UPDATE 1-JAL sees 1 trln-plus yen in restructuring costs- Nikkei

June 15 (Reuters) - Debt-ridden Japan Airlines Corp has told its main lenders it expects more than 1 trillion yen ($10.92 billion) in restructuring costs from huge staff reductions and disposal of aging aircraft, the Nikkei business daily reported.

JAL is expecting a profit of 700 billion yen from debt waivers. The company and the banks must now decide how much of that expense and profit should be booked for when, the daily said.

Although the struggling airline did not compile official consolidated earnings for fiscal 2009, sales dropped 23 percent to 1.49 trillion yen, while operating loss was 146.7 billion yen, the daily said.

The airline will likely suffer a net loss of 1.3 trillion yen if most of its restructuring costs are charged to last fiscal year, Nikkei reported.

For this fiscal year, sales are expected to drop 13 percent to 1.3 trillion yen, but JAL is expecting an operating profit of 25.3 billion yen due to cost cuts, the daily said.

If the restructuring expenses are booked for last fiscal year, JAL could enjoy a net profit of some 70 billion yen even if profits from debt waivers are not factored in, it said.

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