Connecting People to People, Bridging Japan and the World

Launch of "Connecting People to People, Bridging Japan and the World"

~ JAL and Kopernik partner to alleviate poverty in developing countries ~

Today, Japan Airlines (JAL) (Headquarter: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo/President Yoshiharu Ueki) partnered with Kopernik, a US non-profit organization (Headquarter: New York, USA/Co-founder and CEO Toshihiro Nakamura) to launch "Connecting People to People, Bridging Japan and the World", a program addressing environmental and social issues in developing countries.

 

Building on the new JAL Group Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy from April 2013, JAL strives to meet the expectations of society, address social issues, and pass on a better society to future generations through its core air transport business as the "Wing of Japan". The airline carries out a wide range of CSR activities in various fields, with a focus on four areas: "Bridging Japan and the World", "Safety and Security", "Nurturing the Next Generation", and "The Environment".

 

Kopernik is a non-profit organization making simple, life-changing technology available to people in the most remote parts of the developing world. Since launching in February 2010, Kopernik has reached more than 100,000 people in 13 countries with solar lights, water filters, clean cookstoves and other innovative technologies.

 

JAL and Kopernik will conduct joint projects in the areas of "Connecting country to country", "Environmental conservation", "Improving sanitation and health in developing countries" (Safety and Security) and "Improving children's lives and expanding the opportunity to study" (Nurturing the next generation). Through establishing multilateral partnerships and collaborating on joint projects, JAL and Kopernik can expand their impact. JAL will provide ongoing support to Kopernik's activities, including providing air tickets.

 

Outline of "Connecting People to People, Bridging Japan to the World" Project

1. Encourage Japanese industries and regions - [JAL TECH -CARAVAN]

Visit technology companies and universities in Japan. Introduce existing technologies that have been designed for the developing world, and look for new technologies that meet the needs of people living in developing countries. Through introducing Japanese technologies, we want to encourage Japanese industries and regional economies to address social issues in developing countries.

 

2. Support Kopernik's projects through mile donations - [JAL CHARITY- MILE]

JAL will encourage members of the JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) to support Kopernik's projects by donating miles. From July 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013 donated miles will support the project "Let's Deliver Water Filters to Schools in Indonesia!".

 

3. Invite aspiring journalists to visit Kopernik's projects in developing countries - [JAL TECH- REPORTER]

JAL will invite aspiring journalists to visit the communities where Kopernik works and write about how Kopernik's simple technologies are improving lives.

 

                                                              

 

2013 Airline Financial Data

BTS Releases 1st-Quarter 2013 Airline Financial Data; Largest Airlines Report Smaller Net Loss   The largest scheduled passenger airlines reported a net loss of $433 million in the first quarter of 2013, an improvement from a loss of $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today in a release of preliminary data.   BTS, a part of the Department's Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the 10 largest airlines, as ranked by total number of passengers carried in the first quarter, reported a second consecutive quarterly net loss after two quarterly profits as a group. These 10 airlines carried 80.6 percent of U.S. airlines' scheduled service passengers in the first quarter of 2013.  In contrast to the Net Income reports, the top 10 airlines reported a 1.3 percent operating profit margin in the first quarter of 2013, up from a 0.7 percent profit margin in the first quarter of 2012.   BTS is reporting numbers for Net Income or Loss as well as for Operating Profit or Loss for airlines. These are two different measures of airline financial performance. Net Income or Loss may include non-operating income and expenses, nonrecurring items or income taxes. Operating Profit or Loss is calculated from operating revenues and expenses.  The 10 largest airlines achieved an operating profit margin - as a group - in each of the last eight quarters. Together, they posted a pre-tax profit of $438 million in the first quarter in contrast to a net loss of $433 million.

FAA INVEST IN NEW LOGAN AIRPORT RUNWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today unveiled two significant safety enhancements to Logan Airport's longest runway. FAA Airport Improvement Project (AIP) grants totaling $50 million helped fund a crushable concrete safety barbarea at the harbor end of Runway 33L that is designed to prevent planes from overrunning the runway. The FAA also installed navigational aid improvements that will help planes land safely in bad weather. "Safety is our highest priority," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "These investments at Logan Airport will improve the safety of passengers and airline employees by providing an important backstop in case a plane overruns the runway." The new runway safety area includes a 300-foot-wide concrete pier that extends 470 feet into Boston Harbor. The crushable concrete area is installed on top of the pier and covers an area 170 feet wide and 500 feet long. The Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) bed is designed to quickly and safely stop and aircraft as large as a 747 in the event the plane moves past the end of the runway. "These two safety projects are the latest example of the critical partnership between the FAA and Massport, which has one mission - enhancing the safety of the flying public and the air crews that depend on Logan airport," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. The FAA approves the use of EMAS beds at airports where water, city streets or other factors limit the available size for a safety area at the end of a runway. The beds have safely stopped aircraft that overran a runway eight times since 1999. Massport began the $63 million project in 2011, using $50 million in FAA AIP funding and $13 million of its own funds. According to Massport, the project created about 70 construction jobs. As part of the runway work, the FAA worked closely with Massport to speed up the installation of an upgraded instrument landing system that provides precision guidance to help pilots land in strong crosswinds and winter operations when snow is on the ground. The new system also serves as a backup to another Category II/III approach. Massport funded the $15 million instrument landing system project, and FAA technicians installed it as part of an aggressive seven-month construction schedule.

PILOTES DEL SEPLA - IBERIA - BRITISH - BARAJAS

Los pilotos de IBERIA denuncian que la aerolínea quiere cambiar las condiciones pactadas en el anexo 10 del convenio colectivo, el cual garantiza un mínimo de vuelos de largo radio y con Reino Unido a la aerolínea española tras su fusión con British Airways.

El SEPLA de IBERIA apunta a que la intención de INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP (AIG), matriz de las dos compañías desde su unión en 2010, es que la flota de British Airways opere vuelos que hasta ahora correspondían a IBERIA al ser el aeropuerto de BARAJAS su 'hub' principal.

El anexo 10 garantiza que, a pesar de las fusiones de IBERIA,  British y de Vueling con Clickair, la aerolínea de bandera española operará todos los vuelos de más de seis horas, "incluidos los vuelos de códigos compartido entre Iberia y British a / y desde el hub Madrid"; y "al menos en un 50% la ruta" entre los hubs de Madrid (Barajas)-Londres (Heathrow) o aquellos que los sustituyan".

Por otra parte, el consejero delegado de IAG, Willie Walsh, se siente apoyado por la mayoría anglosajona del Consejo de Administración y ya ni se preocupa en ocultar su deseo de convertir a IBERIA en una pieza minúscula del Grupo anglohispano, -cada vez más británico y menos español-.

STATION CREW MEMBERS TAKE A WALK IN SPACE

FUENTE : Vídeo cortesía de la NASA

JAL GROUP MONTHLY TRAFFIC DATA - MAY 2013

JAL Group Monthly Traffic Data -May 2013

JAL Group today announced its traffic data for the month of May 2013. Please refer to the tables below.

1.1)    JAL Group International Passenger Traffic Data - FY2013 

Month	Pax	y.o.y(%)	RPK (000's)	y.o.y(%)	ASK (000's)	y.o.y(%)	L/F(%)
APR - 13	578,279	99.8	2,582,823	104.5	3,698,245	104.5	69.8
MAY - 13	587,529	97.1	2,700,281	100.8	3,799,832	103.4	71.1
JUN - 13
FY13 1st Q	1,165,808	98.4	5,283,104	102.6	7,498,077	103.9	70.5
JUL - 13
AUG - 13
SEP - 13
FY13 2nd Q
OCT - 13
NOV - 13
DEC - 13
FY13 3rd Q
JAN - 14
FEB - 14
MAR - 14
FY13 4th Q
TOTAL	1,165,808	98.4	5,283,104	102.6	7,498,077	103.9	70.5

1.2) Monthly International Passenger Route Traffic Data - May 2013 

Route	Pax	y.o.y(%)	RPK (000's)	y.o.y(%)	ASK (000's)	y.o.y(%)	L/F(%)	FY12 L/F(%)
Transpacific	130,488	97.8	1,018,049	100.2	1,295,017	100.4	78.6	78.8
Europe	52,874	95.7	495,006	94.9	670,200	97.3	73.9	75.8
S.E.A	238,063	109.9	858,176	112.7	1,244,301	110.2	69.0	67.4
Oceania	9,913	107.3	77,014	108.5	145,274	118.5	53.0	57.9
Guam	10,360	83.5	26,056	82.3	36,895	83.6	70.6	71.8
Korea	66,466	84.0	76,142	85.9	108,609	91.3	70.1	74.5
China	79,338	79.9	149,808	80.0	299,518	106.3	50.0	66.5
Total	587,529	97.1	2,700,281	100.8	3,799,832	103.4	71.1	72.9

2)   JAL Group Total Domestic Passenger Traffic - FY2013 

Month	Pax	y.o.y(%)	RPK (000's)	y.o.y(%)	ASK (000's)	y.o.y(%)	L/F(%)
APR - 13	2,309,460	101.8	1,760,896	100.6	3,077,056	102.9	57.2
MAY - 13	2,572,177	104.5	1,922,732	103.1	3,208,740	102.5	59.9
JUN - 13
FY13 1st Q	4,881,637	103.2	3,683,630	101.8	6,285,795	102.7	58.6
JUL - 13
AUG - 13
SEP - 13
FY13 2nd Q
OCT - 13
NOV - 13
DEC - 13
FY13 3rd Q
JAN - 14
FEB - 14
MAR - 14
FY13 4th Q
TOTAL	4,881,637	103.2	3,683,630	101.8	6,285,795	102.7	58.6

3)   JAL Group Cargo Traffic Data - FY2013 

Month	International				Domestic
	Cargo		Mail		Cargo		Mail
	Ton	y.o.y(%)	Ton	y.o.y(%)	Ton	y.o.y(%)	Ton	y.o.y (%)
APR - 13	20,773	100.9	2,384	111.3	31,751	101.4	2,278	104.7
MAY - 13	20,917	105.5	2,438	116.4	31,461	102.1	2,380	111.0
JUN - 13
FY13 1st Q	41,690	103.1	4,823	113.8	63,212	101.7	4,658	107.8
JUL - 13
AUG - 13
SEP - 13
FY13 2nd Q
OCT - 13
NOV - 13
DEC - 13
FY13 3rd Q
JAN - 14
FEB - 14
MAR - 14
FY13 4th Q
TOTAL	41,690	103.1	4,823	113.8	63,212	101.7	4,658	107.8

 

  

ARRASTRA UN AIRBUS A 320 DE 50 TONELADAS CON LA BOCA

Un hombre sostuvo una soga con sus dientes y así arrastró un Airbus A320 de 50 toneladas, en el aeropuerto Liszt Ferenc, de Budapest (Hungria).

El 'chavalote' es el húngaro Zsolt Sinkatook, conocido como 'Popeye', arrastró la aeronave a lo largo de 39,2 metros en 52 segundos.

El 'artista', de 32 años y con un peso de 108 kilogramos, ha obtenido récords de fisicoculturismo y ha competido por 31 récords que incluyen el arrastre de camiones de bomberos y trenes.