensive again, so they want to stay ahead of the game by partnering with Asian carriers and securing international routes...
...These restrictions were put in place as part of JAL’s state-backed bankruptcy restructuring in 2010, which led to it losing its position as Asia’s largest airline by revenue to ANA....
...For ANA, the deal would boost its competitiveness after a government-sponsored turnround of JAL strengthened the rival’s balance sheet and financial capability to buy new aircraft....
...“We want to remain as the ‘third force’” that is not bound to either JAL or ANA, Mr Ide says....
...Various turnround options were considered for Skymark — including tie-ups with JAL and ANA, according to company officials....
...India’s diverse culinary heritage includes many cooling drinks made from local fruits, spices, flowers and even pulses....
...JAL is up 3 per cent in the year to date; ANA, 8 per cent....
...As well as ANA and JAL, Airbus is eyeing Japan’s burgeoning low-cost carrier airlines, and said it had already secured orders from Skymark Airlines. But Boeing’s share will not be taken easily....
...JAL had proposed dividing the slots evenly between them....
...JAL did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and Boeing referred inquiries to JAL. The aircraft landed safely back at Logan....
...That rally has left ANA and JAL behind, as their shares traded sideways. Have investors been cautious enough? Dreamliners are an important part of the growth plan for Japan’s airline sector....
...While revenues will be reduced by Y1.1bn, costs will also come down by Y400m, JAL said....
...Japanese arm of AirAsia while JAL has a chunk of Jetstar Japan....
...The NTSB said flight records showed the battery on the JAL Dreamliner “did not exceed its designed voltage”....
...US regulators ruled out the possibility that excessive voltage caused the JAL aircraft’s battery fire, and noted that the Dreamliner’s flight records showed the battery “did not exceed its designed voltage...
...“Of course, it was a move that had JAL in mind. We needed to strengthen our financial base to compete with a stronger JAL,” Mr Ito says....
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