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Skymark discusses review of international operation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo (C) holds a model of an A380 aircraft with executives of Airbus S.A.S at the Airbus head office in France in February 2011. Skymark said July 29, 2014, it is studying a major review of its plan to launch international services in fiscal 2014.

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Skymark chief Nishikubo

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Nishikubo, president of Skymark Airlines Inc., holds a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2014. Nishikubo said the Japanese airline will consider a drastic review of its plan to launch international services in fiscal 2014 ending next March due to disputes regarding the introduction of Airbus A380 jets.

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Skymark becomes 1st Japan airline to fly Airbus A330

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines President Shinichi Nishikubo sits on a seat for an Airbus A330, a jetliner that the airline will start flying in May, along with cabin attendants in new miniskirt uniforms at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 7, 2014.

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Skymark to launch flights at Kansai airport

IZUMISANO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo speaks during a press conference in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 9, 2011. Nishikubo said the airline will start flight services linking Kansai International Airport near Osaka with Sapporo and Naha in May 2012. Skymark quit the western Japan airport in 2006.

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Skymark to buy Airbus superjumbo jets

TOULOUSE, France - Shinichi Nishikubo (C), president of Skymark Airlines Inc., and executives of Airbus S.A.S. hold a model of the Airbus A380 superjumbo jetliner at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southern France, on Feb. 17, 2011. The Japanese budget airline signed a deal with Airbus the same day to buy six such jetliners.

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Skymark President Nishikubo

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Ministry tells Skymark Airlines to improve work practices

TOKYO, Japan - A senior official from the Ministry of Land, Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism hands Skymark Airlines President Shinichi Nishikubo (C) documents instructing the company to improve work practices on April 6, 2010, at the transport ministry in Tokyo. The ministry found problems during a recent inspection including pilots' noncompliance with the rule that they must wear an oxygen mask in flight.

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Skymark revises earnings downward on flight cancellations

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 9 in which he said the company has revised downward its operating revenue and profit estimates for the current business year to next March 31, citing the impact of large-scale flight cancellations due to pilot shortages and an upsurge in the cost of jet fuel.

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JAL, Skymark heads testify at Diet over flight troubles

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Co. President Shinichi Nishikubo testifies as an unsworn witness at a session of the House of Representatives' Committee on Land, Infrastructure and Transport on April 11.

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Kobe ballpark to be named 'Skymark Stadium'

KOBE, Japan - Kobe Mayor Tatsuo Yada (L) and Skymark Airlines Co. President Shinichi Nishikubo pose at a press conference at the Kobe municipal office on Feb. 10 after making a deal to name the city's ballpark, one of the professional baseball team Orix Buffaloes' two home fields, ''Skymark Stadium.''

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Skymark revises earnings downward on flight cancellations

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 9 in which he said the company has revised downward its operating revenue and profit estimates for the current business year to next March 31, citing the impact of large-scale flight cancellations due to pilot shortages and an upsurge in the cost of jet fuel. (Kyodo)

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Kobe ballpark to be named 'Skymark Stadium'

KOBE, Japan - Kobe Mayor Tatsuo Yada (L) and Skymark Airlines Co. President Shinichi Nishikubo pose at a press conference at the Kobe municipal office on Feb. 10 after making a deal to name the city's ballpark, one of the professional baseball team Orix Buffaloes' two home fields, ''Skymark Stadium.'' (Kyodo)

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Mie police launch new division to prepare for G-7 summit

Akira Nishikubo (L), chief of a newly launched division in the Mie prefectural police, bows as he receives the name board for the division, called Summit Measures Division, in a launch ceremony at the prefectural police headquarters in Tsu in central Japan on June 22, 2015. Japan is set to host a Group of Seven summit in the Ise-Shima vacation area of Mie in 2016 and the division will be in charge of maintaining security for the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skymark files for court protection

File photo taken in July 2014 shows Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo attending a press conference in Tokyo. The struggling airline said on Jan. 28, 2015, it has filed with the Tokyo District Court for protection from creditors with debts totaling 71.09 billion yen and that it has decided to replace Nishikubo with Director Masakazu Arimori. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL, Skymark heads testify at Diet over flight troubles

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Co. President Shinichi Nishikubo testifies as an unsworn witness at a session of the House of Representatives' Committee on Land, Infrastructure and Transport on April 11. (Kyodo)

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Skymark to buy Airbus superjumbo jets

TOULOUSE, France - Shinichi Nishikubo (C), president of Skymark Airlines Inc., and executives of Airbus S.A.S. hold a model of the Airbus A380 superjumbo jetliner at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southern France, on Feb. 17, 2011. The Japanese budget airline signed a deal with Airbus the same day to buy six such jetliners. (Kyodo)

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Skymark to launch flights at Kansai airport

IZUMISANO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo speaks during a press conference in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 9, 2011. Nishikubo said the airline will start flight services linking Kansai International Airport near Osaka with Sapporo and Naha in May 2012. Skymark quit the western Japan airport in 2006. (Kyodo)

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Ministry tells Skymark Airlines to improve work practices

TOKYO, Japan - A senior official from the Ministry of Land, Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism hands Skymark Airlines President Shinichi Nishikubo (C) documents instructing the company to improve work practices on April 6, 2010, at the transport ministry in Tokyo. The ministry found problems during a recent inspection including pilots' noncompliance with the rule that they must wear an oxygen mask in flight. (Kyodo)

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Skymark discusses review of international operation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo (C) holds a model of an A380 aircraft with executives of Airbus S.A.S at the Airbus head office in France in February 2011. Skymark said July 29, 2014, it is studying a major review of its plan to launch international services in fiscal 2014. (Kyodo)

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Skymark chief Nishikubo

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Nishikubo, president of Skymark Airlines Inc., holds a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2014. Nishikubo said the Japanese airline will consider a drastic review of its plan to launch international services in fiscal 2014 ending next March due to disputes regarding the introduction of Airbus A380 jets. (Kyodo)

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Skymark President Nishikubo

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)