A man reading a newspaper, walks past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo September 14, 2009. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell more than 2 percent in moderate trade on Monday, with Toyota Motor Corp and other exporters battered as the dollar hit a 7-month low against the yen. But Japan Airlines (JAL) climbed nearly 8 percent following news that the struggling airline was in talks on investment by American Airlines and Delta Airlines. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

A man reading a newspaper, walks past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo September 14, 2009. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell more than 2 percent in moderate trade on Monday, with Toyota Motor Corp and other exporters battered as the dollar hit a 7-month low against the yen. But Japan Airlines (JAL) climbed nearly 8 percent following news that the struggling airline was in talks on investment by American Airlines and Delta Airlines.

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  1. Japanese Transport Minister Seiji Maehara speaks before the press at his ministry in Tokyo on September 30, 2009. Japan stands ready to support struggling Japan Airlines (JAL) through its rehabilitation, seeking to allay growing worries about the carrier's future.
  2. A Japan Airlines aircraft is reflected in a building near Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  3. Japan's national flag and Japan Airlines' flag are displayed at the Japan Airlines headquarters in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  4. A man walks past a logo of Japan Airlines at Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  5. Employees of Japan Airlines work at Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  6. President of Asia's largest air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL), Haruka Nishimatsu, is surrounded by reporters after attending a meeting in Tokyo on September 15, 2009. Nishimatsu said that JAL was to cut 6,800 jobs and pursue a tie-up with a foreign carrier in an effort to return to profit.
  7. Japan Airlines (R) and Delta Air Lines (L) jetliners taxi at the Narita International airport on September 12, 2009. Cash-strapped Japan Airlines could receive a capital injection worth hundreds of millions of dollars from US carrier Delta Air Lines under a business tie-up, a media report said September 11.
  8. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  9. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  10. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian smiles as he listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  11. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. South Korea's top airline and the world's biggest air cargo carrier Korean Air Co expects a significant recovery this and next year on stabilising oil prices and a stronger won, its CEO said on Thursday. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Sky Team Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  12. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. Heads of members of a major airline alliance including Korean Air and Delta Airlines expressed some optimism about the industry's recovery but noted uncertainties from the H1N1 flu virus and the overall economy. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Air France's Vice President Dominique Patry, SkyTeam Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  13. In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, an American Airlines jet plane takes off at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif. American's parent, AMR Corp., on Wednesday, Oct. 21 said it lost about $300 million in the third quarter.
  14. American Airlines flight 954 gets ready to take off at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa on September 27, 2009. Two Organization of the American States' (OAS) representatives and two Spanish diplomats were prevented from entering Honduras, a diplomat source informed. Stakes rose in Honduras Sunday after ousted leader Manuel Zelaya, holed up at Brazil's embassy in Tegucigalpa, called on his supporters for a final offensive -- and coup leaders respond by giving Brazil a harsh warning.
  15. Security personnel check hockey fans as they enter American Airlines Center for a preseason NHL game between the Dallas Stars and the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Dallas.
  16. Hockey fans arrive at American Airlines Center as security personnel prepare to clear them through an entrance for a preseason NHL game between the Florida Panthers and the Dallas Stars, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Dallas.

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