The JAL 747-300, operated by a 3-man flight crew, will fly from Honolulu to Tokyo (Narita) and thereafter retire after 26 years of reliable service to the airline group. In the mid-1960s, ...

The JAL Group's last "Classic Jumbo Jet" took to the skies yesterday on its final flight, ending an era of the Boeing 747 Classic type of aircraft in the company's fleet. The 747-300, operated by a ...

Japan Airlines International (JAL) has confirmed it will decommission its last two remaining Boeing 747 jumbojets, ending over 40 years of affinity with the aircraft. Two Boeing 747s were greeted by ...

Japan Airlines Corp. is tackling a key cause of its unprofitability--its immense fleet of 70 Boeing 747s. Seeking higher yields and lower costs, the airline's 2007 fleet plan accelerates retirements ...

China's Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) has completed converting into freighter configuration the first of at least eight Boeing 747-400s for Japan Airlines (JAL). Xiamen-based TAECO and Boeing ...

A closer look at an innovative aircraft upcycling project.

The Boeing Co. received some encouraging news out of Asia yesterday when Japan Airlines, one of its most important customers and a bellwether carrier for the region, said it will order two 747-400 ...