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Japan Airlines Corporation (株式会社日本航空, Kabushiki-gaisha Nihon Kōkū?) (TYO: 9205), or JAL, is an airline of Japan. It is one of the largest airline operators in Asia. It is based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operating scheduled and non-scheduled international and domestic services. Its main bases are Narita International Airport (for international flights) and Tokyo International Airport (for domestic flights). It has 17,925 employees (as of March 2007).

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American Airlines MD-80 planes are seen parked at Washington's Reagan National Airport, Thursday, March 27, 2008. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled dozens of flights Thursday as they continue their inspections of wiring bundles on some of their planes. American Airlines
A snow-covered Delta Air Lines jets sits on the tarmac at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Ga., on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. Airlines canceled over 1,800 flights Friday as snow pounded parts of the South and dumped several inches of white on Atlanta, home to the world's busiest airport. Delta Air Lines
Leo van Wijk, SkyTeam chairman, reacts during a press conference in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Executives with the SkyTeam alliance said Thursday they want Japan Airlines to join their group and suggested that doing so could be lucrative for the troubled carrier. SkyTeam
A train arrives at a platform of Tokyo's Kasumigaseki Station on March 20, 2010. Tokyo marked the 15th anniversary of the Tokyo subway sarin gas attacks by the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult leaving 13 people dead and more than 6,200 others injured. Tokyo
To go with focus story India-China-Asia-technology-women-rights by Ben Sheppard A lone Indian woman (3rd L) waits for a bus at a bus-stop with other male travellers in New Delhi on March 17, 2010. While having a scan, a pregnant woman in India is not allowed to learn the gender of her unborn child. But her bill might be presented in a file coloured blue or pink -- and the meaning is clear. The method of skirting around the law is one of many reasons why 85 million women are described as 'missing' from India and China due to the abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide and death through neglect. Asia
Planes belonging to Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are seen parked at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. Shares in Japan Airlines Corp. nosedived 81 percent to just 7 yen (8 cents) Wednesday amid expectations the money-losing airline will file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week and be removed from the stock exchange. All Nippon Airways
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 19: Two squatters show their support for striking British Airways cabin crew round the corner from the Trades Union Congress building on March 19, 2010 in London, England. The planned three day strike by BA cabin crew this weekend will now go ahead as talks between the airline and the union Unite collapsed earlier today. British Airways
A Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, April 3, 2008, in this photo taken from San Francisco Bay. Southwest Airlines
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, far left, hugs the mother of Timothy Cole, Ruby Session, center, as he presents a posthumous pardon to the family of Tim Cole in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, March 19, 2010. Cole's brothers Corey Session, center right, Kevin Kennard and Sean Session applaud. Cole was serving a 25-year sentence for the rape of a Texas Tech student in 1985, when he died in prison in 1999. He was later exonerated after another man, Jerry Wayne Johnson, sent a letter to Cole's Family confessing to the crime. A Travis County judge in 2009 over turn the conviction, after DNA testing proved Cole's innocents. Fort Worth, Texas
David Strickland, the new administrator of the Transportation Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speaks at the Society of Automotive Engineers as part of the 2010 Washington Auto Show, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Washington. Transportation Department
Two British Airways jets are pictured at London's Heathrow airport, on March 19, 2010. British Airways and the country's biggest trade union were resuming last-ditch talks on Friday in a bid to avoid strikes set to cause chaos for thousands of people over the Easter holidays. BA chief executive Willie Walsh and the joint leader of trade union Unite, Tony Woodley, were meeting face-to-face with less than 24 hours to go until the action was due to start, following a bitter war of words in recent days. London
David Boyer, one of 11 passengers on United Express flight 6036 operated by SkyWest Airlines from Chicago to Traverse City, is interviewed Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 in the terminal at Cherry Capital Airport, in Traverse City, Mich.. Police say a passenger on board a plane en route to northern Michigan was acting suspiciously, and the crew asked police to meet the aircraft when it landed. SkyWest, Inc.
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Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) ground staff guides a passenger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continues flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) ground staff guides a passenger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continues flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Kazuo Inamori, (L) the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) bows his head at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, (L) the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) bows his head at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Kazuo Inamori,, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) enters a room for a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori,, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) enters a room for a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Kazuo Inamori, (L) the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010, while newly appointed president Masaru Onishi (R) looks on. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, (L) the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010, while newly appointed president Masaru Onishi (R) looks on. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Masaru Onishi, the newly appointed president of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Masaru Onishi, the newly appointed president of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Japan Airlines planes park at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

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Japan Airlines planes park at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

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Japan Airlines planes park at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

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Japan Airlines planes park at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

AP 

Japan Airlines employees wait for passengers at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

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Japan Airlines employees wait for passengers at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

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A Japan Airlines plane taxis at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

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A Japan Airlines plane taxis at Tokyo's international airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Japan Airlines said Friday that it booked a smaller-than-anticipated net loss for the latest quarter as the country's flagship carrier undergoes government-led restructuring after its bankruptcy filing.

AP 

A TV cameraman films the blank share price of Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) beneath its rival All Nippon Airways (ANA) at an electric board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Friday morning, Feb. 19, 2010. Kyodo news reported shares of Japan's flagship airline, which filed for bankruptcy one month ago with $25.6 billion in debt, finished the company's last trading day on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday at 1 yen, after being flooded by sell orders from the outset. The nation's largest airline will be officially delisted from the Tokyo bourse Saturday.

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A TV cameraman films the blank share price of Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) beneath its rival All Nippon Airways (ANA) at an electric board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Friday morning, Feb. 19, 2010. Kyodo news reported shares of Japan's flagship airline, which filed for bankruptcy one month ago with $25.6 billion in debt, finished the company's last trading day on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday at 1 yen, after being flooded by sell orders from the outset. The nation's largest airline will be officially delisted from the Tokyo bourse Saturday.

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In this Jan. 14, 2010 photo, a Japan Airlines airplane with a sign reading: "oneworld" takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 it will strengthen its partnership with American and the two airlines will jointly ask the U.S. and Japanese governments for antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes.

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In this Jan. 14, 2010 photo, a Japan Airlines airplane with a sign reading: "oneworld" takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 it will strengthen its partnership with American and the two airlines will jointly ask the U.S. and Japanese governments for antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes.

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Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) ground staff guides a passenger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continues flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) ground staff guides a passenger at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continues flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Kazuo Inamori, (L) the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) bows his head at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, (L) the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) bows his head at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

AFP 

Kazuo Inamori,, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) enters a room for a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori,, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) enters a room for a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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Kazuo Inamori, the newly appointed chairman of troubled Japanese air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) speaks before press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on march 17, 2010. Japan's flagship carrier went bankrupt in January with 26 billion USD of debt in one of Japan's biggest ever corporate failures, but continued flying under painful state-led restructuring.

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