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A man watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from East Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2025
Dozens of Bali flights canceled following volcanic eruption
At least 30 flights were canceled due to Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in the east of Indonesia’s Flores island erupting.
The Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, near Rome, in 2024
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2025
Airfares from Western Europe to United States drop amid pullback in U.S. travel
In March, travel to the United States from Western Europe fell 17% year-over-year, according to U.S. data
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the crash of Air India Flight 171, at a hospital in Ahmedabad, India, on Friday in this image taken from a video.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2025
Is seat 11A the safest on a plane? Not really, experts say
Experts say it is not so straightforward because aircraft vary widely in seat configurations, crashes are unique and survival often hinges on an interplay of factors.
An Air India 787-8 Dreamliner. Boeing's widebody 787 planes, one of the most modern passenger aircraft in service, have never had a fatal crash until Thursday's Air India incident.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2025
Air India crash is the latest test for new Boeing leadership
Public perception of the planemaker is still on shaky ground after three high-profile accidents involving its planes in recent years.
The crash site of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Thursday. More than 240 were killed when the London-bound plane crashed moments  moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2025
Aviation experts draw attention to flaps and landing gear in Air India crash
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner appeared to not achieve sufficient thrust as it lumbered down nearly the full length of the runway.
The tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2025
‘I got up and ran’: How one man survived the plane crash that killed 241
"Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise,” Ramesh Vishwaskumar said. "There were dead bodies around me. I got scared. I got up and ran."
Relatives of victims who died in the Air India plane crash mourn as they wait outside the postmortem room at a hospital, in Ahmedabad, India, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2025
Search for answers hastens in Air India crash that killed over 240
Questions are growing over how and why the 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, exploded into a huge fireball just minutes after takeoff.
An Airbus A300 aircraft operated by Iran Air at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2025
Iran looks for planes and partners in post-sanctions order
Tehran-based Iran Air is eager to expand its operations to meet rising travel demand and is actively seeking new aircraft, spare parts and partnerships.
Emergency specialists working at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, in December last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2025
Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines
The aviation industry, which prides itself on its safety performance, is investing more in data and security planning.
Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, speaks at the press briefing in New Delhi on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2025
Trade barriers and plane delivery delays challenge global airline growth
More people are flying than ever before after a post-pandemic passenger market recovery, but airline growth is being hampered.
The number of passengers on shinkansen and other express trains during Golden Week increased 3% from a year earlier to over 13 million, data from six Japan Railways group companies showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2025
JR express train passengers during Golden Week up 3%
The result is believed to reflect the impact of the 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka, as well as demand from foreign visitors.
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2025
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Planes are classified as "used” once they’re flown for any reason other than testing and delivery, and then tariffs usually don’t apply.
The logo of Jetstar Airways on an aircraft parked outside a maintenance hangar in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 27.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2025
Jetstar Japan fined for failing to provide adequate cabin crew breaks
This is the first time a ruling has been handed down in Japan regarding flight attendants' rest time, according to the plaintiffs.
A boy watches forensic investigators comb the ground for DNA evidence near airplane debris at the crash site of an Ethiopian Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max aircraft on March 16, 2019 in Oromia region, Ethiopia.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2025
Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over Ethiopian Airlines crash
The Boeing 737 Max plane crashed just six minutes after takeoff on March 10, 2019, killing all 157 people on board.
Travelers wait to check in at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2025
Economic turbulence shakes U.S. airlines as travel demand falters
With demand slowing, airlines have started culling flights to avoid lowering fares and to protect margins.
A passenger plane makes its landing approach to Heathrow International Airport on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 22, 2025
Travel disruptions linger as flights resume at London’s Heathrow
Heathrow Airport in London, one of the world’s busiest air hubs, resumed full operations Saturday.
Firefighters douse the flames of a fire that broke out at a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport in Hayes, England, on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 21, 2025
Heathrow closed after huge fire at power station, disrupting global flights
Travel experts say the disruption would extend far beyond Heathrow, the world's fifth-busiest airport.
Air Canada has collaborated with chef Masaki Hashimoto (center) of Toronto's one-Michelin-starred restaurant Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto to create its new in-flight menu for its Signature Class.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 12, 2025
Air Canada has a new 'kaiseki'-inspired menu
The airline wants to give its customers ‘a real Japanese experience’ before they land in Japan.
A screen shows news footage of plane debris at the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane crashed in the Chinese city of Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in March 2022.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2025
Air safety reporting under scrutiny as crashes lie unresolved
Almost half of 268 accidents involving fatalities or major damage between 2018 and the end of 2023 lack a final report.
An ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner undergoes maintenance in ANA's hanger at Haneda Airport.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2025
ANA to buy at least 77 jets from Boeing, Airbus and Embraer
The purchase underscores ANA’s ambitions to exceed its pre-pandemic fleet size by 2030 and capitalize on the boom in global air travel demand.

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