Japan Airlines Corp. on Monday resurrected its red crane logo hoping it will bring new lift once the revised symbol is formally readopted April 1.
A JAL midsize Boeing 767-300 ER jetliner became the first plane to sport the new "tsurumaru" crane circle design, which has a more pronounced feather pattern than the original to denote speed, according to the struggling carrier.
JAL's roughly 150-plane fleet's shift to the new logo is expected to take some eight years as each aircraft comes up for its repainting interval. The earlier JAL crane logo disappeared for good in 2008.
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