JAL's First Boeing 737-800 Next Generation Arrives in Japan.Tokyo, Japan, Nov 21, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - JAL JAL Jalisco (Mexican state) JAL Jalapa (Guatemala territorial division) JAL Jump And Link JAL Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. today held a ceremony at Tokyo's Haneda Airport to formally welcome the first state-of-the-art, single-aisle Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (JA301J) to its fleet. This more fuel-efficient,environment-friendly, small size 165-seat aircraft will be used initially on Japan domestic routes from March 2007, operating between Tokyo's Haneda airport and cities in west and southern Japan. JAL has configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: the domestic version of the 737-800 NG with 20 Class Jseats - JAL's domestic business class seat - and 145 newly designed economy class seats with greater legroom leg·room n. Room in which to stretch the legs while seated. legroom Noun space to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car legroom n → . The aircraft was delivered by Boeing to JAL in Seattle, USA on November 14, 2006, and arrived in Japan on November 19, 2006 after a ferry flight via Honolulu and Guam. The new aircraft is the first of 30 B737-800 models ordered by JAL, which will be delivered to the airline over the next five years. JAL also has options for another 10 aircraft. The B737-800 has been created using leading-edge technology and design, providing increased performance when compared to other aircraft from the B737 family. Due to new wing design, blended winglets fitted on the wing tips, and improved engine performance, the B737-800 has a cruising distance of 4,500km (3,060 nautical nau·ti·cal adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water. [From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from miles), enabling the aircraft to be used not only on Japan domestic routes, but also on short to medium haul international routes. JAL plans to start operating B737-800 aircraft on international routes to South East Asia East Asia A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East. East Asian adj. & n. and China in FY2007, the year ending March 31, 2008. B737-800s used on international routes will have a fully-fledged business class compartment, and economy class. Every seat will be equipped with its own personal in-flight entertainment In-flight entertainment (IFE) refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight. After World War II commercial aviation flights became a daily event in which entertainment was requested by passengers to help the time pass. system. All business class seats and most economy class seats will also have an AC power supply suitable for laptops. When compared to earlier models of the B737, the B737-800 offers approximately a 15% reduction in fuel consumption, enabling JAL to reduce overall operational costs. Furthermore, the B737-800 conforms to the strictest noise standards (ICAO ICAO abbr. International Civil Aeronautics Organization Noun 1. ICAO - the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation International Civil Aviation Organization , Chapter 4) making it more environment-friendly. JAL is introducing the new aircraft to take advantage of the FY2009 opening of Tokyo's Haneda Airport fourth runway, which will increase total departure and arrival slots at the airport by 43%, enabling the resumption RESUMPTION. To reassume; to promise again; as, the resumption of payment of specie by the banks is general. It also signifies to take things back; as the government has resumed the possession of all the lands which have not been paid for according to the requisitions of the law, and the of scheduled international services at Haneda on short-to-medium-haul routes. B737-800 Next Generation
Aircraft Comparison 737-800 737-400 MD81
Length 39.5m 36.4m 45.1m
Wing Span 35.8m 28.7m 32.9m
Height 12.5m 11.1m 9.0m
Speed (Mach) 0.78 0.74 0.75
Maximum takeoff weight 155,500lb 138,500lb 140,000lb
Seats on domestic routes Class J: 20 Class J: 20 Economy class 163
(Standard configuration) Economy Class: Economy Class:
145 145 - 167
Seats on international Business Class: n/a n/a
routes 12
(Standard configuration) Economy Class:
132
Flight Range 4,500km 3,300km 2,600km
About Japan Airlines Corporation The JAL Group (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 9201) is Japan's leading air transportation group, resulting from the integration of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System on October 2, 2002. On April 1, 2004 the Group was reorganized re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. under a single "JAL/ Japan Airlines" brand, with Japan Airlines Domestic handling domestic passenger operations and Japan Airlines International responsible for international passenger and cargo operations. JAL International and JAL Domestic were integrated into one company in October 2006, now known as JAL International. Coordinating the group is Japan Airlines Corporation, a holding company. For more information, please visit www.jal.com. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Contact: JAL Press Office Geoffrey Tudor (geoffrey.tudor@jal.com) Stephan Pearlman (stephen.pearlman@jal.com) Tel: 81-3-5460-3109 / Fax: 81-3-5460-3108 URL: www.jal.com/en/corporate/ Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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