Japan Airlines Corporation  or JAL, is the national airline and flag carrier of Japan. It is the largest airline operator in Asia, and is a member of the Oneworld global airline alliance.Based at Narita International Airport (for international flights) and Tokyo International Airport (for domestic flights),

 Japan Airlines operates scheduled and non-scheduled international and domestic services.to 125 destinations worldwide. The airline’s corporate headquarters are located in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Japan Airlines’ origins date to October 1, 1953 when the Japanese government approved the creation of a state-owned airline.In 1954, the newly-formed carrier began its first international operations with transpacific flights to the United States. After three decades of service and expansion, the airline was fully privatized in 1987. In 2002, Japan Airlines merged with Japan Air System, the country’s third-largest carrier. As of 2008, Japan Airlines carries 50 million passengers annually, and the airline plus its associated divisions has 17,925 employees as of 2007. Japan Airlines is also accredited with IATA’s Operational Safety Audit for its safety practices.
Japan’s flag carrier operates a long-haul fleet of Boeing 747, 767, and 777 aircraft on international routes, and utilizes Airbus, Boeing, and McDonnell Douglas aircraft for short-haul operations. The airline’s freight division, JAL Cargo, flies a fleet of Boeing freighter aircraft. JALways, the airline’s tourist subsidiary, operates flights to Polynesia and Southeast Asia. Japan Airlines’ six domestic subsidiaries, Hokkaido Air System, JAL Express, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, and Ryukyu Air Commuter operate feeder services and short-haul routes to secondary destinations.
Japan Airlines’ slogan is “Dream Skyward.”
Founded 1950
Hubs Narita International Airport
Tokyo International Airport
Kansai International Airport
Osaka International Airport
Focus cities Chubu Centrair International Airport
Frequent flyer program JAL Mileage Bank
Member lounge SAKURA Lounge
Alliance Oneworld (passenger)
WOW (cargo)
Subsidiaries JALways (JAZ)
JAL Express (JEX)
J-Air (JLJ)
Japan Air Commuter (JAC)
Hokkaido Air System (HAC)
Japan Transocean Air (JTA)
Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC)
Fleet size 213 (+77 Orders, 25 Options) incl. JAL Cargo
Destinations 125
Company slogan Dream Skyward
Headquarters Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan,                                                                    Key people Haruka Nishimatsu
(President and CEO)
Website: http://www.jal.com/
Services
Cabin classes
JAL First Class “Skysleeper Solo” seats.International JAL services currently feature the fully-flat First Class Skysleeper Solo, Executive Class Seasons Shell Flat Seat, and Economy Class. A Premium Economy class has recently been introduced, along with a domestic First Class.
The international First Class Skysleeper Solo reclines fully flat and features leather upholstery from Poltrona Frau of Italy. The Executive Class Seasons business class seat is a lie-flat design. On international routes over a certain length, an in-flight self-service snack counter is provided in all classes.
Domestic cabin
On domestic flights, JAL has introduced two premium cabins in addition to Economy, a domestic First Class, and a domestic business class known as “Class J”.
New cabin
JAL Seasons Class (Business Class)’shell’ seats.JAL has recently introduced new international First and Executive Class seats: the “JAL Suite” for First Class, featuring a seat 20% roomier than the Skysleeper Solo in a 1-2-1 configuration, and the “Shell Flat Seat Neo”, a slightly-revised version of the original Shell Flat Seat, with a wider seat, expanded center console, and the world’s first in-flight gallery, Sky Gallery. These seats, along with the Premium Economy seats, debuted on New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport flights 5 and 6 in August 2008, and it expanded to the San Francisco, California (San Francisco International Airport) route in September 2008, with Chicago, Illinois (O’Hare International Airport) and Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles International Airport) flights following sometime in 2009.
Eight JAL Suites will be installed in each 777-300ER aircraft, with 46 seats comprising the rest of the Executive Class seating and 115 economy seats taking up the rest of the aircraft cabin. The purpose is to improve income yield per passenger, while reducing fuel cost per passenger mile, utilizing the most efficient aircraft available.
In-flight entertainment
MAGIC
The JAL onboard entertainment system is called MAGIC. The system is updated by JAL Entertainment Network (JEN) and features credit card phone, movies, destination guides with instructions on how to fill out immigration cards, active aircraft stats, games, and more. There are four generations of the MAGIC system: MAGIC-I, MAGIC-II, MAGIC-III, and MAGIC-IV. The MAGIC-III system which is installed in Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 aircraft (also available on selected Boeing 747-400 aircraft), provides Audio/Video On Demand (AVOD) entertainment to all passengers. Aircraft with MAGIC-I and MAGIC-II have movies that automatically start when the AVOD system is turned on—once the aircraft reaches cruise level—and economy class passengers can tune in to watch the movie in progress. All movies restart upon completion. Executive (Business) and First class passengers have full AVOD control.MAGIC systems also have JAL’s duty-free shopping catalogue, including flight crew recommendations and a video of specials available on the flight.
Aircraft cameras
In-flight nose camera view.On most JAL international flights, on-plane cameras are available, either on the wings, the belly, or on the tail. When the aircraft is in the pushback, taxi, takeoff, ascent, descent, stacking, landing, taxi, and docking phases of flight, all TV’s in the cabin automatically tune into the video camera outside the aircraft to provide “Pilot Vision” to the passengers. This feature is common on many Japanese airlines.
Additional media
The JAL Group has its own inflight magazine called Skyward, reflecting the company motto of “Dream Skyward.” Before merger with JAS (the current JAL Domestic), JAL’s inflight magazine was called Winds. All of the JAL Group magazines are provided by JALUX.
Japan Airlines continues to find ways to improve its In-Flight Entertainment systems, including home-theater capability on overseas flights. They are also working on adding more benefits such as satellite Radio capabilities. The most recent upgrade happened on December 1, 2007, when the number of channels on MAGIC-III onboard entertainment system increased to over double, from 57 to 130.
In June 2006, JAL announced a promotion featuring the Nintendo DS Lite. Between June 1 and August 31, all Executive and First Class passengers would be offered use of Nintendo DS Lites specially manufactured for air travel (the wireless capabilities of these units were removed in order to conform with airline safety standards).
In-flight catering
Japan Airlines offers a variety of meals on intercontinental routes, depending on seat class, destination and flight length. Western and Japanese menu selections are typically offered, including seasonal menu selections varied by destination. Special meal offerings can be requested in each class during booking, including children’s, religious, vegetarian, and other meals.
SAKURA Lounge
SAKURA Lounge in Narita Terminal 2.”SAKURA” Lounge is the name of Japan Airlines’ main airline lounge. In addition to the “SAKURA” Lounge, Japan Airlines also operates dedicated First Class Lounges, and domestic lounges. Lounges have been maintained at over 50 destinations worldwide.[41] Access depends on ticket status (class of travel, such as first class or business class), and/or JAL Mileage Bank card status.
In the “SAKURA” Lounge, complimentary drinks, and expedited baggage handling are among services provided,[41] along with other refreshments, business facilities, and television and reading entertainment. At the Narita International Airport “SAKURA” Lounge, services further include wireless internet access, a library, and theatre room. “SAKURA” Lounge locations include:
Tokyo, Japan (Narita)
Osaka, Japan (Kansai)
Nagoya, Japan (Chubu)
Fukuoka, Japan
Seoul, South Korea (Incheon)
Taipei, Taiwan (Taoyuan)
Hong Kong, SAR, China
Shanghai, China (Pudong)
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frankfurt, Germany
London, UK (Heathrow)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
New York, New York, USA (JFK)
San Francisco, California, USA
Vancouver, B.C., Canada

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