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JAL Int'l chief demoted over operational blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines International Co. President Katsuo Haneda (L) will be demoted to vice president to take the blame for a recent series of irregularities involving its airplanes, its holding company said March 17. At right is Japan Airlines Chairman Isao Kaneko, who will hand over the post of chief executive officer to Japan Airlines President Toshiyuki Shinmachi in April, instead of June as earlier announced.

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JAL to accelerate job cuts under new management plan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Isao Kaneko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 10. The holding company of the JAL group said it will accelerate job reductions under a new three-year management plan designed to overcome difficult business environments such as higher crude oil prices and weak demand for flight services.

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(2)Shinmachi to become president of Japan Airlines System

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kaneko (L), president of Japan Airlines System Corp., shakes hands with Vice President Toshiyuki Shinmachi, who replace Kaneko on April 1, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18. Kaneko will become chairman and retain the post of chief executive officer.

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Shinmachi to become president of Japan Airlines System

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines System Corp. has decided to promote Executive Vice President Toshiyuki Shinmachi (file photo) to president as part of efforts to help rejuvenate management, company sources said Feb. 18. Shinmachi, 61, is to replace Isao Kaneko who will become chairman and retain the post of chief executive officer.

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JAL Vice President Haneda promoted to president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines System Corp. on March 11 announced the promotion of Japan Airlines (JAL) Vice President Katsuo Haneda (file photo) to JAL president to replace Isao Kaneko. Haneda, 60, has been vice president since June 2002.

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JAL joins WOW int'l cargo alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko (3rd from L) joins a celebration July 5 at a Tokyo hotel after announcing that his company has joined the WOW international cargo alliance. WOW comprises three other airlines -- Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo.

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Meeting held in Hawaii to tackle declining tourist numbers

HONOLULU, United States - Forty-five people in fields related to the tourist industry, including Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko and Hawaiian Lieutenant Gov. Mazie Hirono, gather in Honolulu on Dec. 8 to discuss measures to combat the decrease in the number of tourists stemming from the current economic slump and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

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3 Japanese airlines urged to reexamine security measures

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (L) delivers papers to Japan Airlines President Isao Kaneko on Nov. 13, 2001, instructing Japan's three major airlines to urgently reexamine their compliance with measures to prevent airline accidents, hijacking and terrorism incidents. Standing behind Kaneko are representatives of All Nippon Airways and Japan Air System.

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JAL, JAS to merge to become world's 6th-largest airline

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko (L) and Japan Air System (JAS) President Hiromi Funabiki tell a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 12 that they have agreed to integrate their operations next September under a holding company to create the sixth-biggest global carrier in terms of passenger miles. Behind them stand flight attendants from the two airlines.

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Sluggish demand for int'l flights may continue: JAL chief

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Isao Kaneko speaks at a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Oct. 26. He said that the decrease in the number of people flying internationally since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States may continue into fiscal 2002.

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JAL president apologizes for near miss

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kaneko, president of Japan Airlines (JAL), apologizes for the Jan. 31 near miss between two JAL planes at a press conference at JAL's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 2. Kaneko said the captain and other crew members of one of the planes feel strong responsibility for passengers being injured in the accident.

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JAL, JAS to merge to become world's 6th-largest airline

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko (L) and Japan Air System (JAS) President Hiromi Funabiki tell a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 12 that they have agreed to integrate their operations next September under a holding company to create the sixth-biggest global carrier in terms of passenger miles. Behind them stand flight attendants from the two airlines.

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3 Japanese airlines urged to reexamine security measures

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (L) delivers papers to Japan Airlines President Isao Kaneko on Nov. 13, 2001, instructing Japan's three major airlines to urgently reexamine their compliance with measures to prevent airline accidents, hijacking and terrorism incidents. Standing behind Kaneko are representatives of All Nippon Airways and Japan Air System.

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Meeting held in Hawaii to tackle declining tourist numbers

HONOLULU, United States - Forty-five people in fields related to the tourist industry, including Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko and Hawaiian Lieutenant Gov. Mazie Hirono, gather in Honolulu on Dec. 8 to discuss measures to combat the decrease in the number of tourists stemming from the current economic slump and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

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JAL Int'l chief demoted over operational blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines International Co. President Katsuo Haneda (L) will be demoted to vice president to take the blame for a recent series of irregularities involving its airplanes, its holding company said March 17. At right is Japan Airlines Chairman Isao Kaneko, who will hand over the post of chief executive officer to Japan Airlines President Toshiyuki Shinmachi in April, instead of June as earlier announced. (Kyodo)

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JAL to accelerate job cuts under new management plan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Isao Kaneko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 10. The holding company of the JAL group said it will accelerate job reductions under a new three-year management plan designed to overcome difficult business environments such as higher crude oil prices and weak demand for flight services. (Kyodo)

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(2)Shinmachi to become president of Japan Airlines System

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kaneko (L), president of Japan Airlines System Corp., shakes hands with Vice President Toshiyuki Shinmachi, who replace Kaneko on April 1, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18. Kaneko will become chairman and retain the post of chief executive officer. (Kyodo)

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Shinmachi to become president of Japan Airlines System

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines System Corp. has decided to promote Executive Vice President Toshiyuki Shinmachi (file photo) to president as part of efforts to help rejuvenate management, company sources said Feb. 18. Shinmachi, 61, is to replace Isao Kaneko who will become chairman and retain the post of chief executive officer. (Kyodo)

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(2)Shinmachi to become president of Japan Airlines System

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kaneko (L), president of Japan Airlines System Corp., shakes hands with Vice President Toshiyuki Shinmachi, who replace Kaneko on April 1, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18. Kaneko will become chairman and retain the post of chief executive officer. (Kyodo)

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Shinmachi to become president of Japan Airlines System

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines System Corp. has decided to promote Executive Vice President Toshiyuki Shinmachi (file photo) to president as part of efforts to help rejuvenate management, company sources said Feb. 18. Shinmachi, 61, is to replace Isao Kaneko who will become chairman and retain the post of chief executive officer. (Kyodo)

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JAL Vice President Haneda promoted to president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines System Corp. on March 11 announced the promotion of Japan Airlines (JAL) Vice President Katsuo Haneda (file photo) to JAL president to replace Isao Kaneko. Haneda, 60, has been vice president since June 2002. (Kyodo)

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JAL joins WOW int'l cargo alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko (3rd from L) joins a celebration July 5 at a Tokyo hotel after announcing that his company has joined the WOW international cargo alliance. WOW comprises three other airlines -- Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo.

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Sluggish demand for int'l flights may continue: JAL chief

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Isao Kaneko speaks at a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Oct. 26. He said that the decrease in the number of people flying internationally since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States may continue into fiscal 2002.

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JAL president apologizes for near miss

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kaneko, president of Japan Airlines (JAL), apologizes for the Jan. 31 near miss between two JAL planes at a press conference at JAL's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 2. Kaneko said the captain and other crew members of one of the planes feel strong responsibility for passengers being injured in the accident.