Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 3, 2018
Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber and Airbus to join a public-private panel tasked with making airborne vehicles a reality in the next decade.
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Business Aug 25, 2018
The government asks 20 companies to staff a panel that will brainstorm ideas to help Japan catch up to its rivals in the new aviation race.
World Aug 12, 2018
Seattle airport worker who stole, crashed plane remembered as quiet and friendly
Co-workers said the 29-year-old airport worker nicknamed "Beebo" who commandeered an empty passenger plane from Seattle's main airport, then crashed it into an island in Puget Sound, was "quiet" and "very friendly." The local sheriff described Horizon Air employee Richard Russell as "suicidal" when he ...
World Aug 5, 2018
Swiss police say all 20 aboard vintage plane that crashed near-vertically on mountain died
A vintage propeller plane crashed near-vertically at high speed into a Swiss mountain on Saturday, killing all 20 people on board, police said Sunday. The Junkers Ju-52 plane, operated by the Swiss company Ju-Air, went down Saturday on the Piz Segnas mountain above the Alpine ...
National Jul 31, 2018
Narita International Airport shuts runway after Air Canada plane enters wrong taxiway
Narita International Airport closed one of its two runways for several hours Monday after an Air Canada plane entered the wrong taxiway after landing. It took more than five hours before passengers were able to begin disembarking the Boeing 787 aircraft from Montreal's Trudeau International ...
World Jul 26, 2018
Cockroach 'bots' and rugged delivery drones wow at U.K.'s biggest air show
Boffins at U.K. engineering giant Rolls-Royce proudly displayed an array of miniature robots at this year's Farnborough air show, best known as a major marketplace for passenger planes but also a test bed for the aviation industry's wilder imaginings. Designed to speed up engine overhauls, ...
Business Jul 19, 2018
If you want to fly premium, the best route around the globe is via Singapore. Travelers voted Singapore Airlines Ltd. the best carrier in the world, according to SkyTrax, which surveys more than 20 million fliers every year. It was also named the best in ...
Business / Corporate Jul 10, 2018
ANA cancels another 176 domestic flights for engine inspections, with more to come
ANA Holdings Inc. will cancel another 176 domestic flights between Friday and July 22 to inspect Rolls-Royce engines on Boeing 787 aircraft after already calling off 113 flights for the same reason. The cancellations, due to the need to check the Trent 1000 engine made ...
Business / Corporate Jun 29, 2018
Negative net worth of Mitsubishi Heavy's aircraft unit balloons to ¥110 billion
The negative net worth of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s aircraft unit more than doubled to ¥110 billion at the end of March, weighed down by ballooning development costs for its passenger jet, according to its earnings report Friday. The delivery schedule for Mitsubishi Regional Jet ...
Business Jun 19, 2018
JAL, ANA bend on sovereignty row, swapping 'Taiwan' for 'China Taiwan' on Chinese websites
Japan's two largest airlines have changed "Taiwan" to "China Taiwan" on their Chinese-language websites, officials said Tuesday, a move likely to please Beijing but anger the self-ruled island. The change was made on June 12 and is meant to accommodate customers, Japan Airlines and All ...
Business / Corporate Jun 17, 2018
Nippon Cargo grounds all planes to sort maintenance record discrepancy
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. is temporarily grounding all of its aircraft effective immediately after discovering inaccurate maintenance records for one of its planes, the company said. Nippon Cargo, which has 11 jumbo aircraft and transports goods to the United States, Europe, China and Singapore, said ...
Business | ANALYSIS Jun 7, 2018
Online shopping drives air freight profits higher despite protectionism fears
by Victoria Bryan and Jamie Freed
An explosion in e-commerce demand is buoying the air freight business, boosting profit at some major airlines despite global trade tensions and underscoring robust consumer confidence. Air freight demand is expected to rise 4 percent this year, the International Air Transport Association said at its ...