Does anybody have a feel for the number of contract expats at JAL these days? I would suppose if JAL wihdrew from the international markets many of these jobs would be in jepordy.
The last of the expat flight deck crews were "unceremoniously dumped" early last year after having given JAL 50 years (IASCO) of safe and productive service. I don't think there will be a lot of sympathy from the last 140 crewmembers who were given the boot from the Hawaii base in March. It was OK while it lasted but the JAL management had no clue, couldn't adapt to the changes in the industry and carried on, business as usual, as if they were still in the heydays of the '70's and 80's.
Carry on with the tea ceremony.