Japan Airlines

International still sluggish: JAL to operate 10% of beyond-Japan flight schedule in August.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

The COVID-19 crisis has not stopped Japan Airlines (JAL) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) from launching their long-planned partnership on routes between their home countries.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at United Airlines’ plans to begin Chicago-Tel Aviv service; Eastern Airways taking over a former Flybe route; and Japan Airlines restoring Singapore to its network.

Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to build up its domestic network toward its pre-COVID-19 size in 2020, as the airline’s passenger demand shows encouraging growth.

Japan Airlines (JAL) intends to raise another ¥300 billion ($2.8 billion) in financing to help it operate through the COVID-19 crisis.

Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to increase its international operations in July, mainly by opening up some of its routes to Europe and North America that are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japan Airlines’ new subsidiary ZIPAIR Tokyo will start life as a cargo-only operator rather than a long-haul low-cost airline as previously envisaged.

Japan Airlines (JAL) saw its profit drop sharply for the fiscal year ending March 31 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and international political

Japan Airlines’ new low-cost carrier ZIPAIR Tokyo is planning to begin service to Hawaii before the end of the year ahead of opening routes to other destinations in the US.

Japan’s biggest airlines continue to cut schedules in response to COVID-19 demand drop.

Japan’s major airlines are continuing to shrink their international networks as they increase capacity cuts through late April and plan larger reductions extending into May.

Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have made further cuts to their summer international schedules as demand continues to fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

JAL and ANA will operate just a fraction of their planned flights.

US Department of Transportation rejection puts the planned partnership in doubt.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has confirmed one of its cabin crew has been diagnosed with COVID-19, causing other crew members to be home-quarantined.

Travel demand from India to Japan has more than doubled over the past decade.

Japan Airlines (JAL) will increase the scope of its India network through a significant expansion of its codeshare partnership with Indian full-service carrier Vistara.

A logistics division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and a venture fund established by Japan Airlines have joined Volocopter’s Series C funding round.

The JL code will be placed on 10 Aeroflot domestic routes; the SU code will go on 10 JAL domestic routes.

Aeroflot is adding Singapore to its route network after a 17-year absence.

Japan Airlines (JAL) inked a codeshare agreement with Shanghai Airlines that it said expands its network in China by two routes.

Malaysia Airlines Bhd. and Japan Airlines plan to launch a joint venture on routes between their countries in 2020 after gaining approval from regulators.

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have detailed how they intend to use their new slot pairs being made available at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, with several new destinations in Europe and the US being added to their networks.

This week: Hawaiian and JAL expand planned JV; Austrian Airlines adds Boston; Allegiant to open 20th base; and JetBlue to introduce basic economy fare.