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AIRCRAFT 3

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2020
U.S. Navy wants to reinstate fired captain of coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier
In an extraordinary reversal, the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives, officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 12, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft has 'hundreds' of airline commitments for SpaceJet M100, exec says
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has unannounced commitments from customers to buy hundreds of its SpaceJet M100 regional jets, but its first focus is on certifying its larger introductory model, the M90, a senior executive said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020
SpaceJet, the first Japan-built airliner in 50 years, delayed for sixth time
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has delayed the debut of its regional jet for the sixth time, raising questions about whether years of investment in the SpaceJet were worth the effort.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 25, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft again delays passenger jet delivery, this time until next year — or later
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. plans to push back the first delivery of its small passenger jet to next year or later in its sixth schedule delay, a source familiar with the matter has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 20, 2020
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to be named for black Pearl Harbor hero
In an honor usually reserved for presidents, the U.S. Navy said Sunday that it would name a future Ford-class aircraft carrier after Doris "Dorie" Miller, the African American mess attendant who heroically leapt into combat — despite limited training — during Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2020
Ex-ASDF colonel held for allegedly leaking secret data on U.S. early warning plane in 2013
A former Air Self-Defense Force officer was arrested Friday on suspicion of leaking top secret information seven years ago about a U.S.-made E-2D airborne early warning plane.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2020
China to ramp up U.S. car, aircraft, energy purchases to tune of $80 billion in line with trade deal: source
China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce, according to a source, a target that could provide a much-needed boost for plane-maker Boeing but is being questioned by U.S. trade experts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2019
The Shandong, China's first homegrown aircraft carrier: More than just a symbol of prestige
The commissioning puts China in a small group of nations with multiple aircraft carriers as it reportedly continues to work on building a third.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2019
Boeing's 737 crisis deepens as production stops for first time in two decades
Boeing Co. said Monday it is suspending production of its best-selling 737 Max jetliner in January, its biggest assembly-line halt in more than 20 years, as the consequences of two fatal crashes of the now-grounded aircraft look set to drag into 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2019
Mitsubishi Heavy reviewing SpaceJet test flight plan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is reviewing a test flight plan for the SpaceJet small passenger jet currently in development, the firm's president said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2019
U.S. airline cancels Mitsubishi's contract to supply up to 100 jets
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. announced Thursday that its contract to provide up to 100 units of Japan's first homegrown small passenger jet to Trans States Holdings Inc., a United States operator of three regional carriers, had been canceled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
Mitsubishi and Mesa to explore potential 100-plane SpaceJet deal
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. saw a boost this week to sales of its long-delayed SpaceJet regional aircraft, as Mesa Air Group Inc. signed a pact to negotiate a potential 100-plane deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2019
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2019
Mitsubishi weighs buying Bombardier's regional-jet unit
Bombardier Inc. is in talks to sell its CRJ regional jet program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., a move that would end the Canadian industrial champion's involvement in commercial aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2019
In symbolic first, Abe and Trump jointly address military personnel aboard Japan's Kaga carrier
Peppered with pomp and decorum, Trump's four-day visit to Japan ended with a gesture highlighting the long-standing military ties between the two countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2019
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2019
Work on China's third — and largest — carrier underway, images show
Construction of China's first full-size aircraft carrier is well underway, according to satellite images obtained and analyzed by a U.S. think tank.
WORLD
May 7, 2019
All 14 aboard reported killed when private jet from Las Vegas crashes en route to Mexico
The remains of a plane that disappeared en route from the U.S. city of Las Vegas to Monterrey in northern Mexico have been found, a state government official said on Monday, with local media reporting that all 14 on board had died.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2019
Boeing left airlines and FAA in dark on 737 alert linked to Lion Air crash
Boeing Co. knew months before a deadly 737 Max crash that a cockpit alert wasn't working the way the company had represented to buyers of the jetliner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2019
Pilots demand better training if Boeing wants to rebuild trust in 737 Max
American Airlines pilots have warned that Boeing Co.'s draft training proposals for the troubled 737 Max do not go far enough to address their concerns, according to written comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and seen by Reuters.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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