Each flight attendant is responsible for one “escape ... according to Sugie and previous accident investigation reports issued by the Japan Transport Safety Board. In August 2007, a China ...

Japan Airlines Co. on Jan. 17 appointed a former flight attendant as its next president, the first time that a woman or a former cabin crew member has risen to the top position at the airline.

With Ms Tottori's appointment, JAL has joined the less than 1% of Japan's top companies led by women. "I don't think of myself as the first woman or the first former flight attendant. I want to ...

Passengers dashed to the emergency exits of a burning Japan Airlines jet without their hand luggage, in compliance with the flight crew's instructions. The simple act of leaving their valuables ...

It was a flight attendant who informed them of the cabin fire, a Japan Airlines spokesperson told the BBC. After that, the evacuation of all 379 on board Japan Airlines Flight 516 proceeded with ...

Tottori Mitsuko has taken anything but a conventional path to the top at Japan Airlines (JAL). The 59-year-old started out as a flight attendant in the mid-1980s, and in April this year she became ...