Economy Class & Beyond

Japan Airlines Sky Wider II seats – huh? 

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As I mentioned earlier - it seems the Japan Airlines are converting some of their Boeing 787 operations into something a bit more comfortable down the back of the plane. Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. One of my major complaints about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (and I know I'm not alone on this one) is the implementation of 9 across … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines signs for 32 Mitsubishi MRJ’s

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The Mitsubishi MRJ - Regional Jet - Programme took another boost with a confirmation of an order from Japan Airlines for 32 of the type. Mitsubishi MRJ for J-Air - Image, Japan Airlines The order which started from a letter of intent from late August last year converts that intent into a firm order for the type. The MRJs will be operated by Japan Airlines regional … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines swaps more flights to Tokyo Haneda

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Japan Airlines is playing plane and route swap-a-round as Tokyo Haneda opens up to more daytime flighs. There are two big changes coming up - one of which is pretty major Firstly, Japan Airlines will switch it's Tokyo Narita - London Heathrow route to operate from Tokyo Haneda JL043 DEPART HND 11:20 ARRIVE LHR 15:50 JL044 DEPART LHR 19:15 ARRIVE HND 15:00+1 Operates … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines Turn to Airbus for Long Haul Aircraft

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In one of the most unexpected orders of the year, Japan Airlines have turned to Airbus for long haul aircraft, with an order for 31 aircraft. The order will be composed of the new Airbus A350, made up of: - 18 Airbus A350-900 - 13 Airbus A350-1000 Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 flying in formation - Rendering, Airbus Additional orders for 25 Airbus A350 aircraft are … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines firms up 787 route relaunches

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Japan Airlines is on track it seems with its 787 fleet testing as it confirms the routes that are to resume/commence on the 1st June. In addition, JAL will have a second crack of launching the the Narita-Helsinki route due on the 1st July which was suspended initially due the the 787 grounding. The Japan Airlines 787 route list looks like this: From 1st June - Tokyo Narita … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Japan Airlines

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It's Saturday again, so it must be time to stow your tray table, place your seat in the upright position, pull down all headrests and fasten your seatbelt as it's time for this weeks Safety Video. This week, it's Japana Airlines demonstrating safety with lots of lovely CGI. More safety of course next week! … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines delays Tokyo – Helsinki route due to 787 groundings

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As we go into week 3 of the grounding of Boeing 787's, Japan Airlines has confirmed it will not be operating its Tokyo Narita - Helsinki route. The route which announced way before the 787 groundings and due to commence on the 25th February was to be operated 4 times a week. Since the grounding of the fleet since the 16th January, a lot of airlines have managed to cover … [Read more...]

ANA and JAL 787 Groundings to continue

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It's time to return to the prickly issue of the Boeing 787 and the grounding of the new aircraft. With the US US National Transport Safety Board still not able to point to a root cause of the battery pack failures in the Japan Airlines 787 (which lead to an small on-board fire in Boston)and the All Nippon Airlines 787 (that failed in-flight over Japan, leading to the type … [Read more...]