JAL retires 743's

All seven Boeing 747-300 jumbo jets flown by Japan Airlines will be retired from service at the end of this month

Currently… JAL is the country’s only airline still using the earliest-generation Boeing 747… whose model numbers range from 100 to 300.

B747’s were originally built for international flights… but in Japan they have been used for domestic flights as well… such as routes between Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Itami Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
The landing gear of the jumbo jets used on Japan’s domestic routes were reinforced to withstand frequent take-offs and landings.

Next month marks the 24th anniversary of the JAL B747 that crashed into Mt. Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture in August 1985.