New leadership of JAL, Kazuo Inamori, Chairman of the Board revealed his opposition for JAL to change its alliance membership from One World to Sky Team.
JAL management is tilting to reflect Inamori's opinion and will announce Delta Airlines to discontinue their talks on joint venture within this week.
Inamori and new president K. Onishi had expressed their statement to review the selection of joint venture partners from 'blank sheet' again as they assumed their positions in early this month.
Grounds of Inamori's opposition to change alliance membership are seemingly financial and business reason, and he fears to see extra costs of changeover as well as decrease in sales if JAL joins Sky Team. He rather prefers to see recovery of JAL operations by keep staying at One World alliance.
2010-02-07
JAL-DELTA JOINT VENTURE TALKS STARTS OVER AGAIN
FROM Yomiuri Shimbun, FEBRUARY 7
Japan Airlines, once made a basic agreement with Delta for strategic alliance, has decided to start the talk afresh.
This decision reflects the opinions of Kazuo Inamori, a new chairman of the board. JAL will compare the two possible partners, Delta and American Airlines and will make a final decision after February 8 when its board will be filled by new members.
Originally JAL planned to announce details of a new joint venture plans with Delta in early February since they had reached an agreement with Delta on working level.
Joint venture with Delta is being endorsed by more from Enterprise Turnover Initiative Corporation who acts as receiver of JAL's rehabilitation as well as the Ministry of Land and Transportation as Delta has more density of air routes.
On the other hand, JAL is now a member of One World alliance member and it will change its membership to Sky Team if JAL-Delta joint venture comes true.Inamori as well as some members of JAL board are reportedly insisting a further study a possible confusion and effect to corporate profit by alliance membership changeover.
Japan Airlines, once made a basic agreement with Delta for strategic alliance, has decided to start the talk afresh.
This decision reflects the opinions of Kazuo Inamori, a new chairman of the board. JAL will compare the two possible partners, Delta and American Airlines and will make a final decision after February 8 when its board will be filled by new members.
Originally JAL planned to announce details of a new joint venture plans with Delta in early February since they had reached an agreement with Delta on working level.
Joint venture with Delta is being endorsed by more from Enterprise Turnover Initiative Corporation who acts as receiver of JAL's rehabilitation as well as the Ministry of Land and Transportation as Delta has more density of air routes.
On the other hand, JAL is now a member of One World alliance member and it will change its membership to Sky Team if JAL-Delta joint venture comes true.Inamori as well as some members of JAL board are reportedly insisting a further study a possible confusion and effect to corporate profit by alliance membership changeover.
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