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AIRCRAFT

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.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 21, 2017
South Korea plans to buy 20 additional F-35A stealth fighters: media report
South Korea plans to buy an additional 20 F-35A stealth fighter aircraft from the United States, a South Korean newspaper reported on Thursday, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Seoul would be purchasing billions of dollars in new military equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2017
Beware of lithium ion battery fire dangers, Europe warns Christmas air travelers
European aviation safety authorities have urged airlines to remind passengers about how best to transport electronic devices containing lithium ion batteries over the busy Christmas travel period.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2017
No further misconduct found at Kobe Steel plant making aluminum for MRJ
The transport ministry said Friday its inspection of a Kobe Steel Ltd. plant in Mie Prefecture found no further evidence of misconduct in addition to its data-falsification scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2017
Wreck of salvaged MSDF chopper off Aomori yields two bodies; search for fourth sailor continues
Two bodies have been found in the wreckage of a Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter that was raised from the seabed after crashing off northeastern Japan in August, the Maritime Self-Defense Force said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2017
Defense minister and Okinawa governor criticize U.S. forces for resuming CH-53 helicopter flights soon after accident
The U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa on Wednesday resumed flight operations of its CH-53E transport helicopters, insisting it has confirmed their safety following a crash-landing by one a week ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2017
Helmets found in waters off Shizuoka Prefecture where ASDF chopper with four aboard apparently crashed
Rescuers on Wednesday said despite finding three helmets, none of the four crew members had been found at the site where an Air Self-Defense Force helicopter crashed the day before in waters off Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2017
Small plane ditches in Fukui river; all four occupants escape uninjured
A small single-engine plane landed in a river in Fukui Prefecture on Sunday after reporting engine trouble, and all four men on board were able to escape without injury.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2017
Army, NTSB, FAA probing drone collision with military chopper over Staten Island
Federal investigators have opened their first probe of a midair collision between a civilian drone and a traditional aircraft.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2017
Aussie agencies, with help of satellite drift data, pinpoint 'most-likely' location of MH370
New evidence released by Australian government agencies on Wednesday may have narrowed the location of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2017
Rebels take credit for downing Syrian MiG, show photos of pilot
The Syrian military said on Tuesday that one of its jets crashed in southern Syria, state television reported, hours after Western-backed rebels said they had shot it down and captured the pilot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2017
Australia sends ships, divers to aid in recovery after U.S. Marines end search for missing Osprey crash trio
The Australian government said on Sunday it would deploy its armed forces to assist in recovery efforts after the U.S. Marine Corps suspended its search for three Marines missing since their aircraft crashed off Australia's northeast coast a day earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2017
German military copter crashes and burns in Mali desert, claiming peacekeeper crew of two
A German military helicopter assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali crashed in the West African nation's desert north on Wednesday, killing the two crew members, the German military said.

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