The ex-flight attendant who became the first female boss of Japan Airlines

BBC News— Mitsuko Tottori was named as the first female boss of Japan Airlines earlier this year.

Hindustan Times—Flight attendant to first-ever CEO at this airline - how Mitsuko Tottori created history. Mitsuko Tottori, 59, a former flight attendant who advanced to the position of CEO and President of Japan Airlines (JAL) over a career spanning 40 years, has broken a number of glass ceilings in getting to her current position in the quite patriarchal Japanese society. In effect, she has created history in a still traditional Japan. In the process, she has also become one of the few women to lead a major global airline. She took over the position starting April 1.And her amazing journey to the...

KIFI—The flight attendant who became CEO hopes more women will make it to the top. By Hanako Montgomery and Helen Regan, CNN Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN) — Mitsuko Tottori admits Japan has much more to do to get people like her into the chief executive seat. Tottori was named as the first female president and chief executive of Japan Airlines (JAL) in January, crowning a career that began nearly 40 years

Japan Today—Japan Airlines cancels flight after captain gets drunk at U.S. hotel. Japan Airlines Co said Friday it recently canceled a flight from Dallas to Tokyo after the 49-year-old captain engaged in disruptive behavior while drunk at his hotel in the U.S. city and received a warning from local police. The airline said it decided to cancel Flight 11 to Tokyo's Haneda