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Japan Airlines Corp. is calling on its employees to take unpaid leave in May and June due to a plunge in demand for air travel following the March tsunami and ensuing nuclear radiation crisis.

A group representing business travelers is opposing the proposed tie up between Delta Air Lines and money-losing Japan Airlines as bad for competition.

American Airlines upped the ante in the tug-of-war over Japan Airlines, vowing Thursday to lead a $1.1 billion investment in the struggling carrier to prevent it from falling into the orbit of rival Delta.

Shares of Japan Airlines surged nearly 12 percent Monday following a report the government is expediting a rescue for the struggling carrier.

The struggling carrier, swamped by $15.4 billion of debt amid a global slump in aviation, has been wooed by rival airlines.

As Japan’s biggest airline races to raise funds and avoid bankruptcy, it has set the stage for a war of influence between two U.S. carriers, Delta and American Airlines.

7, 2009 file photo, passengers crowd at Japan Airlines check-in counters at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan.

Money-losing Japan Airlines Corp. is considering raising 250 billion yen ($2.8 billion) from financial institutions and others including Delta Air Lines Inc. under a major restructuring plan, a newspaper said Sunday.

Struggling Japan Airlines Corp. has entered talks with Air France-KLM over a capital tie-up, a newspaper said Saturday.