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AIRLINES

Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
Air France axes A380 superjumbo and Emirates seen cutting deliveries
The world's largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France said it would permanently axe its grounded fleet and sources said Emirates was in talks to reduce remaining deliveries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2020
'Don't come': Hawaii mothballs $17.8 billion tourist industry
Venturing out of a hotel room in Hawaii right now might land you in handcuffs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2020
As flying returns, plane-makers seek to quell fears over cabin air
Jet manufacturers and airlines are launching an urgent initiative to convince nervous travelers that the air they breathe on planes is safe, believing this is critical to rebuilding a travel industry floored by the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 19, 2020
International plane travel creeps back with ‘bubble’ corridors
Planes are flying again on a handful of international routes, creating a possible path to recovery for a battered industry. But with COVID-19 still spreading, aspiring passengers will have to navigate a patchy network that might include virus tests and weeks-long quarantine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2020
U.S. airlines balance fewer flights with angry travelers seeking social distance
U.S. carriers have slashed their schedules by 90 percent or more, so those who fly are being funneled onto fewer flights, leading to fuller planes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy to halve budget for delay-prone passenger jet project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Monday it will halve the budget for its problematic passenger jet project to ¥60 billion for the year ending next March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2020
In virus-hit Japan, cabs deliver ¥32,000 steaks and boxes occupy plane seats
Transportation companies get creative in expanding delivery options to generate revenue as virus negatively impacts bottom lines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2020
ANA eases dress code mandating high heels for female employees
All Nippon Airways Co. has eased its company dress code that mandated female cabin attendants and ground staff wear high heels, the company has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2020
Air travel demand unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels quickly
The industry has been especially hard hit by the crisis, which prompted many countries to impose travel restrictions and airlines to cut back on flights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2020
American, Delta and United to require facial coverings on U.S. flights
Changes to air travel coming as hard-hit carriers strive to reassure public and gain customer trust amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2020
ANA to be reprimanded over pilot's drinking
The business improvement order is the third-most serious type of punishment, behind having a business license revoked and a business suspension.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 30, 2020
Airlines remodel idle passenger planes into air freighters to keep cargo moving
Growing demand for distribution of emergency supplies, such as face masks, around the globe is also prompting aviation firms to make such moves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2020
ANA reports biggest quarterly group net loss in January-March period
The company said its group net profit in the business year ended March plunged 75.0 percent from a year earlier to u00a527.66 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 27, 2020
How coronavirus will forever change airlines and the way we fly
A seismic shift is underway as the world's airlines reassess their operations and how they will look emerging from the crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2020
Japan Airlines cuts net profit outlook due to virus outbreak
Japan Airlines Co. downgraded on Wednesday its group net profit outlook for fiscal 2019 to ¥53 billion ($490 million) from the earlier projected ¥93 billion as the coronavirus pandemic heavily reduced demand for air travel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2020
As most airlines scrap jet orders, one tiny carrier is throttling up
Airlines are doing everything they can to scrap or delay jetliner deliveries amid an unprecedented collapse in air travel. Not Air Baltic Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2020
ANA slashes 2019 earnings outlook due to pandemic
ANA Holdings Inc. is cutting its earnings estimate for the 2019 business year as the coronavirus pandemic decimated demand for air travel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2020
Japan's airlines fly empty domestic flights as they stick to schedule
Japan's top airlines are operating a majority of their domestic capacity even though COVID-19 has caused seats on flights to be left mostly empty, amid a lack of clear government directives on the functioning of transport infrastructure during the crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2020
JAL executives to take 10% pay cut as coronavirus weighs on business
Japan Airlines Co. executives will voluntarily take a 10 percent cut in monthly remuneration from April to June as a cost-cutting measure after the global coronavirus pandemic forced it to sharply reduce flights, a source close to the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2020
Japanese airlines stand to lose ¥1 trillion to coronavirus pandemic
The damage being inflicted on the airline industry by the virus is exceeding anything it has seen in the past.

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