Japan Airlines

　　Japan Airlines, abbreviated as JAL, is the national airline of Japan and a member of the Oneworld alliance. Headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, it operates from Narita International Airport (international routes) and Tokyo International Airport (domestic routes), serving 229 destinations worldwide. Formerly the largest airline in Japan, it was surpassed by All Nippon Airways after filing for bankruptcy protection in January 2010, but it still has the most international routes and passenger numbers among Japanese airlines.

　　Japan Airlines is the largest airline in Japan and throughout Asia, the third-largest airline in the world, and one of the Fortune Global 500 companies. It was once regarded as “Japan Corporation” a proud symbol of postwar economic prosperity.

　　Japan Airlines originated on October 1, 1953, when it was established as a state-owned airline by Japanese government legislation. In 1954, Japan Airlines launched its first trans-Pacific international route to the United States. After 30 years of expansion, Japan Airlines achieved full privatization in 1987. In 2002, Japan Airlines merged with Japan Air System, then Japan's third-largest airline. Japan Airlines' safety measures are also recognized by the International Air Transport Association. In 2008, Japan Airlines carried 50 million passengers annually.

　　Japan Airlines currently uses Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787 and other aircraft for medium- and long-haul international flights; for short-haul and domestic routes, it uses Boeing 737, 767 and 787 aircraft. The group also includes four domestic airlines: J-Air, Japan Air Commuter (JAC), Japan Transocean Air (JTA) and Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC), providing connecting services and short-haul flights to secondary destinations.