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Air traffic controllers work in the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport in 2016. Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers must still turn up for work during the government shutdown, but they are not being paid.
WORLD
Oct 7, 2025
Slight rise in U.S. air traffic controllers calling in sick seen since shutdown began
Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers must still turn up for work during the shutdown, but they are not being paid.
China's Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport confirmed that direct flights between India and China will resume later this month.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2025
India and China to resume direct flights after five-year freeze
There have been no direct flights between China and India since 2020, even though China is India's biggest bilateral trade partner.
A police car at Copenhagen Airport on Tuesday. Denmark on Thursday shut down its Aalborg Airport due to drones in its airspace.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2025
Denmark's Aalborg airport closed due to drones
The incident comes two days after the country's main Copenhagen airport was shut over drone sightings that rattled European aviation.
Police officers stand guard Tuesday after all traffic was closed at Copenhagen Airport following reports of two or three large drones seen flying in the airport's immediate vicinity.
WORLD
Sep 23, 2025
Drone sightings disrupt flights at Copenhagen and Oslo airports
Danish police said that the drones that shut the country's main airport on Monday appeared to have been flown by "a capable operator," adding that no suspects had been identified.
Travelers queue to check in at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, following a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, resulting in flight delays and cancellations, in Greater London on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 22, 2025
Europe air travel snarls continue after cyberattack
The cyberattack highlights the strain on airlines and airports when critical technology suppliers are disrupted, with staff being forced to process passengers manually.
Travelers wait at Brussels airport after a cyberattack at a service provider for check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations at several major European airports on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2025
Cyberattack disrupts European airports including London's Heathrow and Brussels
A "cyber-related disruption" at a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several airports including London's Heathrow.
An Air Self-Defense Force aircraft went off the runway at Niigata Airport on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2025
ASDF plane strays off runway at Niigata Airport
None of the five crew members aboard the U-125A search and rescue aircraft was in a life-threatening condition, ASDF officials said.
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2025
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
The 21-year-old security inspector allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
An All Nippon Airways passenger plane landed on a runway where a work vehicle was operating at Wakkanai Airport in Hokkaido on Wednesday, according to the transport ministry.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2025
'Serious incident' to be probed after ANA plane lands while vehicle on runway
The Japan Transport Safety Board has appointed two aviation accident investigators to begin an investigation into the event at Wakkanai Airport in Hokkaido.
Narita Airport saw a 1% increase in foreign passengers in June, reaching a record high of 1,849,269, with the rise largely driven by flights to and from China, according to the airport's operator.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2025
Record number of foreign passengers used Narita Airport in June
The increase was led by flights to and from China, Narita Airport said.
The pilot of an U.S. Osprey military aircraft contacted Hanamaki Airport in Iwate Prefecture to request an emergency landing due to a technical issue, according to an official at the airport.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2025
U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing at Iwate airport
The aircraft has been involved in accidents and several deadly crashes, including one in 2023 when all eight people on board were killed.
The Transportation Security Administration’s reversal on removing shoes ends a policy that has been for nearly two decades one of the most visible — and criticized — features of the post-9/11 heightened U.S. airport security system.
WORLD
Jul 9, 2025
U.S. travelers can keep shoes on at airport security, TSA says
The reversal ends a policy that has been for nearly two decades one of the most visible features of the post-9/11 heightened U.S. airport security system.
Human encounters with bears have reached record levels in Japan, with 219 people attacked and six deaths in the 12 months to April 2024.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2025
Bear roaming runway halts flights at Japanese airport
The black bear appeared at northern Japan's Yamagata Airport early morning, immediately prompting the closure of its runway.
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.
Parliament has passed a bill making communication skills training mandatory for all pilots working at busy airports.
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2025
Japan revises aviation law after 2024 Haneda collision
The revision makes communication skills training mandatory for all pilots operating at busy airports, including private and Japan Coast Guard aircraft.
The ground-breaking ceremony for full-scale construction to enhance Narita Airport’s capacity is held Sunday at the facility in Chiba Prefecture, with Narita International Airport President Akihiko Tamura (far left) and others in attendance.
JAPAN
May 25, 2025
Narita Airport eyes completion of third runway by early 2029
The airport in Chiba Prefecture, which services Tokyo, will see the number of its annual landing and takeoff slots jump to 500,000 from the current 300,000.
An aircraft approaches Haneda Airport. During the month of June, many travelers from South Korea landing at the airport will be eligible for fast-track entry procedures.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2025
Japan and South Korea to trial priority lanes for travel between the countries
The one-month trial program in June will be available to passport holders from either country who have visited the other at least once within the previous year.
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
JAPAN
May 12, 2025
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The ministry summoned Japan Airport Terminal president Kazuhito Tanaka over misconduct related to a massage chair business in a terminal at Haneda Airport.
A company linked to the son of former Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Makoto Koga is at the center of an income concealment case involving about ¥100 million tied to massage chair operations at Haneda Airport.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2025
Haneda terminal operator unit underreports income by ¥100 million
The subsidiary, Big Wing, was found to have concealed the income in connection with the business of installing massage chairs.
In March alone, the number of non-Japanese international passengers using Narita Airport rose 11% from a year earlier to 2,003,482, a record high for the month.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2025
Narita Airport reports 16% increase in passengers
The airport's overall passenger count in fiscal 2024 totaled 40,774,055, topping 40 million for the first time in five years.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Japanese immunologist among three Nobel medicine prize winners
Shimon Sakaguchi, an immunologist and distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a news conference after winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine, in Osaka Prefecture on Monday.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
Trump hails 'wisdom and strength' of Japan's incoming prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.

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