All Japan Airlines articles – Page 6
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NewsJAL 777 struck tail during late go-around: inquiry
Japanese investigators believe that a Boeing 777-200 struck its tail after the captain ordered a go-around despite the first officer’s having already initiated reverse thrust.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 787's voice and data recorder concerns not unique
The types of problems raised in recent days with the Boeing 787’s cockpit voice and flight data recorder are not unique to that aircraft, say industry sources and a former accident investigator.
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NewsNTSB 787 battery report details quality concerns at GS Yuasa
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has raised a number of concerns with the manufacturing and inspection processes followed by GS Yuasa, the Japan-based company that makes the Boeing 787’s lithium-ion batteries.
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NewsTemperature in 787 battery cells spikes in cold conditions: NTSB
Cells inside the Boeing 787’s lithium ion batteries get “significantly” hotter when tested in cold temperatures like the conditions experienced by three aircraft that suffered battery issues, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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NewsNTSB faults Boeing, FAA and contractors for 787 battery fire
Failures by Boeing and its battery suppliers, and insufficient oversight by the US Federal Aviation Administration, resulted in a lithium-ion battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 in Boston early last year, according to a report released today by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Flightglobal investigates three-year 787-8 in-service saga
This investigation was supposed to have been published about 1.5 years ago. It's been slightly longer than three years since Boeing 787-8 launch customer All Nippon Airways launched revenue service with a charter flight from Tokyo-Narita to Hong Kong.
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TAM and JAL to codeshare on US routes
Oneworld carriers TAM and Japan Airlines (JAL) have applied to the US Department of Transportation to codeshare.
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NewsJAL orders 15 E-Jets; signs LOI for 32 MRJs
Japan Airlines (JAL) has placed a firm order for 15 Embraer E-Jets, while also inking a letter of intent with Mitsubishi Aircraft for 32 MRJ regional jets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific airline profits fall in 2013
Asia’s low-cost carriers continue to grow rapidly, both in scope and model, but it is still the region’s network carriers which are posting the biggest profits in absolute terms.
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IATA: JAL sees Japanese LCCs ultimately successful
Japan Airlines’ chairman Masaru Onishi says that low-cost carriers will ultimately be very successful in Japan despite the early growing pains they have faced.
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JAL to expand Australia codeshares with three carriers
Japan Airlines (JAL) is expanding its codeshare into Australia with three carriers in the coming days.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Deep ties help Boeing win out in Japan
All Nippon Airways, a Boeing stalwart for many years, on 27 March placed a series of tentative commitments that will have disappointed and pleased Airbus in almost equal measure.
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JAL to add Gogo's wireless IFE on domestic fleet
Japan Airlines (JAL) will equip its domestic fleet with Gogo’s wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) platform, Gogo Vision.
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Norwegian unconcerned by fresh 787 battery problems
Norwegian’s chief executive Bjørn Kjos says he is unconcerned by the recent battery problems experienced by Japan Airlines on one of its Boeing 787s and states no contingency plans have been drawn up should his fleet of Dreamliners need to be grounded.
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NewsNo damage to JAL 787 in battery incident
Japan Airlines says that the Boeing 787-8 at the centre of a lithium ion battery overheating event on 14 January did not cause any other damage to the aircraft.
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NewsJAL 787 receives battery fault indication on Helsinki-Tokyo flight
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 operating a flight from Helsinki on 8 November received an indication of a problem with the aircraft's auxiliary power unit battery.
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Boeing works to improve 787 dispatch reliability
Boeing continues to address problems affecting the dispatch reliability of its 787 aircraft, including issues caused by faulty messages from the aircraft computer systems.
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NewsTwo Japan Airlines 787s hit by system failure
Japan Airlines (JAL) had to divert two Boeing 787 aircraft bound for Tokyo back to their departure airports on 9 October because of different technical issues encountered after take-off.
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NewsJapan Airlines orders 31 A350s
Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 Airbus A350s with an option for a further 25 aircraft, marking its first ever Airbus order.