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AIRLINES

WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2014
U.N. aviation body says 'not our job' to warn about conflict zones
The U.N. civil aviation body said Friday it was not responsible for issuing warnings about potential dangers such as military conflicts, saying that duty fell to individual nations.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2014
Flight MH17 and the role of Ukraine's rebels
The Ukraine crisis is an emotional, dirty, ad-hoc war and a major accident waiting to happen. The only solution is for professionals to intervene, separate the sides and oversee their disarmament.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2014
'All parties' need access to Malaysian plane crash site in Ukraine: Suga
Officials in Tokyo on Friday rushed to gather information about a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was reportedly downed by a missile over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, demanding that all relevant parties be allowed to inspect the crash site to determine the cause of the tragedy.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2014
Some airlines shifted Ukrainian flight routes months ago
Some international airlines, including Australia's Qantas Airways and South Korea's two major carriers, Asiana and Korea Air Lines, shifted the route taken by flights operating over Ukrainian airspace months ago amid increasing tensions between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 18, 2014
Putin backed into corner over jet crash
President Vladimir Putin's intransigence over Ukraine risks turning him into a global pariah should the blame for downing a Malaysian Airlines jet with 298 passengers and crew members aboard fall on pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2014
Kishida, in Ukraine, orders ministry to probe plane crash
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, now visiting Ukraine, said Thursday night he has ordered his ministry to verify reports of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines flight in Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2014
Myanmar airline to buy six jets from Mitsubishi Aircraft
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., developing Japan's first passenger jet, has won an order worth $281 million in list prices from Air Mandalay Ltd. in Myanmar.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2014
Japan's airlines hope to power planes using biofuels by 2020
An association of Japanese airlines and other entities announced an initiative on Wednesday aimed at enabling the use of biofuels to power passenger jets by 2020, in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2014
MH370 jet passengers likely suffocated, Australia says
The passengers and crew of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on autopilot, Australian officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2014
Rakuten to enter budget airline business with AirAsia
Online retailer Rakuten Inc. is planning to enter the airline business in partnership with Malaysian discount carrier AirAsia, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2014
Photographer sets record by flying with 156 airlines
Charlie Furusho, a Japanese aviation photographer, has been recognized by Guinness World Records for taking flights operated by 156 different airlines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2014
Case against U.S. pilots killed in '09 crash proceeds
Police officials say they plan to send a case to prosecutors alleging professional negligence against two U.S. pilots who were killed when their FedEx cargo plane crashed at Narita International Airport in March 2009.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 10, 2014
Mitsubishi Aircraft yet to sell JAL on regional jet
While Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has clinched a deal to deliver its new small passenger jet to All Nippon Airways Co. in 2017, Japan Airlines Co., the country's other major carrier, has yet to sign up for the plane.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2014
U.S. teenager who survived flight in wheel well back in California
A 15-year-old Somali boy who survived a nearly six-hour flight stowed in the wheel well of a Hawaii-bound jet has been returned to California and placed in the custody of social services, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2014
Malaysia releases missing plane report, reveals confusion
Malaysia on Thursday released its most comprehensive account yet of what happened to missing Flight MH370, in a preliminary report that detailed the route the plane probably took as it veered off course and revealed the confusion that followed.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2014
Japan asks for role in Malaysian jet probe panel
Japan has requested to be part of the international panel Malaysia is setting up to investigate the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner, Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2014
Golden Week holidays start; exodus slower than usual
Major airports, railway stations and expressways across the country were packed with holiday travelers Saturday as the Golden Week holiday season started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2014
JAL ups the ante against ANA via alliances
Japan Airlines is upbeat about oneworld's latest expansion because the revamped alliance will provide access to the burgeoning Latin American market and more flexibility on trans-Pacific routes.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2014
Budget carrier Peach to cancel 448 flights due to lack of pilots
Japanese budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. said Thursday it will cancel a total of 448 flights in May and June, including 44 international services connecting Osaka with Seoul and Hong Kong, due to a lack of pilots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2014
Garuda Indonesia to boost flights to Japan
Garuda Indonesia will continue to expand operations in Japan as the country's increasing business interests in Indonesia boost traffic between the two countries, Emirsyah Satar, the president of the airline, said Tuesday.

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