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AVIATION

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 1, 2018
Pampered pooches get their tickets to ride, but do they care?
Ding Dong and Fun Fun, a pair of 12-year-old Yorkshire terriers, know how to enjoy the high life — literally.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2018
HondaJet foresees huge demand in China and Southeast Asia
HondaJet, the business plane developed by Honda Motor Co., sees big prospects in China and Southeast Asia as wealthy individuals seek out the lightweight plane as an efficiency tool.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy sees no need to further delay delivery of first regional jet
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. sees no need to further postpone the first delivery of its small passenger jet, the firm's president and chief executive officer, Shunichi Miyanaga, said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2017
China sends AG600 — world's largest amphibious aircraft — on its maiden flight
China's domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, performed its maiden flight Sunday from an airport on the shores of the South China Sea, the latest step in a military modernization program.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2017
Third time lucky? ANA seeks Myanmar venture despite two failed attempts since 2014
ANA Holdings Inc. is attempting to set up a venture in Myanmar for the third time after previous efforts collapsed, as Japan's largest carrier seeks to capture demand in one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2017
Mitsubishi Regional Jet faces first order cancellation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Shunichi Miyanaga said Friday its airplane subsidiary was facing its first cancellation for the delay-plagued Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2017
Airbus set to poach Rolls-Royce exec Eric Schulz to lead commercial jetliner sales
Airbus is poised to hire Eric Schulz, the head of Rolls-Royce's civil engines unit, to lead its commercial jetliner sales, after months of uncertainty over the successor to sales kingpin John Leahy, three people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2017
Japan Airlines mulls more A350s as it adds India and North America routes
Japan Airlines Co., which bought its first Airbus SE planes four years ago, is considering adding to its pending order of wide-body A350s as it seeks to increase routes to India and North America.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017
Japan Airlines announces code-sharing deal with Hawaiian Airlines
Japan Airlines said Tuesday it will enter into a code-sharing deal with Hawaiian Airlines and form a joint venture in the coming months to boost access to one of the most popular overseas destinations for Japanese travelers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2017
80 years on, mystery of U.S. aviatrix Amelia Earhart's disappearance over the Pacific remains unresolved
On June 28, 1933, Nellie Simmons Meier sat at her desk and cast an expert eye over the imprint before her, searching for telltale signs much as she had done since she first started such readings as a young girl.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2017
Boeing bests Airbus in Paris Air Show orders for first time since 2012
Boeing Co. secured twice as much in order value at the Paris Air Show as rival Airbus SE, marking the U.S. plane maker's first victory in five years at the aviation industry's annual showcase.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 12, 2017
Tokai region aircraft industry attempts to attract new crop of recruits
Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in the Tokai region are working hard to train the next generation of human resources in the aircraft industry, which is involved in the manufacture of Boeing planes and the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, the first jet airliner designed and produced in Japan.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2017
Mitsubishi Aircraft targets Paris Air Show to debut regional jet
Mitsubishi Aircraft is looking to display its new regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June as it seeks more overseas orders for Japan's first passenger jet after delaying the plane's debut five times.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2017
Fifth delay announced for Japan's MRJ jet, raising concerns about new sales
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. puts off handing over its passenger jet and announces a 30 percent jump in development costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2016
ANA invests in Myanmar airline venture planning international debut in 2018
ANA Holdings Inc. has invested in a new airline venture in Myanmar that aims to start international flights in 2018 as the Japanese carrier seeks to capture demand in Asia's fastest-growing economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2016
Airlines face first profit drop in six years after setting 2016 record as fuel prices inch up: IATA
Global airline earnings are set to suffer their first annual decline in six years after reaching a record in 2016 as higher oil prices clip margins, according to the industry's main trade group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2016
Airbus wins $1.4 billion order for 13 planes from Peach Aviation
Airbus Group SE won an order for 13 Airbus planes valued at about $1.4 billion (about ¥154 billion) at list prices from Japanese budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., making inroads in a nation where most aircraft come from Boeing Co.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2016
We stand at the dawn of climate-friendly air travel
By cleaning up our carbon footprint now, future generations of air travelers from all countries will be able to look out their window onto a healthy planet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2016
Japan defense contractors get used to dealing with foreign military buyers
Until recently, public meetings between Japanese defense contractors and uniformed foreign military delegations would have stirred controversy in Japan, yet this week's aerospace show in Tokyo saw plenty.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2016
MRJ reaches U.S. after two false starts
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., the builder of Japan's first domestically made passenger jet, said its first test aircraft arrived in the U.S. after two aborted attempts last month, and is ready to start certification testing.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.

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