In Tokyo District Court, 146 plaintiffs argued over their dismissal. A year after JAL filed bankruptcy, and underwent restructuring in a government-backed bailout, the 74 flight crew and 72 cabin attendants—some of whom include their most experienced employees—attended a press conference. The documentation of their lawsuit included statements that said their dismissal was unnecessary as the airline known as JAL made operating profit totaling over 140 billion yen ($1.7 billion) from April to November in 2010. Kazuya Chikamura, head of the Japan Federation of Aviation Worker’s Union said pilots over 55, copilots 48 and above, and over 53 for flight attendants, factoring in also sick days. The suit questions if JAL made every effort to avoid dismissal and honor their contracts. A November 30 court decision by Tokyo District Court requires JAL to lose 30% of their workers or 16,000 jobs by March.