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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.
Sailors on board the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta observe the People's Liberation Army Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. Australia's foreign minister voiced concern on Friday over live-fire drills conducted by three Chinese warships sailing off the country's east coast.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2025
Chinese navy drill in Tasman Sea forced 49 flights to change paths
Authorities had been alerted to the rare live-fire exercise in international waters by an airline pilot, the head of Australia's air traffic control agency says.
A Delta airlines plane sits on its roof after crashing upon landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 18, 2025
String of air crashes in 2025 has rattled travelers
The series of plane crashes this year has prompted sharp criticism of American aviation regulators.
All Nippon Airways aircraft at Haneda Airport in Tokyo in August 2024. ANA has staked a lot on greener kinds of jet fuel, with 70% of the emissions reductions under its net-zero emissions plan coming from them.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Feb 16, 2025
Sky not the only limit for JAL and ANA’s climate goals
The airlines' similar but different carbon neutrality plans highlight the difficulty of decarbonization, especially as the sector is now growing again.
A passenger plane for Japan Airlines sits on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2025
Two ex-Japan Airlines pilots grounded after lying about drinking
JAL said last month its two most senior executives would take a 30% pay cut for two months over the incident.
Japan Airlines' chief executive officer and its chairman will be subject to a 30% pay cut for two months over an incident involving two pilots drinking.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2025
JAL top executives have their pay docked after pilot drinking incident
The punishments stem from an incident last month when two captains caused a flight to be delayed by around three hours after alcohol was found in their systems.
The Japan Transport Safety Board, which last month released an interim report on a deadly collision between a Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda Airport a year ago, plans to a final report outlining measures to prevent a recurrence.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2025
Safety board to further analyze JAL jet collision at Haneda
The Japan Transport Safety Board will compile a final report that includes measures to prevent any recurrence of similar accidents.
The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport lies near a concrete structure it crashed into, in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2025
South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to U.S.
The damaged flight data recorder has been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction domestically.
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2024
Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight, sources say
Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of southern Russia.
In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry, emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25.
WORLD
Dec 26, 2024
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
A jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people.
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2024
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
JAL's systems appeared to have returned to normal after the router believed to have been causing the disruption was temporarily shut down.
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2024
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The pilot and co-pilot of the Japan Coast Guard plane mistakenly believed they got cleared to enter the runway just before the Jan. 2 incident.
A Wizzair Airbus A320-200 plane lands in Riga International Airport, Latvia, in 2019.
WORLD
Dec 24, 2024
European airline pilots and crews voice concerns about Middle East routes
The safety debate about flying over the Middle East is playing out in Europe largely because pilots there are protected by unions, unlike other parts of the world.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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