Japan Airlines

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    Japan Airlines Flight Suffers Hydraulic Leak After Landing at Osaka International Airport

    Japan Airlines flight JL-133 suffered a hydraulic leak after landing at Osaka International Airport, Japan, on December 19th.

    The incident happened when the plane was coming from Tokyo International Airport, Japan.

    The plane had to temporarily stop on the taxiway before it reached the gate.

    All three hundred and twenty-five people aboard remained unharmed.

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    Japan Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Japan

    Japan Airlines flight JL-632 made an emergency landing in Kumamoto, Japan, on May 24th.

    The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.

    The plane landed safely. All two hundred and nine passengers and eight crew members remained unharmed.

    Japan’s Ministry of Transport reported that metallic pieces from the left-hand engine were found at various locations on the ground below the flight path.

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    Japan Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Okinawa

    Japan Airlines flight JL-912 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, on February 9th.

    The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Haneda Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after white smoke was noticed in the aft cabin.

    The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-two people aboard remained unharmed.

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    Japan Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Sapporo

    Japan Airlines flight JL-61 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on September 29th.

    The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Narita International Airport, Japan, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning odor in the cockpit.

    The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-three people aboard remained unharmed.

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    Japan Airlines Flight Rejects Takeoff From Tokyo International Airport

    Japan Airlines flight JL-431 had to reject takeoff from Tokyo International Airport, Japan, on September 27th.

    The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Matsuyama. Japan, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine issue.

    The plane safely returned to the apron.

    All one hundred and fifteen passengers and seven crew members remained safe.

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    Japan Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Tokyo International Airport

    Japan Airlines flight JL-6 made an emergency landing at Tokyo International Airport, Japan, on September 5th.

    The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

    The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirty-three passengers and fifteen crew members remained safe.

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    Japan Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Tokyo

    Japan Airlines flight JL-21 made an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on March 6th.

    The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Beijing, China, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a crack in captain’s windshield.

    The plane landed safely. There were 169 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    American Airlines and Japan Airlines Thank U.S. Department of Transportation on Final Order Allowing Antitrust Immunity

    American and Japan Airlines Set To Launch Joint Business in 2011

    FORT WORTH, Texas and TOKYO, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines and Japan Airlines, members of the oneworld® Alliance, today thanked officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for granting final approval to their joint request for antitrust immunity and plans for a joint business between North America and Asia.

    “We appreciate the thorough review that DOT has given our request for antitrust immunity that will allow us to move forward with our joint business,” said Tom Horton, President of American Airlines. “We also look forward to officials from the United States government and the government of Japan signing an Open Skies agreement, which will allow for additional flights between the United States to Japan.”

    “This final U.S. government approval, following the recent grant by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, clears all regulatory procedures necessary for Japan Airlines and American Airlines to begin working on our joint business,” said Masaru Onishi, President of Japan Airlines. “We would like to express our gratitude to everyone involved in making this positive decision, and will from hence, move expeditiously towards creating more benefits for our passengers, our companies, our financial supporters and our countries.”

    Both airlines anticipate launching their trans-Pacific joint business in early 2011. It will provide enhanced travel options and experiences for passengers of both American Airlines and Japan Airlines.

    American plans to start its new nonstop daily service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport on Jan. 20, 2011. Japan Airlines began service from Haneda to San Francisco in late October. Both carriers will codeshare on these flights.