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No bonus as carrier may go broke this month; bridge loans urged

Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday it will not pay winter bonuses, and the government asked the carrier's main creditor banks to provide bridge loans to keep the struggling airline afloat, sources said. President Haruka Nishimatsu notified JAL's unions of... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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