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Japan Airlines puts retirement of 777-300ERs on hold
May 8th 2025
Japan Airlines (JAL) will delay disposal of some of its 777-300ERs to mitigate the possible impact of supply chain shortfalls, The Aviation Wire reports. Read More » “At this point, there has been no impact on our business. We will extend the retirement of the 777-300ERs to ensure a solid connection to long-distance routes,” JAL president, Mitsuko Tottori, said when asked about the impact of U.S. tariffs on the group. JAL began flying 777-300ERs between Tokyo Haneda and Helsinki on March 30 in place of the 787s that previously flew the route. The aircraft change has the benefit of offering first class on the rotation. From May 31, JAL’s 777-300ERs also will operate Tokyo Narita-Chicago. The twin aisles also will be flown on medium haul routes, such as Tokyo-Bangkok, and domestic trunk routes including Haneda-Fukuoka. Retaining its 777-300ER fleet also will prevent the disruption to operations from aircraft delivery delays, JAL said. Originally, the 777-300ERs were to be replaced by A350-1000s. At press time, JAL had accepted nine of the Airbus twin aisles from its order of 13 of the type. It is planning to have 11 A350-1000s flying its network by March next year.
