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Japan Airways | 2020

(TOP)
Airline - Japan Airways
Aircraft - Airbus A340-300 | JA341P
Delivered to Japan Airways, 1994
Livery - Standard 2014
Country - Japan

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Airline - Japan Airways
Aircraft - Boeing 777-300ER | JA739A
Delivered to Japan Airways, 2009
Stored at Tokyo Narita International Airport, 2020
Livery - Standard 2014 (with Tokyo 2020 sticker)
Country - Japan

Japan Airways is the flag carrier of Japan, operating continuously since the early 1950s. Shown here are an A340-300 and 777-300ER wearing the airline's latest livery. The carrier was the Asian launch customer for the A340-300, ordering over twenty aircraft for use on long-haul (mostly Transpacific) routes, supplementing the airline's small fleet of 747s. However, with the introduction of the 777-200ER into the fleet in the early 2000s and 777-300ER in 2009, these A340s have mostly been relegated to South-Asian and Australian routes, with many aircraft of the type already being sold off. The 777-300ER, meanwhile, has been the airline's flagship aircraft for years, serving on most North American routes, as well as to many of the prestigious European destinations. JA739A is pictured here wearing a sticker advertising the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which have unfortunately been postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, due to the pandemic and ensuing slump in air travel demand, Japan Airways has severely cut service, storing its entire 777 fleet at Tokyo Narita. The A340-300s have been put back into Transpacific and European service because of their lower capacity, once again serving on the routes they were ordered for, albeit temporarily.



    Although the logo looks really good on the tail, it is unfortunately read as "TAPAN Airlines" on the fuselage. Or I see it wrong.

    Although the logo looks really good on the tail, it is unfortunately read as "TAPAN Airlines" on the fuselage. Or I see it wrong.

     

    Ah yes, I see what you mean. I'll try to rework it a bit...

    Ah yes, I see what you mean. I'll try to rework it a bit...

     

    I hate the letter "J" on this subject. It's a bit difficult to use, unfortunately. I am sure that you will handle with it :)

    Japan Airways is basically JAL. im sorry

    Japan Airways is basically JAL. im sorry

     

    What do you mean? The livery? Or literally just the name?

    What do you mean? The livery? Or literally just the name?

    the name, everything.

     

    Japan Airways is orally similar to Japan Airlines.

     

    There's so much potential with Japanese airline names.

    it needs a new name imho

    the name, everything.

     

    Japan Airways is orally similar to Japan Airlines.

     

    There's so much potential with Japanese airline names.

    it needs a new name imho

     

    On one hand, I get what you mean, since I too really dislike using real-world airline names in my brands. And I will admit I was slightly conflicted about naming it Japan Airways. However at the same time I feel like trying too hard to avoid real-world names (or anything similar to them) results in a fictional universe in which inexplicably, nobody in any country decided to name the flag carrier after the country. So based on that, I decided to - this one time - stray unusually close to a real-world name, switching out 'Airlines' for 'Airways'. So while on a lot of levels I agree with you, I think I'm gonna keep this brand as Japan Airways, as I believe that's a realistic name for what, when starting out in the 50s, would have been Japan's first airline.

    Image has been updated with an edited logo to make it read JAPAN instead of TAPAN

    Image has been updated with an edited logo to make it read JAPAN instead of TAPAN

     

    That is much better. Now, ı can say that it is considerably ok :)