DWS Aviation

Japan Airlines Corporation (JAL), United States-based aircraft maker Boeing Company and aircraft-engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney are collaborating to develop a bio-fuel that can be used as jet fuel. The bio-fuel to be used is a mix of Camelina (84 %), Jatropha (15 %) and algae (approx. 1 %).

Malaysia-based AirAsia X, just one year old, has been given the coveted Best New Airline of the Year Award-2008 Award, instituted by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).

Japan Airlines (JAL) is revising its plan on cargo fleet, route and frequency for the second half of the financial year 2008, the year ending March 31, 2009.

Japan Airlines Corporation is planning to fly Asia’s first commercial jet flight powered by second-generation biofuel.

Finnair, the largest airline of Finland and the nation’s flag carrier, and Japan Airlines (JAL), one of the biggest airline operators in Asia, will start code-share cooperation on Finnair flights between Finland and Japan from June 3, 2008.