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  1. Fire Reported in Boeing 787 Jet in Boston

    Mon, 7 Jan 2013

    the ground at Boston's Logan International Airport. State police say smoke was reported coming from the cockpit of the Japan Airlines jet at about 10:45 a.m. Monday when it was parked at a gate at the international terminal. No one was on board at

  2. The Weirdest Travel Stories of 2012

    Fri, 28 Dec 2012

    Pancetta-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin (Delta). But some airlines went the populist route. Kentucky Fried Fliers JAL ( Japan Airlines ) proudly announced in December a new menu item: KFC! Original recipe, coleslaw and all. But no matter what

  3. Port Strike Ends in Time for Gift-Giving

    Wed, 5 Dec 2012

    popular in Japan, particularly during the Christmas season". Japan Airlines issued a press release announcing that during the holidays breast fillet and bread. The airline says "This year end, JAL and KFC will bring customers a festive cheer onboard with the

  4. KFC Takes the Colonel's Classic to the Skies

    Thu, 29 Nov 2012

    Courtesy JAL Just in time for KFC's most lucrative holiday in Japan, Japan Airlines plans to take the Colonel's The fast food chain and JAL are teaming up to offer packaged Frankfurt and London. The JAL -KFC partnership coincides

  5. Mood Lighting, Gadgets and More New In-Flight Amenities

    Fri, 14 Sep 2012

    Instead, you press a dimmer switch that darkens the window to your specifications (I like it, but I've heard some Japan Airlines customers don't think it gets dark enough). Sometimes, it's how an airline customizes a plane that makes all the

  6. United Airlines unveils its first 787 Dreamliner

    Thu, 2 Aug 2012

    signature swept wings. Currently, the jet is flying for only two other airlines — Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines . Still, despite Thursday's unveiling, eager passengers will have to wait a bit longer to fly on a United Dreamliner

News

  1. The Global Note: Where Is Assad?…Who Was The Bulgaria Bomber?…Olympic Inequality?…A Lenin Time Capsule

    Thu, 19 Jul 2012

    the men were up in business class. The Japanese Football Association said the teams had left Tokyo together on the same Japan Airlines flight. "I guess it should have been the other way around," Homare Sawa, the leading player on the women's team

  2. How the beer industry could save the airlines

    Tue, 17 Jul 2012

    the people who bring you those clever Corona beer ads, for $20 billion. A few pages away, I read of the misfortunes of Japan Airlines , struggling to emerge from bankruptcy after leaving shareholders and other creditors on the hook for 25 billion yen (about

  3. Hawaii Near Miss: Two Planes in Close Call After Rookie Air Traffic Control Error

    Wed, 2 May 2012

    to the resignation of a longtime air traffic controller. A Japan Airlines 767 jet arriving in January to Honolulu from Tokyo and a United controller said during the Jan. 14 incident, leading the JAL pilot to radio, "Japan Air 72 heavy, now TCAS descend

  4. The Global Note: Soldiers Posed With Dead Bombers…A Video Plea to Asma Assad…Portman, Depp, McCartney - Lost In Translation?

    Wed, 18 Apr 2012

    domestic flights, for 1 yen ($.01). No surprise - the tickets sold out in a few hours. A joint venture with Quantas and Japan Airlines , Jetstar is scheduled to begin operating in Japan this July. Their flights come amid increasing competition in the low-cost

  5. Japanese, Waiting in Line for Hours, Follow Social Order After Quake

    Mon, 14 Mar 2011

    always take a morbid fascination in disasters." He said people took a "ghoulish interest" in color newspaper photos when Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into two mountain ridges in 1985. The deadliest single aircraft accident in history, it killed 505

  6. What's Up With Fuel Surcharges on Award Flights?

    Tue, 1 Mar 2011

    AirFrance/KLM, British Airways, Japan Airlines , Lufthansa , Singapore , and Virgin Atlantic advance what the fuel surcharge might be. JAL is the only line I've checked so far surcharges: a fuel surcharge link under the " JAL News" heading on its home page. Even though

  7. Abducted to Japan: Hundreds of American Children Taken

    Fri, 11 Feb 2011

    surrender all four of her children's passports just two months before the abduction, airline records show she boarded a Japan Airlines flight out of Chicago using duplicate passports. "Her going to Chicago and the motivation for doing that is part of the

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Videos

  1. Aug. 12, 1985: Japan Airlines Crash

    Tue, 4 May 2010

    ever involving a single aircraft the Japan airlines Jumbo jet was carrying 509. Passengers rides to reach the scene of the crash. Japan airlines officials report that in addition to the crash investigation. For now all Japan airlines could provide grieving families were

    Japan Airlines found at 0:04, 2:10, 2:52

    to be the worst air disaster ever involving a single aircraft the Japan airlines Jumbo jet was carrying 509. Passengers and a crew of fifteen. And although the crash site northwest of Tokyo is remote and
    prepared for daylong bus rides to reach the scene of the crash. Japan airlines officials report that in addition to the Japanese on board members some 21 of foreigners it could not be determined if --
    to assist the Japanese in the crash investigation. For now -- all Japan airlines could provide grieving families were the words of the airline president. Who in a traditional Japanese matter personally offered his -- apologies.
  2. Dec. 21, 1988: Pan Am 103 Crashes in Lockerbie

    Thu, 15 Jul 2010

    of the accidents involving the had external causes. 2740 sevens were destroyed runway collision in the Canary Islands a Japan airlines 747 crash when a cracked gave from damaged on take off. Tonight the puzzle is what happened at 31000 feet over Scotland

    Japan Airlines found at 4:19

    sevens were destroyed -- runway collision in the Canary Islands a Japan airlines 747 crash when a cracked -- gave -- from damaged on take off.
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Photos

  1. PHOTO: JAL KFC meal
  2. PHOTO: The fast food chain, KFC and Japan Airlines are teaming up to offer packaged fried chicken meals between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 on board U.S. and Europe bound flights.
  3. VIDEO: Japan Airlines Crash 1985
  4. The JAL uniforms are reportedly coveted by role-playing clubs in the Japanese sex industry.

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