JAL retires its Boeing 747-400 fleet
Posted: Wed 2 Mar, 2011 6:06 PM
Japan Airlines (JAL) has officially retired its entire fleet of Boeing 747-400s, as its last two aircraft made their final touchdown at Tokyo s Narita Airport from Honolulu and Okinawa today.
According to a report in eTurbo News, JAL is downsizing its fleet and operating more small and medium aircraft such as Boeing 767, 777, and soon the highly anticipated 787 Dreamliner, as well as regional jets like the Embraer 170. This is part of an effort to improve efficiency and profitability.
JAL has used 747 aircrafts for a long time and at one point, the airline was the owner of the most number of these four-engine jumbo jets.
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