Japan Airlines Corp. announced Wednesday that JAL President Toshiyuki Shinmachi will be relieved of his post and be replaced by Senior Vice President Haruka Nishimatsu.
JAL hopes the ouster of Shinmachi, who will become chairman without the right to represent the firm, will put to rest the internal management strife at the holding company of Japan's largest airline group.
JAL announced Shinmachi's sidelining Wednesday evening in Tokyo following approval of the plan at an extraordinary board of directors' meeting. Shinmachi's effective ouster is designed to have him take the blame for the airline's safety and financial problems.