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A History of Japan Airlines

August 1, 2019 Andrew Burnham

Aug. 1, 1951, Japan Airlines (JAL) was founded with ¥100 million in capital under chairman Aiichiro Fujiyama and president Seijiro Yanagida. The airline started initially as an independent operation with scheduled domestic routes leasing aircraft

Airports

Seattle Grows International Route Network with Three New Routes and Two New Airlines

April 2, 2019 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the 8th busiest airport in the United States, just got a little busier as it inaugurated three new routes over a 24 hour period this past weekend. Seeing a combination of new

Airports

Seattle Prepares for New Asia Routes in Upcoming Week

March 26, 2019 Thomas Pallini

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, commonly shortened to SeaTac, is in for a busy week as three airlines will begin new service from Seattle to points east, growing the airport’s route network to Asia. Already connected to

News

Airbus and Japan Airlines Announce FHS Contract

February 20, 2019 Jordan Green

On Monday, Airbus announced a new contract with Japan Airlines for its Flight Hour Services (FHS) program. The announcement comes only three days after Airbus announced that the first JAL A350-900 has begun final assembly

News

Las Vegas is Getting Nonstop Flights to Tokyo…But Only for 11 Days

August 9, 2018 Parker Davis

Last week, American Airlines announced plans for a new complement to its Asian route network, a flight from Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport and Tokyo’s Narita Airport. This route, however, is not like the airline’s

News

Hawaiian and Japan Airlines to Commence Codeshare Agreement

March 23, 2018 Ashley Magoon

On Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines announced that they had begun sales of tickets for codeshare flights with its newest codeshare partner Japan Airlines, also known simply as JAL, which will commence three days later on Mar.

Planes

Betting on the Future: Boom Supersonic Gets a New Investor

December 6, 2017 Parker Davis

Imagine if the Concorde took to the skies again. The iconic Concorde, except smaller, faster and able to traverse entire continents and oceans in a matter of a couple of hours. The next aircraft of the

Airlines

JAL Rebuilt: How Japan Airlines Escaped Bankruptcy

December 4, 2017 Ian McMurtry

While the term the Land of the Rising Sun may be closely associated with the island nation of Japan, the end of the 2000s made it look like the sun was about to set on

Throwback Thursday

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Japan Air System

July 5, 2017 Ian McMurtry

With Japanese carriers expanding following the 1950s, the country saw the birth of North Japan Airlines. The carrier started with a small group of de Havilland Herons, Douglas DC-3s and Convair 240s serving routes in

A History of Japan Airlines

Seattle Grows International Route Network with Three New Routes and Two New Airlines

Seattle Prepares for New Asia Routes in Upcoming Week

Airbus and Japan Airlines Announce FHS Contract

Las Vegas is Getting Nonstop Flights to Tokyo…But Only for 11 Days

Hawaiian and Japan Airlines to Commence Codeshare Agreement

Betting on the Future: Boom Supersonic Gets a New Investor

JAL Rebuilt: How Japan Airlines Escaped Bankruptcy

TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Japan Air System

Tokyo’s Narita Airport Suggests Third Runway Addition and New Development

A New Inspiration of Japan: An Inside Look at ANA’s New Premium Products

New Orleans International Airport Opens New Terminal Building

Airbus Ends October on a Strong Note

Sea-Tac Airport Reaches New Milestone in North Satellite Modernization Project