In this photo taken Aug. 7, 2009, Japan Airlines passenger planes park on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Japan. Kyodo News reported Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, struggling Japan Airlines Corp. is considering receiving capital contributions from Delta Air Lines Inc. and forming a capital and business tie-up on international flight operations with the U.S. airline according to industry sources. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

In this photo taken Aug. 7, 2009, Japan Airlines passenger planes park on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Japan. Kyodo News reported Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, struggling Japan Airlines Corp. is considering receiving capital contributions from Delta Air Lines Inc. and forming a capital and business tie-up on international flight operations with the U.S. airline according to industry sources.

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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. President of Asia's largest air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL), Haruka Nishimatsu (C), bites his lips as he 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.
  8. Japan Airlines aircraft are parked at Haneda airport in Tokyo September 15, 2009. Air France-KLM is in talks with Japan Airlines (JAL) to form an alliance by injecting a few hundred million dollars and taking a minority stake in the struggling carrier, a source familiar with the matter said.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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).
  14. 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).
  15. In this undated photo provided by Emily Gillette, she is shown with daughter, River. The New Mexico woman kicked off an airplane at the Burlington International Airport three years ago for breast feeding her baby is suing Delta Airlines. Negotiations failed to reach a settlement between the airline and Gillette. On Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009 Gillette.
  16. In this photo provided by Hard Rock International, singer Melissa Etheridge gives an in-flight performance for breast cancer survivors and fans aboard Delta's PINK plane from New York to Washington September 29, 2009 to launch Hard Rock International's Pinktober campaign. The 2009 Pinktober campaign benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and partners with Sirius/XM radio and Delta Air Lines.

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