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Air New Zealand flight reportedly turned away from China due to reference to Taiwan
An Air New Zealand plane on its way to Shanghai was forced to return to Auckland after several hours in the air Saturday because paperwork for the flight included a reference to Taiwan, Stuff reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The problem related to ...
Pilot for ANA subsidiary Air Japan bumped from flight after failing alcohol screening
A co-pilot at All Nippon Airways subsidiary Air Japan Co. is prevented from flying after testing positive in a preflight alcohol check.
Dramatic temperature swings loom for Midwest as deep-freeze heads east after claiming 13
The painfully cold weather holding much of the Midwest in a historic deep freeze sent temperatures plunging to record lows Thursday in several cities as the system marched east. But a dramatic swing of as much as 80 degrees was expected within days. The frigid ...
'Absolute coldest' deadly deep freeze stretches from U.S. Midwest to Eastern Seaboard
A large swath of the United States was gripped by brutal cold and wind chills on Wednesday as record-low temperatures caused by a blast of Arctic air moved across the Midwest and into Eastern states, prompting residents to stay indoors. Classes were canceled Wednesday and ...
Japan and U.S. agree on new flight routes near Tokyo's Haneda airport
The central government said Wednesday it has reached a basic agreement with the United States on the use of new routes for commercial flights in the U.S. military-controlled airspace over part of Tokyo and its surrounding areas. With the agreement, annual arrival and departure slots ...
ANA to order 30 planes from Boeing and 18 from Airbus amid Japan inbound tourism boom
The operator of All Nippon Airways said Tuesday it will order a total of 48 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus for delivery between 2021 and 2025. ANA Holdings said it will buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 18 Airbus A320neos, citing growing demand in ...
Japan's Narita airport to extend runway hours for first time ever from October
It took a long time, but all surrounding cities finally sign off on the plan.
Airlines say U.S. shutdown pushing aviation system to 'tipping point'
U.S. airline bosses are stepping up their criticism of the partial government shutdown, warning that the closing threatens to snarl air travel as it drags into its 34th day. "We are close to a tipping point as employees are about to miss a second paycheck," ...
Chinese airlines to operate 46 more direct routes to Japan from February
The number of direct flights to Japan run by Chinese carriers will soar from February, documents released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China have shown. Approval was given to at least 46 new direct flight routes between the countries in the first three weeks ...
JAL hands details of new checks and rules to tackle flight crew boozing to government
Japan Airlines Co. submitted to the government Friday new rules concerning alcohol consumption by flight staff and measures to monitor enforcement, following a series of drinking-related problems at the company, the transport ministry said. While the content of JAL's report was to be disclosed later ...
ANA considers debuting its first direct flights to Russia in 2020
ANA Holdings Inc. is considering launching its first direct flights to Russia as early as 2020 as part of its business strategy to expand overseas services, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. ANA Holdings, the parent of All Nippon Airways Co., aims to ...
American woman brings pistol and bullets onto U.S.-Japan flight
An American woman who was recently found to be in possession of a pistol and bullets “mistakenly” taken onboard a flight from Atlanta to Narita airport is denied entry into Japan.
