American Airlines ups the ante in battle with Delta over JAL

American Airlines ups the ante in battle with Delta over JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias, American Airlines Inc. vice president for Asia and the Pacific, speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009. Panagiotoulias urged cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. to remain in the oneworld grouping, saying the alliance is providing $500 million in annual revenue to JAL.

American to fly between Chicago and new airport near Nagoya

American to fly between Chicago and new airport near Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias (L), president of American Airlines' Japan branch, poses for photos with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., in Nagoya on Oct. 19. American Airlines said it will launch daily, nonstop flights between Chicago and the soon-to-be-opened Chubu Centrair International Airport located near Nagoya in April 2005.

American to fly between Chicago and new airport near Nagoya

American to fly between Chicago and new airport near Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias (L), president of American Airlines' Japan branch, poses for photos with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., in Nagoya on Oct. 19. American Airlines said it will launch daily, nonstop flights between Chicago and the soon-to-be-opened Chubu Centrair International Airport located near Nagoya in April 2005. (Kyodo)

American Airlines ups the ante in battle with Delta over JAL

American Airlines ups the ante in battle with Delta over JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias, American Airlines Inc. vice president for Asia and the Pacific, speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009. Panagiotoulias urged cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. to remain in the oneworld grouping, saying the alliance is providing $500 million in annual revenue to JAL. (Kyodo)