New Japan LCC Zipair makes aviation debut with only cargo on first flight
Low-cost carrier Zipair Tokyo's first flight took off with only cargo on board instead of people due to the dearth in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. For the time being, the carrier, set up by Japan Airlines, will run four round-trip flights per week ...
China eases flight curbs after U.S. order targeting Chinese carriers
Qualifying foreign carriers will be allowed once-per-week flights into a city of their choosing starting June 8.
Passengers leaving Japan through Narita fell 98.7% through May 23
The number slumped to 11,800 due mainly to entry restrictions imposed by many countries amid the pandemic.
Boeing restarts 737 Max factory, taking a step toward jet’s comeback
Boeing Co. has restarted production of its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner, ending a four-month shutdown, as the planemaker works with regulators to end a global grounding that has hurt sales and damaged its reputation. The company also said Wednesday it was eliminating more than 12,000 ...
Japan to prioritize businesspeople and experts as it eases entry curbs
The government is considering accepting visitors first from the United States, China and South Korea, due to strong economic ties, and from Australia.
China to allow charter flights from eight countries but not from U.S.
China plans to allow chartered flights from eight countries as it loosens restrictions on inbound travel imposed for the coronavirus pandemic, though the U.S. won’t be included amid growing tensions between the two nations, people familiar with the matter said. Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Germany, ...
In virus rescue, German government to climb aboard at Lufthansa
Berlin will climb aboard airline giant Lufthansa as its largest shareholder in a €9 billion ($9.8 billion) rescue if investors and competition authorities agree, as the coronavirus-stricken carrier faces an arduous yearslong recovery from the pandemic. Following the broad strokes of a plan dangled last ...
Japan's ANA leads way as masks become new normal in virus-era air travel
From June, All Nippon Airways will require all passengers to wear face masks inside airports and aboard aircraft.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is planning to slash the number of employees working on its struggling regional jet business amid bleak demand for aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter have said. The plan, revealed Friday, comes as its aircraft subsidiary, ...
Washington accuses Beijing of blocking U.S. flights to China
The U.S. Transportation Department late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. air carriers to resume service to China and ordered Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government. The administration of President Donald Trump stopped short ...
Japan's railways plan to scale back shinkansen suspensions as COVID-19 epidemic wanes
Three Japan Railways Group firms said Friday they plan to scale back cancellations of regular bullet train services ahead of a recovery in travel demand expected from the government's lifting of the state of emergency in many areas of the country. Central Japan Railway Co. ...
Pakistani A320 with possibly 100 passengers aboard crashes in Karachi
A Pakistan plane with more than 100 people believed to be on board crashed in Karachi on Friday, the country's aviation authority said. Images aired on national television showed the Pakistan International Airlines flight had smashed into a residential area, with clouds of thick black ...
