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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2019
Ethiopian jetliner smoked, strewed debris and shuddered before death plunge, say witnesses
The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed killing all 157 people aboard was making a strange rattling noise and trailed smoke and debris as it swerved above a field of panicked cows before hitting earth, according to witnesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2019
China orders airlines to ground Boeing 737 Max planes after model's second fatal crash in months
China's aviation regulator said Monday it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft operations by 6 p.m. following a deadly crash of a 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2019
Crew recording on Amazon cargo jet that crashed in Texas reflects 'loss of control'
Recorded conversations by pilots on a cargo jet carrying packages for Amazon.com Inc. that crashed last month near Houston reveal they began losing control of the aircraft about 18 seconds before it slammed into a shallow bay, investigators said Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 4, 2019
U.S. investigators say they've found second black box from doomed cargo jet
Searchers combing a shallow Texas bay have recovered the second of two flight recorders from a cargo plane hauling Amazon packages that crashed last week, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday, two days after finding the first.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2019
All three aboard killed as cargo jet plunges into shallow Texas bay during landing approach
A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay on Saturday as it was preparing to land in Houston. All three people on board were killed.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2019
American activist against the Futenma relocation plan questioned at Kansai airport for two hours upon arrival
An American activist who has collected over 210,000 signatures for a petition calling for the suspension of land reclamation work to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within Okinawa Prefecture was questioned by authorities for almost two hours shortly after his arrival in Japan on Tuesday....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2019
Struggling Norwegian Air sets big discount for share sale after U.K. carrier drops bid
Norwegian Air will sell new shares at just a third of the current market price when the loss-making airline seeks to raise money from its owners in the next few weeks, it said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2019
With every incident, fear grows that China is giving New Zealand the cold shoulder over Huawei ban
When an Air New Zealand jet to Shanghai was forced to turn around earlier this month, it seemed a relatively innocuous event put down to misfiled paperwork.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 12, 2019
Air New Zealand flight reportedly turned away from China due to reference to Taiwan
An Air New Zealand plane on its way to Shanghai was forced to return to Auckland after several hours in the air Saturday because paperwork for the flight included a reference to Taiwan, Stuff reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2019
Airlines say U.S. shutdown pushing aviation system to 'tipping point'
U.S. airline bosses are stepping up their criticism of the partial government shutdown, warning that the closing threatens to snarl air travel as it drags into its 34th day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2019
Shutdown bites economy and U.S. Coast Guard as Washington talks stall
The U.S. economy is taking a larger-than-expected hit from the partial government shutdown, White House estimates showed on Tuesday, as contractors and even the Coast Guard go without pay and talks to end the impasse seemed stalled.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2019
Okinawa governor says prefecture still intends to go ahead with Futenma referendum
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki clarifies his intention to hold a referendum over the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture on in late February as planned.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Dec 24, 2018
New Delhi chokes as pollution levels in Indian capital hit the worst level this year
Pollution levels in New Delhi have hit their worst this year in the past two days — earning a "severe" to "emergency" rating and indicating conditions that can spark a public health crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2018
SpaceX caps record 2018 with launch of U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite
Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. capped a record-setting year Sunday when it launched a rocket carrying a new GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force, after delaying the mission several times because of a technical issue involving its rocket sensors and bad weather.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2018
Lion Air founder and Boeing heading into a $22 billion feud
The crash of a Boeing Co. plane that killed 189 people in Indonesia is spiraling into a $22 billion feud between the aircraft maker and one of Asia's most influential aviation bosses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2018
Lion Air crash sheds light on the dark side of cockpit automation
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