Tokyo - Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Friday its net profit for the April to September period slipped 0.2% to $724m as a weak yen pushed up fuel costs, but the carrier also revised up its full-year earnings forecast.
The company said net profit came in at ¥80.32bn, while sales rose 3.7% to ¥683.77bn.
For the fiscal year through March, JAL revised up its annual forecast to a ¥135bn net profit against the previous forecast of a ¥115bn.