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AIRLINES

BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2015
Skymark wins Integral's support after bankruptcy filing
Skymark Airlines Inc., the budget carrier that filed for bankruptcy last week, won a pledge from private-equity fund Integral Corp. for ¥9 billion to support it through the restructuring process.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2015
At least 16 dead in Taipei plane crash
A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crashed into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and leaving about a dozen missing, officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
Skymark eyes another airline's assistance for rehabilitation
Bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc. is eyeing seeking another airline's assistance for its rehabilitation plan involving cost-cutting steps such as joint procurement of fuel, according to a document filed with the Tokyo District Court.
WORLD
Feb 3, 2015
Russia, Ukraine in indirect talks to reopen key Black Sea air corridor: report
Russia and Ukraine are holding indirect talks to reopen a key international air corridor over the Black Sea to commercial flights as part of a plan that could give Ukraine much-needed overflight fees and ease congestion on other crowded air routes, according to five sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2015
Skymark shares plunge 88% on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Shares in Skymark Airlines Inc., which filed for bankruptcy last week, suffered a record plunge Monday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange scrapped the daily price fluctuation limit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2015
AirAsia captain left seat before jet lost control, investigation sources say
The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed into the sea in December was out of his seat conducting an unorthodox procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control, and by the time he returned it was too late to save the plane, two people familiar with the investigation said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2015
Bankrupt Skymark begins search for sponsors
Skymark Airlines will try to find sponsors to stay afloat as it restructures but might drop unprofitable routes, new Skymark President Masakazu Arimori says.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2015
Skymark to file for protection from creditors
Struggling Skymark Airlines Inc. will file for protection from creditors at the Tokyo District Court, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2015
Airlines suspend Baghdad flights after bullets hit flydubai plane
Six airlines, from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Lebanon, suspended flights to Baghdad on Tuesday after bullets hit an airplane operated by budget carrier Dubai Aviation Corp., known as flydubai, as it was landing at Baghdad airport.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2015
Indonesia military pulls out of AirAsia recovery effort
Indonesia's military on Tuesday withdrew from search and recovery efforts a month after an AirAsia passenger jet crashed, navy officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2015
Northeastern U.S. hunkers down, awaits 'crippling' blizzard blitz
The U.S. Northeast on Monday braced for a massive, crippling blizzard that could dump as much as 3 feet of snow as tens of millions of people were urged to stay home and airlines canceled thousands of flights.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2015
U.S. airline flights land in Atlanta after bomb threats
Bomb threats against two U.S. airline flights on Saturday prompted North American air defense fighter planes to scramble to accompany them to their destination in Atlanta, an airport spokesman said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2015
Quirky in-flight magazine files for bankruptcy
AP —Apparently, airline passengers aren't buying enough garden gnomes, superhero pajamas and heated cat shelters. SkyMall has filed for bankruptcy.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2015
South Korea's T'way Air to link Kansai with Seoul and Daegu
South Korean low-cost carrier T'way Air Co. will begin serving Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture in late March, with flights to Seoul and to Daegu in southeast South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2015
MRJ chief hopes domestic aircraft industry will take flight
Teruaki Kawai, president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., had long waited for the moment when his firm unveiled the Mitsubishi Regional Jet — the first passenger jet built in Japan in more than half a century.
COMMENTARY
Jan 20, 2015
China learns airline etiquette, the hard way
China is facing a crisis of airborne sanity and civility as its population of travelers rapidly grows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2015
Fuji Dream Airlines announces Nagoya-Izumo route
Fuji Dream Airlines Co. is set to launch a route from Nagoya to Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, to meet an expected increase in the number of tourists to Izumo Taisha, one of the nation's oldest and most revered Shinto shrines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Taiwan lodges protest over China's new air routes
Taiwan filed an objection with the United Nations aviation agency over new commercial flight routes off China's southeastern coast that it said poses a safety risk to its planes.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2015
Japan inks aviation accord with Cambodia
Japan signed a bilateral aviation agreement with Cambodia on Wednesday that will allow airlines to operate regular direct flights between the two countries, a Cambodian government official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 12, 2015
Airline pilots need better training in recovery from a stall, some experts say
As investigators hunt for what caused an AirAsia jet to crash in an equatorial storm on Dec 28, the aviation industry is still struggling to apply the lessons of accidents in similar weather over the past decade.

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