æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ɪnæmˈɔːɹi bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˌiːˌiːˈoʊ ʌv dʒəpˈæn ˈɛɹlaɪnz wɛn ɪɾ ˈɛntɚd bˈæŋkɹʌptsi pɹətˈɛkʃən ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ænd lˈɛd ðɪ ˈɛɹ kˈæɹiɚ θɹuː ɪts ɹᵻstɹˈʌktʃɚɹɪŋ, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɐlˈaʊɪŋ ðə kˈʌmpəni tə ɹˌiːlˈɪst ɔnðə tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ stˈɑːk ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.
At the age of 77, Inamori became the CEO of Japan Airlines when it entered bankruptcy protection on 19 January 2010, and led the air carrier through its restructuring, eventually allowing the company to re-list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in November 2012.