Japan Airlines

Shares in Japan Airlines jumped 8 percent on Monday on news American Airlines and Delta Airlines are considering rival investments in the struggling carrier to secure partnership ties and boost revenue from Asia.

Japan Airlines Corp is considering raising about 250 billion yen ($2.76 billion) by March through measures including new shares issuances and borrowings, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

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American Airlines is in talks to take a minority stake in Japan Airlines and form a joint venture with the struggling airline, a source said, pitting it against a rival bid from Delta Airlines .

The parent company of American Airlines is in talks to set up a broad venture with Japan Airlines Corp in a deal that could see the U.S. carrier investing hundreds of millions of dollars in JAL, The Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying on Saturday.

Japan Airlines Corp is seeking a capital injection of about 50 billion yen ($550 million) from Delta Air Lines, as well as several billion yen from Air France-KLM, Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.

Delta Air Lines , the world's largest carrier, is in talks to take a minority stake in Japan Airlines Corp in a bid to expand its reach in Asia, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Delta Air Lines , the world's biggest carrier, is in talks to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp and become its top shareholder, Japanese media said on Friday.

Delta Air Lines , the world's biggest carrier, is in talks to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp and become its top shareholder, Japanese media said on Friday.

All Nippon Airways Co said it plans to issue shares to raise up to $1.9 billion to shore up its battered finances and buy five more of Boeing Co's long-delayed Dreamliners.

Global airlines were warned on Tuesday of significant falls in traffic due to the outbreak of swine flu, and their shares took another hit on fears that the fallout could be at least as bad as that of the 2003 SARS crisis.

Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.5 percent on Thursday, a day after closing at its lowest in nearly four months, with exporters leading the market higher after the dollar climbed above 93 yen for the first time in six weeks. The weaker yen boosted tech shares such as Kyocera Corp as well, while automakers such as Honda Motor Co gained on short covering. But inve...

As Brazil becomes one of the world?s major players in investment opportunity, airlines are vying to offer new flights and routes. American Airlines launched service from Miami (MIA) to Recife (REC) and Salvador da Bahia (SSA) on Nov. 2 and to Belo Horizonte (CNF) on Nov. 4. Delta Air Lines inaugurated daily flights from Atlanta (ATL) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and Manaus (MAO) in late November, alo.....

Boeing Co. has been swamped with compensation demands after it announced the third major delay in six months of its new 787 Dreamliner plane.

All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said on Thursday it had suspended all flights using 14 Q400 aircraft made by Canada's Bombardier Inc after the Canadian government said the craft must be inspected.

Plagued by a series of safety lapses, Japan Airlines is putting together an exhibition of wreckage from a 1985 plane crash in what top executives said was a big push to raise awareness about safety among its employees.