Japan formally announces decision to buy F-35B stealth fighter jets from U.S.
The Defense Ministry has formally announced the selection of the U.S.-made F-35B cutting-edge stealth fighter jet as part of its plan to acquire short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft. The ministry, which made the decision Friday, plans to renovate the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Izumo-class ...
Japan to increase number of takeoff and landing slots at Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport
Japan will increase the number of takeoff and landing slots at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido by 20 percent in spring 2020, transport minister Keiichi Ishii said Tuesday. The number of slots per hour will be expanded to 50 from the current 42, Ishii told ...
The Japanese and French governments have agreed to strengthen private-sector partnerships for the production of engines, seats and other airplane equipment, informed sources said Monday. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the French Civil Aviation Authority will conclude a memorandum of cooperation at ...
ANA jet makes emergency descent after pressurization system glitches
An All Nippon Airways passenger jet made an emergency 10,000-meter descent over the Pacific on Saturday after suffering glitches in both of its two air-conditioning and pressurization systems, Japan's transport ministry said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. when the Boeing 787-8 ...
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. will change the name of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet to Space Jet, it was learned Wednesday. By renaming the first Japanese-developed small passenger jet, the unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. hopes to shed the poor image of the MRJ created by ...
IHI vows to improve product safety in wake of jet engine inspection scandal
IHI Corp. said Friday it will boost steps to ensure product safety after an inspection scandal revealed that jet engines and parts it made had been given improper inspections for a decade. The supplier to aviation giants Boeing Co. and Airbus S.A.S said one of ...
U.S. planes, tractors and food on EU tariff list over Boeing-Airbus subsidy spat
Planes, tractors, food and handbags featured on a list of U.S. imports worth $20 billion that the European Union said on Wednesday it could hit with tariffs in a transatlantic aircraft subsidy dispute. The 28-nation bloc said this week it was ready to open negotiations ...
Jet-engine-maker IHI Corp., reprimanded last month by the government for improper maintenance work, has discovered more malpractice at two of its plants, people close to the matter said Saturday. Uncertified staff inspected parts for engines supplied to Boeing Co. and Airbus S.A.S., though the Tokyo-based ...
Utah teens steal propeller plane, fly it low over highway before landing at regional airport
Two teenagers stole a small plane in a rural area of eastern Utah on Thursday, flying it at low altitude over a highway and landing at a regional airport before being arrested, officials said. The teens, ages 14 and 15, took the single-engine propeller aircraft ...
'Ionic wind': Silent plane with no moving parts makes 'historic' flight
Some 115 years after the first powered flight, scientists have developed a radical new approach toward flying in the form of a small, lightweight and virtually noiseless airplane that gets airborne with no moving parts like propellers or turbine blades. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
Negative net worth of Mitsubishi Heavy's aircraft unit balloons to ¥110 billion
The negative net worth of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s aircraft unit more than doubled to ¥110 billion at the end of March, weighed down by ballooning development costs for its passenger jet, according to its earnings report Friday. The delivery schedule for Mitsubishi Regional Jet ...
Honda Aircraft starts taking business jet orders in Japan
Honda Aircraft Co.'s "flying sports car" is set for take-off in Japan after the firm announced Wednesday it has begun accepting orders for its private business jet, HondaJet Elite, from domestic customers. The move represents Honda Aircraft's first foray into the domestic market, after the ...
