JAL decides to appoint subsidiary chief Onishi as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp., which recently filed for bankruptcy protection, said on Jan. 27 it will appoint Masaru Onishi (file photo), head of a JAL subsidiary, as its new president to oversee the company's state-led rehabilitation process. Onishi, the 54-year-old president of Japan Air Commuter Co., will officially take his position as president and group chief operating officer on Feb. 1, along with Kyocera Corp. founder Kazuo Inamori, who has already agreed to become the company's chairman.

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