World | FOCUS Oct 15, 2021
Out-of-practice airline pilots are making errors back in the air
by Angus Whitley and Anurag Kotoky
These potentially disastrous errors all took place in the U.S. in recent months as pilots returned to work.
Business / Corporate Oct 13, 2021
Honda unveils new small business plane for nonstop long-haul flights
The new model is said to improve fuel efficiency by around 20% as compared to light jets and more than 40% compared to midsize jets.
Business Oct 6, 2021
Airlines warn erratic global COVID-19 rules could delay recovery
Airlines called for an end to restrictions on vaccinated travelers and for common health protocols at borders, though global coordination in aviation tends to move at a deliberate pace.
Business Oct 5, 2021
Japanese startup SkyDrive aims for flying taxi service at 2025 World Expo
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said recently he wants flying cars to begin carrying passengers in the Osaka Bay area in 2024.
Business Aug 24, 2021
Major Japanese airline All Nippon Airways said Tuesday that it would reduce the number of flights on 12 domestic routes due to declining travel demand amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Some of the ANA flights to be axed, mainly those to major tourist destinations, will ...
Business / Corporate Jul 30, 2021
ANA logs loss amid COVID-19, but cargo demand limits damage
by Noriyuki Suzuki
The pandemic ruined the demand for travel, but the cargo business helped ANA take advantage of the pandemic-triggered demand for goods and home delivery.
Business Jun 16, 2021
Biden wrings a plan out of a reluctant Europe to stand up to China
by Bryce Baschuk
A deal on aircraft subsidies includes a commitment for the U.S. and the EU to tackle practices that could threaten Boeing Co. and its European rival Airbus SE.
Business Jun 14, 2021
Flying taxis have moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across the world’s urban skyscapes after startups in the U.K. and Brazil made commercial breakthroughs and a closely watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles. Vertical Aerospace Group, based in Bristol, England, won ...
World Jun 10, 2021
Airbus tells EU hydrogen won't be widely used in planes before 2050
by Tim Hepher and Laurence Frost
Airbus officials say the research will, in any event, seed disruptive technology likely to play a role in the next generation of airplanes.
Business Jun 4, 2021
With Boom deal, United Airlines unveils plan to revive supersonic jet travel
Boom's plane is capable of flying at twice the speed of leading aircraft now on the market, and uses renewable fuel.
Business / Tech May 15, 2021
Luxury jet-makers battle over lucrative spy plane niche
by Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher
From the South China Sea to the Middle East, nations are eyeing "special mission" business jets capable of looking or listening at potentially lower costs than converted military planes.