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BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2014
JAL Dreamliner battery fire triggered by Boeing design, NTSB probe finds
Inadequate design and testing caused last year's battery fire that led to the grounding of Boeing Dreamliner jets for more than three months, investigators concluded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2014
JAL-Skymark plan poses hazard to aviation market
With the government reluctant to push any tie-up, the outlook for the partnership that struggling Skymark Airlines Inc. is aggressively seeking to form with Japan Airlines Co. remains cloudy.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2014
American Airlines to reach more Japanese cities through Jetstar network
American Airlines said Wednesday it will start code share flights with Jetstar Japan Co. on five routes in Japan from Narita International Airport on Sunday, a move aimed at increasing convenience for passengers to fly to and from regiional Japanese cities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2014
ANA, Lufthansa to launch joint air shipping service
All Nippon Airways Co. and Lufthansa Cargo AG of Germany will launch a joint air cargo venture on routes between Japan and Europe, the two companies said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2014
JAL orders 32 Mitsubishi Regional Jets
Japan Airlines Co. said Thursday it will buy 32 planes from Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to make its fleet more fuel-efficient.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2014
Mourners visit site on 29th anniversary of world's deadliest single-plane crash
Mourners gathered on a hillside in Gunma Prefecture on Tuesday to mark the 29th anniversary of a plane crash that left 520 people dead.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2014
JAL group net profit drops 19% in April-June on higher fuel costs
Japan Airlines Co. said Tuesday its group net profit for the April to June quarter fell 19.4 percent from a year earlier to ¥14.78 billion, due to a rise in operating costs stemming from higher fuel prices and maintenance expenses for airplanes.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2014
Malaysian Air should learn from JAL's revival
With Malaysian Airlines losing its second Boeing 777 in four months, many passengers are sure to declare it a personal no-fly zone. Privatization is the main option being considered.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2014
JAL to offer wireless Internet on domestic flights
Japan Airlines Co. will start offering in-flight wireless Internet connection on some of its domestic flights from July 23, the airline said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 10, 2014
Mitsubishi Aircraft yet to sell JAL on regional jet
While Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has clinched a deal to deliver its new small passenger jet to All Nippon Airways Co. in 2017, Japan Airlines Co., the country's other major carrier, has yet to sign up for the plane.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2014
Ex-JAL cabin attendants lose court ruling over dismissal
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday ruled against 71 former Japan Airlines Co. cabin attendants who were seeking reinstatement after being dismissed as part of the airline's corporate restructuring in the wake of its 2010 bankruptcy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2014
New Haneda slots created a glut, JAL chief says
Japan Airlines Co. said the release of new operating slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport has created a capacity glut likely to persist for another 18 months, weighing on average fares and earnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2014
JAL ups the ante against ANA via alliances
Japan Airlines is upbeat about oneworld's latest expansion because the revamped alliance will provide access to the burgeoning Latin American market and more flexibility on trans-Pacific routes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2014
Boeing woos ANA after JAL chooses Airbus
Boeing Co. said it's working "very hard" to secure an order from ANA Holdings Co. after its decadeslong dominance in Japan was challenged last year by a $9.5 billion aircraft deal for Airbus.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2014
More airlines to serve Myanmar
Japan and Myanmar have agreed to revise a bilateral aviation accord to allow more than one air carrier from each country to offer flights, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2014
JAL to launch seven new London-Haneda flights
Japan Airlines Co. says it will launch new direct flights between Tokyo and London after it was allotted five new international slots at Haneda airport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2014
JAL probes another 787 battery incident
Japan Airlines is investigating what caused a battery on a Boeing 787 to emit smoke during preflight maintenance, a year after a fire on one of the carrier's Dreamu00adlinu00aders helped spur the grounding of the global fleet.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2013
Airlines urged to defy China's ADIZ
The government repeated Monday that it will continue to urge the nation's airlines not to comply with the rules laid down in China's recently, unilaterally declared air defense identification zone over the East China Sea that includes the disputed, Japan-held Senkaku islets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2013
ANA, JAL, Peach now disregard China ADIZ
ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., the nation's largest carriers, flew through China's newly declared air defense identification zone without notifying the country after Japan asked airlines to stop giving flight information to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2013
Boeing warns of ice risk for GE-powered 787s
Boeing Co. told airlines that some Dreamliners with General Electric Co. engines must bypass thunderstorms as a precautionary measure, the latest advisory on the 787 that was grounded globally earlier this year.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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