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Japan Airlines (JAL)

Japanese full-service airline group publishing 211 operated routes, a 234-aircraft group fleet, and monthly operational data. Scores use current operator, ESG, financial, and regulator evidence.

air · JP · checked 2026-07-25Book on operator site
Overall access score86.29 of 10 metrics
Scores describe network access and published operating evidence, not a guarantee of safety, punctuality, availability, or service quality. Unknown facts are excluded rather than estimated.

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Each evidence score is multiplied by its weight. When a fact is unavailable, the calculation uses a neutral 50/100 so incomplete profiles are neither rewarded nor punished.

Composite
86.2/100
Scored facts
9/10
Neutral inputs
1
Weighted score calculation for Japan Airlines (JAL)
MetricEvidence summaryScore usedWeightContribution
Documented safety recordlow confidence · 2026-07-25

JAL publishes operating and cancellation data but not an independently normalized major-incident record with a comparable fleet-exposure denominator, so the safety metric remains excluded.

JAL monthly operation data
50/100Neutral for unknown20%10.0 pts
Regulatory standinghigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Japan is not among the 16 States under a country-wide operating ban in the 48th update of the EU Air Safety List, and JAL is not individually listed in Annex A or Annex B.

European Commission — EU Air Safety List, 48th update
100/100Normalized score15%15.0 pts
Fleet agehigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The latest published JAL Group ESG dataset reports an average fleet age of 11.3 years.

JAL Group ESG data
62.3/100Normalized score10%6.2 pts
Fleet quality evidencehigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The current fleet disclosure lists 234 aircraft, including A350, Boeing 787 and multiple regional types, while the renewal plan documents introduction of A350-1000 and 737-8 aircraft.

JAL FY2025 financial information
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Digital maturityhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Five reviewed first-party capabilities were counted: online booking, reservation management, web check-in, flight status, and JAL Mileage Bank account access.

JAL online services
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Route reachhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

JAL publishes 140 domestic and 71 international group-operated routes as of 31 March 2026, for 211 routes in total.

JAL number of routes
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Service classhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

JAL publishes First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy service on international flights.

JAL international inflight services
100/100Normalized score8%8.0 pts
Operator transparencyhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Three reviewed disclosure categories are published: current fleet composition, current route counts, and monthly operation and on-time data.

JAL monthly operation data
100/100Normalized score7%7.0 pts
IOSA statushigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Japan Airlines appears in IATA's current member directory. IATA requires members to obtain and retain IOSA registration.

IATA current airline member directory
100/100Normalized score5%5.0 pts
Fleet compositionhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The 234-aircraft group fleet combines full-service wide-body, narrow-body and regional fleets plus low-cost and cargo aircraft aligned with the published route portfolio.

JAL FY2025 financial information
100/100Normalized score5%5.0 pts
Composite total86.2/100

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