japan airlines annual report 2002 year ended march 31 spreading our wings reaching new heights 2001 on october 25 1951 a martin 202 took off from tokyo s haneda airport inaugurating first postwar private domestic airline service in at the dawn of 21st century shareholders and customers alike wel comed 50th anniversary establishment company ltd known as jal over past 50 years has carried out operations scale larger than any other so that corporate history reads like aviation for same period marked start era intensified interna tional competition by concluding business integration with air system co jas aim creating group which will be one world leading traffic transportation groups always pursuit horizons is set to take into competitive skies contents 1 consolidated financial highlights 2 message president 4 interview 8