Japan Airlines (JAL) will launch a new course, the “JAL Aviation Weather Academy,” at the JAL SKY MUSEUM on September 28.
The course, offered in collaboration with Kyoko Makabe, a former JAL flight attendant and certified weather forecaster, will be held every Monday. It will explain how weather phenomena such as sudden localized downpours and typhoons affect aircraft operations and airport ground handling, and how safe operations are ensured.
The 160-minute course consists of a weather session (60 minutes) and a factory tour session (100 minutes). In the first half of the weather session, participants will learn about the mechanisms behind weather phenomena. The second half will introduce how pilots and dispatchers (flight operations controllers) coordinate and make operational decisions under various weather conditions. Participants will then tour the museum and hangar during the factory tour session.
The course will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. The fee is 2,500 yen, including tax, and the course is open to elementary school students and older. Reservations will be accepted through the official website from 9:30 a.m. on September 14. The course may not be offered on certain dates.
JAL SKY MUSEUM opened in 2013. The museum offers visitors an up-close look at aviation-related jobs and aircraft, and preserves and displays a variety of materials from the JAL Group’s early days to the present.
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