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 ...

A former Japan Airlines flight attendant told the BBC that passengers on Tuesday's flight - which had departed from Sapporo's New Chitose airport at 16:00 local time (07:00 GMT) and landed at ...

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 ...

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.

Japan Airlines did not immediately respond ... Tottori first joined the company in 1985 and worked as a flight attendant for 20 years, per her company profile. In 2005, Tottori became JAL's ...

Tottori’s appointment as CEO of Japan’s flagship carrier also grabbed headlines for a different reason – she had started her career as a flight attendant with the airline in 1985.

Koshigaya: An elderly woman hunched over a cane stares intently as Japanese political hopeful Asami Miwa greets locals in the rural voting district the former flight attendant is contesting in the ...

The new president of Japan Airlines is the first woman to ... Tottori first joined the company in 1985 and worked as a flight attendant for 20 years, per her company profile.