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JAL signs a Letter of Intent for 32 Mitsubishi Regional Jets

JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to order thirty-two Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) 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% owned regional airline subsidiary.

Mitsubishi Aircraft has made steady progress on the development of the MRJ, Japan’s first passenger jet, which is scheduled first delivery in 2017. As a network carrier that also operates regional jets, the JAL aims to contribute to the birth of this passenger jet that Japan boasts to the world, by not just operating the MRJ, but also providing comprehensive support.

Equipped with newly-developed Geared Turbofan engine, the MRJ will achieve significantly lower operating costs than current regional jets. JAL will operate the MRJ as the core aircraft on its regional routes, and remains committed to improving products and service quality from the passengers’ point of view and developing more convenient networks. The MRJ will support JAL explore a new era of air travel.

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JAL to add 15 Embraer E170s and E190s for J-Air

Embraer S.A. has signed a firm order with JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) for a total of 15 E-Jets comprising the E170 and the E190 jets models, as well as for an additional twelve E-Jets family options.

All aircraft will be operated by Japan Airlines’ wholly owned subsidiary, J-Air (Osaka-Itami Airport). This order is added to the existing 15 Embraer E170s that the airline currently flies. New deliveries of E-Jets are scheduled from 2015.

J-Air currently operates 176 daily flights across its network of 21 cities that include Osaka-Itami, Sapporo, Sendai, Kagoshima, Miyazaki, and Fukuoka.

Copyright Photo: Akira Uekawa/AirlinersGallery.com. Embraer ERJ 170-100ST JA218J (msn 17000314) completes its final approach at Tokyo (Haneda) in the old 2002 livery.

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JAL to introduce domestic Wi-Fi service on July 23

JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) will be the first Japanese airline to introduce the in-flight Internet service, called “JAL SKY Wi-Fi” on domestic routes. This new service will be on board its revamped “JAL SKY NEXT” aircraft, operated between Tokyo (Haneda) and Osaka (Itami), Fukuoka as well as Hakodate from July 23, 2014.

Under the theme of “A standard that’s a step ahead”, in addition to the introduction of new cabin interiors, the new in-flight Internet service will support onboard passengers to have seamless connectivity with the ground. JAL SKY Wi-Fi will be progressively expanded to 77 domestic aircraft including JAL’s Boeing 777s, 767s and 737s through FY2016.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 767-346 ER JA613J (msn 33849) arrives at the Tokyo (Narita) hub.

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Japan Airlines to start charter flights to Rome and Milan from Haneda Airport on July 2

Japan Airlines-JAL (Tokyo) has announced it will operate charter flights departing from Tokyo (Haneda) to Rome and Milan (Malpensa) starting on July 2, 2014. The charter flights will be operated with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.

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Japan Airlines will launch JAL SKY NEXT on May 28 from Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka

Japan Airlines (JAL) (Tokyo) will launch its first JAL SKY NEXT service between Tokyo (Haneda) and Fukuoka on May 28, 2014. A total of 77 aircraft are scheduled to be revamped sequentially and will be progressively introduced on domestic routes.

JAL SKY NEXT will provide updated cabin interior with all-leather seats and LED lighting. Additionally, the in-flight internet service-JAL SKY Wi-Fi with new in-flight entertainment website will be introduced on domestic routes to deliver more comfortable travel experience and convenience to customers.

The first type with the new service standard will be the Boeing 777-200.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by JAL): Akira Uekawa/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 777-246 JA8984 (msn 27651) in the special “Sky Eco” livery departs from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

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Japan Airlines and Korean Air to expand their codeshare agreement

JAL-Japan Airlines (Tokyo) and Korean Air (Seoul), both codeshare partners since 2004, have agreed to further expand their codeshare flights on all routes and flights operated by Korean Air between Japan and South Korea from April 22, 2014.

Flight Number	Route	Dep. Time (Local time)	Arr. Time (Local time)	Days of Operation
JL5253 / KE768	Aomori – Seoul (Incheon)	13:25	16:00	Wed. Fri. Sun.
JL5252 / KE767	Seoul (Incheon) – Aomori	10:10	12:30	Wed. Fri. Sun.
JL5255 / KE770	Akita – Seoul (Incheon)	13:50	16:20	Mon. Thu. Sat.
JL5254 / KE769	Seoul (Incheon)-Akita	10:30	12:45	Mon. Thu. Sat.
JL5257 / KE720	Haneda – Seoul (Incheon)	06:25	08:50	Daily
JL5256 / KE719	Seoul (Incheon) – Haneda	20:55	23:05	Daily

JL5259 / KE792	Oita – Seoul (Incheon)	15:45	17:20	Fri.
JL5259 / KE792	Oita – Seoul (Incheon)	18:55	20:30	Sun.
JL5258 / KE791	Seoul (Incheon) – Oita	13:10	14:45	Fri.
JL5258 / KE791	Seoul (Incheon) – Oita	16:20	17:55	Sun.
JL5261 / KE748	Okayama – Seoul (Incheon)	10:00	11:35	Daily
JL5260 / KE747	Seoul (Incheon) – Okayama	18:40	20:10	Daily
JL5265 / KE784	Fukuoka – Busan	11:05	12:00	Daily
JL5267 / KE798	Fukuoka – Busan	19:45	20:40	Daily
JL5264 / KE783	Busan – Fukuoka	09:15	10:05	Daily
JL5266 / KE797	Busan – Fukuoka	17:55	18:45	Daily
JL5263 / KE772 (*2)	Sapporo (Chitose) – Busan	12:35	15:15	Tue. Thu. Sat.
JL5262 / KE771 (*2)	Busan – Sapporo (Chitose)	09:15	11:35	Tue. Thu. Sat.
JL5269 / KE756	Nagoya – Jeju	11:55	13:50	Wed. Fri. Sun.
JL5268 / KE755	Jeju – Nagoya	15:00	16:45	Wed. Fri. Sun.

Note:
*1. All of the above flights are operated by KE.
*2. Sapporo = Busan route will start from April 26, 2014.

Top Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. JAL’s Boeing 737-846 JA312J (msn 35341) in the old 2002 livery arrives at Tokyo (Narita).

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-9B5 HL7706 (msn 29991) also arrives at Tokyo (Narita).

JAL Express to be merged into Japan Airlines on October 1

JAL Group (Tokyo) has issued this short statement about merging subsidiary JAL Express (Tokyo-Haneda) into Japan Airlines:

Japan Airlines (JAL) and JAL Express (JEX), wholly owned by JAL, have reached an agreement to integrate as below with approval of the board of directors’ meeting.

1. Purpose of merger

JAL aims to stabilize the domestic business, through enhancing the mobility of making the best match between capacity and traffic, and improving inflight human service of domestic flights.

2. Effective date of merger

October 1, 2014

3. Form of merger

JAL, as surviving company, will merge with JEX and JEX will be dissolved.

This integration is simplified merger for JAL and short form merger for JEX. The consent of the general shareholders meeting of each participating company is not a requirement for reaching a merger agreement.

JAL Express commenced operations on September 30, 1998 as a no-frills unit of JAL for domestic operations.

Copyright Photo: Akira Uekawa/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-846 JA302J (msn 35331) with “Forward Together Japan” markings arrives at Tokyo (Haneda).

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Japan Airlines, British Airways and Finnair start their joint venture between Japan and Europe on April 1

Japan Airlines (JAL) (Tokyo) and fellow oneworld® alliance members British Airways (London) and Finnair (Helsinki) will start their planned joint business venture between Europe and Japan starting on April 1, 2014.

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.

Last October, Japanese regulators gave approval to the airlines’ plans to include Finnair in the joint business established in 2012 by British Airways and Japan Airlines, and in February the three airlines began selling joint fares on select routes for travel after April 1.

The joint business opens up all three airlines’ networks between Japan and Europe and allows the airline partners to cooperate on expanding their presence in this growing and important market. The agreement also strengthens the oneworld alliance and enables it to compete more effectively around the world with other global alliances.

Currently, Finnair flies daily from Helsinki to Tokyo and daily in summer (five times per week in the winter) to Osaka and Nagoya, connecting Japan to more than 50 Finnair destinations in Europe. Japan Airlines also operates daily from Tokyo to Helsinki, Frankfurt, Paris and London, while British Airways operates daily flights (from April 9) from London to both Narita and Haneda airports in Tokyo.

Copyright Photo: Wingnut/AirlinersGallery.com. JAL’s Boeing 777-346 ER JA735J (msn 32434) taxies at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Japan Airlines and JetBlue Airways to expand their codeshare agreement

Japan Airlines (JAL) (Tokyo) and JetBlue Airways (New York) have agreed to further expand their codeshare cooperation starting on March 30, 2014, resulting in an increase in the number of JAL codeshare flights available on U.S. domestic routes operated by JetBlue. Sales and reservations for the newest codeshare flights will be available from March 25, 2014.

JAL also recently announced the launch of double daily service on its Tokyo (Narita) – New York (JFK) route from March 30, 2014, with the new second daily operation from Narita scheduled to arrive at JFK in the early evening. To further improve the convenience for transit passengers at New York, the latest codeshare flights on JetBlue delivers same-day connections to multiple U.S. cities.

Additionally, JAL and JetBlue will increase the number of codeshare routes between Boston and select U.S. cities, and JAL will also introduce new codeshare flights between San Francisco and select U.S. cities to further enhance JAL’s overall U.S. network.

JAL initially launched its codeshare cooperation with JetBlue in April 2012 to strengthen JAL’s network throughout the U.S. East Coast. JetBlue, whose main hubs are at Boston (Logan) and New York (JFK), boasts a strong U.S. domestic network and is known for its service quality including leather seating, rich in-flight entertainment, and unlimited snacks and drinks.

The expanded codeshare cooperation with JetBlue is in addition to JAL’s extensive codeshare cooperation under joint business with oneworld® alliance partner, American Airlines. Together with American and JetBlue, JAL is continually striving to provide its customers with greater convenience through expanded network within the U.S.

New Codeshare flights from March 30, 2014

Flight No.	Route	Flight No.	Route
JL5898	New York – Burlington	JL5928	New York – New Orleans
JL5920 JL5921	New York – Buffalo, Buffalo – New York	JL5930	New York – Portland
JL5922	New York – Fort Lauderdale	JL5932 JL5933	New York – Raleigh/Durham, Raleigh/Durham – New York
JL5924	New York – Jacksonville	JL5934	New York – Rochester
JL5926	New York – Orlando
JL5886 JL5893	San Francisco – Long Beach, Long Beach – San Francisco	JL5890 JL5891	San Francisco – Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale – San Francisco
JL5888 JL5939	San Francisco – Austin, Austin – San Francisco	JL5892	San Francisco – Boston
JL5894	Boston – Houston Hobby	JL5938 JL5892	Boston – San Francisco, San Francisco – Boston
JL5896 JL5895	Boston – Detroit, Detroit – Boston

* Codeshare flights are subject to government approval.

*All of above flights are operated by JetBlue.

< Reference> JAL flight schedule on Narita=New York, Haneda= San Francisco and Narita= Boston

Flight No.	Route	Dep. Time	Arr. Time	Days of Operation
JL006	Narita – New York	11:10	11:05	Daily
JL005	New York – Narita	13:15	16:25+1	Daily
JL004	Narita – New York	18:30	18:25	Daily
JL003	New York – Narita	9:30	12:40+1	Daily
JL002	Haneda – San Francisco	0:05	17:25-1	Daily
JL001	San Francisco – Haneda	19:10	22:20+1	Daily
JL008	Narita – Boston	11:20	11:10	Daily
JL007	Boston – Narita	13:15	15:55+1	Daily

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 777-346 ER JA737J (msn 36126) of JAL arrives in Los Angeles.

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Japan Airlines and S7 Airlines to expand their code share agreement

Japan Airlines (JAL) (Tokyo) and S7 Airlines (Novosibirsk), both members of oneworld®, have agreed to further expand the code share flights with adding 12 domestic destinations in Russia from March 19, 2014.

The new codeshare routes between Moscow (Domodedovo) and domestic cities in Russia includes Saint Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, and also Sochi, which is the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as other attractive cities.

Routes between Moscow (Domodedovo) and domestic cities in Russia

・Moscow = St. Petersburg	・Moscow = Perm
・Moscow = Samara	・Moscow = Ufa
・Moscow = Kazan	・Moscow = Chelyabinsk
・Moscow = Yekaterinburg	・Moscow = Volgograd
・Moscow = Nizhny Novgorod	・Moscow = Krasnodar
・Moscow = Rostov	・Moscow = Sochi

* Code share flights are subject to government approval.

* All of the above flights are operated by S7.

* Flight schedule and dates are subject to changes. Please visit JAL website for the latest information.

Top Copyright Photo: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. JAL-Japan Airlines’ Boeing 777-246 JA8985 (msn 27652) in the special Tokyo Disney Resort – 30th Anniversary livery taxies at Fukuoka.

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Arnd Wolf/AirlinersGallery.com. S7 Airlines added its first Airbus A321, the pictured A321-211 VQ-BQH (msn 3070) in September 2013.