Source: AFP Author: 01/27/2010
Subject Concerned: Government Airlines Human Resource
On Jan. 27, Japan Airlines (JAL) named two new top executives to help oversee a painful overhaul at the carrier, which filed for bankruptcy protection last week with massive debts.
JAL, which is slashing more than 15,600 jobs, chose Masaru Onishi, 54, to become its president and chief operating officer, a company statement said.
Onishi joined JAL in 1978 and served as the president of Japan Air Commuter, a small subsidiary that handles regional flights.
JAL tapped its executive vice president as Hisao Taguchi, 54, who was in charge of operations in the southern Kyushu region.
The two will work under the new leadership of Kazuo Inamori, a 77-year-old respected entrepreneur and ordained Buddhist monk, who was picked by the government to run the airline during its overhaul.
Struggling under US$26 billion in debt, JAL is set to receive almost US$10 billion in public funds and emergency loans under a three-year turnaround plan.