1-Feb-2010 11:42 AM
Decision on US airline partner for JAL to be made this month: ETIC
Japan Airlines' Chairman, Kazu Inamori, met with executives from Delta Air Lines and American Airlines on 28-Jan-2010 (The Nikkei, 29-Jan-2010). Separately, the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) stated it would make a decision on a US partner in Feb-2010.
Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan: "Joining hands with a US airline is a significant decision for JAL, and the choice (of tie-up partner) will be made in February after careful consideration…Work on choosing a partner will get seriously underway from February," Company spokesperson. Source: The Nikkei, 29-Jan-2010).