For the first time in the aviation sector, Japan Airlines has named its first female president. The newly elected president has a different point of view inspired by her time as a flight attendant. Her promotion to the position of president of Japan Airlines represents a break from typical leadership practices and reflects the airline’s dedication to diversity.
She is well positioned to take the airline to new heights, having started her career as part of cabin crew and worked her way up to the executive suite.
This nomination marks a progressive transition in the historically male-dominated aviation industry and the beginning of a promising period of innovation and transformation, breaking down barriers.
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Who was named the first female president of Japan Airlines?
Incoming Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori speaks during a press conference on January 17, 2024 | Image: CNN
To close the huge gender gap in the workplace, Japan Airlines has named its first female president, a former stewardess who rose to senior management, in a highly symbolic move for the nation.
Mitsuko Tottori joined JAL in 1985, the year of one of the worst plane crashes in history, and is set to take up her new role in April, according to reports.
What inspired this movement?
Incoming president of Japan Airlines, Mitsuko Tottori| Image: Reuters
The appointment announcement coincides with growing pressure on Japanese companies to increase gender diversity and address the country’s largest gender pay gap, which is almost double that of the OECD advanced economies index, as well as inequality of genre.
At a news conference, Tottori said, “There are employees who are struggling with their career steps or going through big life events.” “I hope that being named president inspires them or gives them the confidence to move forward.”
The move comes as the airline works to recover from the decline caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and as travelers return to Japan.
After a collision this month at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport between a JAL plane and a Japanese Coast Guard plane, airline safety is getting more attention. When the plane caught fire, the 379 occupants managed to flee.
Mitsuko Tottori, the new president of Japan Airlines, with Yuji Akasaka in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo on January 17 | Image: Asahi
Tottori acquired a “high degree of knowledge and field experience” in security operations and maintenance, according to JAL.
The airline said in a statement that Yuji Akasaka, the current president, will assume the role of president in addition to maintaining his status as representative director.
Current president Yoshiharu Ueki plans to retire in April and step down as director in June, subject to shareholder approval.
By the end of the fiscal year ending in March 2026, JAL wants 30% of its managers to be women.
When will you join as the first female president of Japan Airlines?
It was announced in a statement Wednesday that she will take over as president on April 1.
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