B/C/J Independent

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Japan Airlines

Every piece on the journal carrying the japan airlines tag, most recent first.

17 MAR 2026

JAL's A350-1000 Business Class (Informally 'Sky Suite III'): Inside the Safran Unity Flagship

Two years into the rollout, JAL's A350-1000 business class — Safran's Unity platform, with a closing 132 cm door and a 24-inch 4K screen — has settled into a confident position in the upper tier of the global business class hierarchy. Reviewer shorthand has labelled it 'Sky Suite III' but JAL itself does not formally market it under that name.

17 FEB 2026

Inside the JAL First Class Lounge at Narita Terminal 2: The Itamae, the Sake, the Sushi Ritual

Japan Airlines' Tokyo Narita First Class Lounge remains the carrier's flagship ground product, anchored by the made-to-order itamae sushi bar, a sake program that runs deeper than most Tokyo restaurants, and a service philosophy — 'Inspiration of Japan' — that the rest of the oneworld alliance has spent fifteen years trying to imitate. This is the long-form review.

14 FEB 2026

JAL First Class Lounge Haneda — A 2026 Review

The JAL First Class Lounge at HND Terminal 3 on the fourth and fifth floors. Three visits across February 2026. The Champagne Bar, Sushi Tsurutei, the Dining Room, the showers, and where this lounge actually sits in the oneworld league table.