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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy
Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy in one of nation's largest corporate failures
- AP
- Published: 13:09 January 19, 2010
Tokyo: Japan Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection in one of the biggest corporate failures in Japanese history.
A state-backed corporate turnaround agency said Tuesday it received confirmation from the carrier that it had applied for protection from creditors under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law - Japan's version of Chapter 11.
The widely expected move culminates a process that began in October when Asia's biggest airline first turned to the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan for help. It was saddled with debts of 1.5 trillion yen ($16.5 billion), falling passenger traffic and growing pension costs.
JAL will now embark on a massive overhaul under a prepackaged restructuring plan to shed the fat and inefficiency that undermined its finances.
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