Jetstar Japan, which launches operations in July, is one-third owned by Japan Airlines (JAL).
On his 2005 album, Ceasefire, Jal raps in four languages: Arabic, English, Swahili and Nuer.
JAL, a deeply splintered company with poor internal communications, was unable to cut costs so quickly.
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For that and other reasons, Jal feels he almost has no choice but to forge ahead.
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Many of them are carrying bottles or cans full of Ganga-jal - sacred water from the Ganges.
Jal tells Terry Gross that part of the SPLA regimen was designed to deaden child soldiers' feelings.
However, Delta's lawyer Jeffrey Shane has asserted that a JAL-Delta alliance would pose "no threat" to competition.
Jal was taken from his family at age 7 and sent to fight in Ethiopia and southern Sudan.
"I wanted to feel a connection with him, but my heart is cold, " Jal told The Independent.
The executives dispensing that advice had no idea how wrong they were Jal has been fighting all his life.
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If that helps Japan Inc expand its horizons, Japan would have something to be grateful to JAL for, too.
Video images of the affected plane and records from Flightaware.com indicate it was delivered to JAL on Dec. 20.
Japan's JAL intends to roll out Internet service to passengers flying from Japan to Europe and North America this summer.
There, Jal met British aid worker Emma McCune, who adopted him and arranged for him to attend school in Nairobi.
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Japan is the biggest buyer of the aircraft, with ANA and JAL operating 24 of the 50 Dreamliners currently in operation.
At the weekend, the Japan Airlines (JAL) Dreamliner jet undergoing checks after a fuel leak at Boston Airport again leaked fuel.
Boeing and JAL, which flies 787s from Tokyo to San Diego, Moscow, Singapore and Beijing, said they were investigating the incident.
However, another US regulator said on Sunday the battery did not overcharge in a separate incident involving a Japan Airlines (JAL)-operated 787.
JAL, forced to fly to their white elephants, got deeper into debt.
Of the 50 Dreamliners delivered to date, 24 of them are being operated in Japan by JAL and rival All Nippon Airways.
JAL, which are in the market for goods that are virtually commodities, will probably seek to broaden their range of possible suppliers.
In February, JAL said it had ordered 10 new Boeing Dreamliner aircraft.
The battery on one JAL plane caught fire, while an ANA flight had to make an emergency landing due to a battery fault.
JAL, which has to deal with nine internal unions, has only just persuaded its biggest union to agree to a larger wage-cutting deal.
ECONOMIST: The contrasting fortunes of Japan's top two airlines
But experts pointed out to CNN that there was no mention in the statement about how quickly the JAL 787 battery was discharging.
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When Emmanuel Jal first tried to get a record deal, he was met with a reaction all too familiar to many socially-conscious musicians.
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Nor is JAL likely to suffer the ignominy of an immediate slump in the share price, as Facebook did after its IPO, analysts say.
Japan Airlines (JAL) said it did so in a "few cases".
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In the streets of Nairobi, though, Jal found comfort in music.
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Japan's two main airlines ANA and JAL also have long-haul plans for their fleet of Dreamliners, which were destined to operate on European and American routes.
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