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  JAL 787 delivery day images

  Posted by Guy Norris 7:08 AM on Mar 27, 2012

  Delivery day for JAL’s first two Boeing 787-8s at Paine Field, Everett.  (all photos Guy Norris)  It’s been a long wait – seven years, three months and ... Read More >>

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  GE's new 747 flying testbed

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:18 AM on Feb 25, 2011

  Q: What’s the best replacement for a 747?A: A 747, of course. (According to General Electric’s Victorville Flight Test Operations)Still in its JAL colors, the former JA... Read More >>

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  Brand Japan: Damaged Beyond Cars?

  Posted by Robert Wall 3:30 PM on Feb 19, 2010

  That Japan’s corporate brand has been damaged by the recent spate of Toyota automotive recalls would be an understatement. And the damage may go far beyond cars, also reach... Read More >>

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  JAL Files For Bankruptcy

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 1:08 PM on Jan 19, 2010

  Lots of stories but here's Marketwatch: Japan Airlines Files For Court-Led Rehabilitation, Japanese Chapter 11; then Tokyo Bourse is delisting JAL shares (WSJ/Down Jones) and JAL B... Read More >>

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  Morning Links: JAL Takes Another Hit

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 12:50 PM on Dec 02, 2009

  Japan Airlines rating cut by S&P (like AvWeek, owned by McGraw-Hill) after some loan defaults (Bloomberg); questions raised about Air Canada refueling with engines running (Win... Read More >>

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  Morning Links: The JAL Saga, Dueling Aircraft At United

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 12:35 PM on Nov 20, 2009

  American says preparations for its planned investment in Japan Airlines are in "advanced stage" (WSJ); Japanese Ministry of Transport says it hasn't heard a peep out of them (Bloom... Read More >>

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  Morning Links: Kyodo Says JAL's Delta, AA Talks On Hold

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 11:34 AM on Oct 05, 2009

  Reuters is reporting Kyodo says Japan Airlines has at least temporarily halted talks with Delta and American for an investment in the carrier (I can't find a reoprt in the English-... Read More >>

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  Morning Links: Japan Airlines' Fate, 787 Work

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 11:44 AM on Sep 28, 2009

  Lots of Japan Airlines news out there including this from AP quoting the Japanese transport minister, Seiji Maehara, saying the airline won't be liquidated (good to know!); this mo... Read More >>

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  Delta and JAL?

  Posted by Andrew Compart 3:40 PM on Sep 11, 2009

  Kyodo News and  NHK, the  Japan Broadcasting Corporation, are reporting that Delta is in talks with Japan Airlines about making a big investment in the Japanese carrier a... Read More >>

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  Reuters Video On JAL Cost-Saving Plan

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 3:08 PM on Aug 25, 2009

  The Reuters tagline for this vid: Japan Airways may split operations to cut costs and focus on more lucrative business travel as it struggles to restructure. They don't want this o... Read More >>

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