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C 2 AIRCRAFT

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 7, 2018
Ranger reaches crashed Alaska sightseeing plane on peak, finds four Polish passengers dead, pilot missing
All four Polish passengers on a sightseeing plane that crashed near North America's tallest peak in Alaska were found dead at the crash site on Monday, the National Park Service said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018
After delays, truck collision does little to help Mitsubishi's MRJ in dogfight with aviation giants
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., trying to keep its new regional jet on track after a series of delays, was forced to cancel a demo flight for the world's aerospace industry Tuesday after the jet was hit by a truck.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2018
Will China have seven aircraft carriers by 2025?
The Chinese Navy's upcoming Type 075 assault ships may deploy fighter jets to better contend pacific naval superiority.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2018
Woes deepen at Cuba's flagship airline as fleet gets effectively grounded, customers demand refunds
In the busy summer travel period in Cuba, a long line of people wait for hours in the sweltering heat outside the Havana office of state-owned airline Cubana, many of them eager to visit families in the provinces.
BUSINESS / Companies
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2018
Honda Aircraft starts taking business jet orders in Japan
Honda Aircraft Co.'s "flying sports car" is set for take-off in Japan after the firm announced Wednesday it has begun accepting orders for its private business jet, HondaJet Elite, from domestic customers.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2018
Two U.S. Ospreys make precautionary landings at Amami Airport before flying to bases
Two U.S. military Osprey aircraft made emergency landings at the airport on Amami Island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday afternoon, a government source said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2018
Death on Southwest passenger jet ends near decade-long successful safety record
Almost 100 million U.S.-operated airline flights, carrying several billion people, had taken off and landed safely over a nine-year span since the last time a passenger died in an accident in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2018
China strikes back with duties on U.S. soybeans, planes and cars, sending global markets down
Reuters
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2018
Chinese carrier joins massive navy show of force in South China Sea, satellite images show
Dozens of Chinese naval vessels are exercising this week with an aircraft carrier in a large show of force off Hainan island in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters show.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2018
Passenger tripped emergency fuel shutoff before fatal NYC tourism copter plunge into East River: pilot
An emergency fuel shut-off switch had been accidentally tripped moments before a fatal crash of a helicopter in New York's East River on March 11, a pilot told the National Transportation Safety Board in a preliminary report released Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2018
Door falls off Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopter flying over Kagoshima island
A door weighing over 30 kilograms fell from an Air Self-Defense Force helicopter Tuesday during a flight over Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2018
All 39 aboard confirmed killed in crash of Russian military plane at Syria base
A Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people on board, Russian officials said, an incident that sharply raised the death toll from the Kremlin's intervention in the Syrian war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 22, 2018
Honda Aircraft topped list for business jet deliveries in 2017
Honda Aircraft Co., the U.S. aviation arm of Honda Motor Co., delivered 43 small business jets in 2017, ranking first worldwide in the category, the automaker said Thursday.
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
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018
Okinawa governor expresses anger after third U.S. military helicopter makes precautionary landing in the prefecture
“The U.S. military is out of control. They can't exercise any oversight, there are no signs they will reform,” said Okinawa's governor after another American helicopter made an emergency landing.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2018
U.S. exploration firm begins search for missing Malaysian jet using deep submersibles
A U.S. exploration firm has begun searching for Malaysia Airline flight MH370, which veered far off course and disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board, the chief of Malaysia's aviation regulator said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2018
Fiery Costa Rica plane crash claims 12, including 10 Americans
A plane crash in Costa Rica on Sunday killed 10 U.S. citizens and two local pilots, the Costa Rican government said.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2017
Syria says military jet downed in northern Hama and pilot killed
Syria's armed forces said insurgents downed a military jet in northern Hama province on Tuesday, killing the pilot.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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