Japan Airlines

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Japan Airlines (Japanese: 日本航空 Nihon Kōkū, or JAL) is the largest airline in Asia.

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Japanese - Airline - Asia

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The Japan Airlines Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社日本航空) {{tyo|9205}} operates two airline companies under the JAL brand. Japan Airlines International (Japanese: 株式会社日本航空インターナショナル) operates a vast international route network centered around its hub at Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan and Kansai International Airport in southern Osaka, Japan. Japan Airlines Domestic (Japanese: 株式会社日本航空ジャパン) is based at Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo and Osaka International Airport in Osaka, and connects Japan's major cities with jet flights, a market where it competes with All Nippon Airways. JAL also owns eight other airlines: Harlequin Air, Hokkaido Air System, JAL Express, JALways, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Asia Airways, and Japan Transocean Air.

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Japanese - Narita International Airport - Narita - Japan - Kansai International Airport - Osaka - Tokyo International Airport - Tokyo - Osaka International Airport - All Nippon Airways - Harlequin Air - Hokkaido Air System - JAL Express - JALways - J-Air - Japan Air Commuter - Japan Asia Airways - Japan Transocean Air

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Among other distinctions, JAL has the largest fleet of Boeing 747s in the world (approximately 76, at March 2005), and is the only Asian airline that flies to Mexico City.

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Boeing 747 - Asia - Mexico City

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