Japan Airlines (Japanese: 日本航空) is the flag carrier of Japan. Its headquarters are in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The airline and four of its sub-airlines (J-Air, JAL Express, JALways, and Japan Transocean Air) are members of the Oneworld airline alliance. Japan Airlines currently goes to over 90 destinations. [6]
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| Founded | 1 August 1951 (as Japan Air Lines) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 25 October 1951 | ||||||
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| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 156 | ||||||
| Destinations | 92 | ||||||
| Parent company | 5 controlling shareholders, mostly investment trust management banks[2]
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| Traded as | TYO: 9201 OTC Pink: JAPSY TOPIX Large 70 component | ||||||
| Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo | ||||||
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| Revenue |  JP¥1,411,230 million (fiscal year 2019)[5] | ||||||
| Operating income | JP¥96,513 million (fiscal year 2019)[5] | ||||||
| Net income | JP¥57,441 million (fiscal year 2019)[5] | ||||||
| Website | jal.com | ||||||
Japan Airlines began on August 1, 1951. In 1954, it started international flights. It bought its first jet aircraft in 1968, the Douglas DC-8. Japan Air System merged with Japan Airlines in 2002. In 2007, it joined the Oneworld alliance. In January 2010, Japan Airlines declared bankruptcy. [7] British Airways and Qantas helped the airline pay off debts. [8] It finally got out of bankruptcy in April 2011. [9]
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