Cover Story
Person of the Year Dinner Grand Hyatt Tokyo
December 1st 2013
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Orient Aviation correspondent North Asia Geoffrey Tudor, JAL president Yoshiharu Ueki and Christine McGee, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Orient Aviation Media Group |
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| JAL president, Yoshiharu Ueki and President and CEO Airbus Japan, Stephane Ginoux | ||
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| The JAL president addresses guests at the 2013 Orient Aviation Person of the Year dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Tokyo. | ||
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From the day he took over at the top, he has relentlessly pursued that goal of transforming the airline from a floundering enterprise into a carrier that once again can proudly call itself a global airline of significance. He has introduced efficiencies that have led to immediate profits and pursued these strategies despite the volatile economic and political environment of today’s Japan. In doing so, he has the challenged the airline’s traditions of management and changed the culture of Japan Airlines for the better. He has introduced broad innovation at every level, as he mapped out, with his new management team, a plan for sustainable profits at the carrier. In 2012, he led the airline in a successful US$8.5 billion initial public offering (IPO), the second largest IPO in Japan for the year, which re-established Japan Airlines as a major player in international aviation. He has overseen the creation of a Japan Airlines affiliate, low-cost carrier, Jetstar Japan, to keep the aviation group abreast with domestic competition in the expanding LCC sector of the market. Obstacles have been formidable, both politically and at an operational level. Nimble and aggressive rivals seeking greater market share have tested Ueki and will continue to do so. He has forged a new Japan Airlines, now and for the future. We, at Orient Aviation, are honored by his presence tonight and have great pleasure in presenting him with our 2013 Orient Aviation Person of the Year award.’ 2013 Orient Aviation Person of the Year Citation
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