Jan. 28, 2010, 8:37 p.m. EST
JAL reportedly to decide in Feb. on U.S. partner
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Japan Airlines Corp. will decide next month whether it wants to partner with AMR Corp.'s (NYSE:AMR) American Airlines or Delta Airlines Inc. (NYSE
AL) , according to a report published Friday. On Thursday, executives from both U.S. carriers met with incoming JAL Chief Executive Kazuo Inamori, to "provide further details about their tie-up plans," the Nikkei business daily reported. JAL, the Japanese Transport Ministry and the government entity overseeing its turnaround are said to favor Delta over American, according to the report.
FWIW Feb is in a few days.