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AIRLINES

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2019
Airbus sees strong sales haul this year on Asia demand and long-range A321
Airbus is on course to end 2019 with a rise in its order backlog after netting more sales than deliveries across its major products, a senior executive said on Wednesday, thanks partly to strong demand in Asia.
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
Dec 13, 2019
Boeing drops 2019 timing for 737 Max return after CEO meets with FAA
Boeing Co. on Thursday abandoned its goal of winning approval this month from the Federal Aviation Administration to unground the 737 Max after Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg met with senior U.S. aviation officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2019
Short electric flight advances fossil fuel-free air travel
A five-minute test flight of an all-electric commercial aircraft by Vancouver-based Harbour Air has taken a significant step in the quest to replace aircraft powered by fossil fuels, a mode of transportation increasingly viewed through the prism of global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2019
South Africa makes last-ditch move to save state airline
South Africa's government will cede control of the national airline to a restructuring specialist in a last-ditch attempt to save the cash-strapped business from collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2019
First license exam in Japanese for aircraft parts inspectors to be held in Kobe
The industry ministry will hold a licensing exam on nondestructive inspection for aircraft industry engineers in Kobe from Dec. 16 to 19, the first such exam in Japan, according to informed sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2019
Japan and South Korea back new air traffic control deal after near misses
South Korean and Japanese air traffic controllers operate on different radio frequencies, making communication more difficult for pilots.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2019
Boeing has settled more than half of Lion Air crash lawsuits, lawyer says
Boeing Co. has settled more than half of some 118 claims related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 Max aircraft in October 2018, attorney Dan Webb said at a court hearing on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2019
ANA and JAL to increase number of flights out of Haneda bound for U.S. and Europe
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines will increase their number of flights between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and destinations in the United States and Europe starting next March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019
Asian airlines slash flights to Hong Kong as unrest escalates
Several Asian airlines have cut flights to Hong Kong for the coming weeks, an industry scheduling publication showed, as anti-government protests in the city grow increasingly violent and disrupt daily life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019
Air Senegal nears tentative $730 million deal for Airbus A220s
Air Senegal is close to securing a preliminary order for eight Airbus SE A220-300 narrow-body jets, valued at about $732 million at list prices, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2019
South African Airways cancels flights as union ranks ready strike over wages and job cuts
South African Airways (SAA) has canceled flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday because of a pending strike by a majority of employees over a wage dispute and the state-run carrier's plans to cut jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2019
Boeing may be rushing 737 Max's return to service, Southwest pilot union says
Southwest Airlines Co.'s pilots union stepped up its criticism of Boeing Co., saying the plane-maker may be trying to rush the return to service of its grounded 737 Max.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2019
Asian airlines scrub annual gathering in Hong Kong as violence escalates
A group of Asian airlines canceled an annual gathering of their executives next week due to the "unpredictability" of the situation in Hong Kong, they said late on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2019
Boeing says 737 Max should resume commercial flights in January, sending shares skyward
Boeing Co. on Monday said it expected U.S. regulators to approve the return to commercial service of its grounded 737 Max jet in the coming weeks, and its shares jumped as investors grew more hopeful the plane-maker had addressed software problems at the heart of two fatal crashes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2019
Resurgent Boeing 737 Max could trigger jetliner glut, analyst warns
Airlines that have been forced to rejig operations due to the grounding of the 737 Max could face a markedly different problem when Boeing Co.'s best-selling jet is finally cleared to re-enter service: a gradual switch to concerns about oversupply, a leading analyst warned on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2019
Indonesia blames Boeing design in final report on 737 Max crash, but Lion Air also made mistakes
Boeing, acting without adequate oversight from U.S. regulators, failed to grasp risks in the design of cockpit software on its 737 Max airliner, sowing the seeds for a Lion Air crash that also involved errors by airline workers and crew, Indonesian investigators found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2019
Alitalia rescue hopes rise as Lufthansa looks set to step in
Alitalia received a boost to its hopes of rescue on Thursday with signs that Lufthansa could take a stake in the Italian carrier, while Rome agreed to a €350 million ($389 million) bridging loan to ease immediate cash worries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2019
Your next vacation may be virtual
Airlines are investing in virtual reality because the global tourism boom is unsustainable.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2019
Massive Typhoon Hagibis bears down on central Japan
Railways and supermarkets in the danger zone plan to suspend or curtail operations for most of Saturday, when the unusually powerful storm is projected to hit.

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