Tag - airlines

 
 

AIRLINES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2020
Boeing kept FAA in the dark on key 737 MAX design changes, U.S. says
The plane has been grounded from commercial flight since March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia over a five-month span.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2020
ANA chief vows to push reform agenda amid pandemic struggles
CEO and President Shinya Katanozaka is relying on credit worth u00a51 trillion to recover from a record u00a558.7 billion loss in the first fiscal quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2020
American Airlines braces balance sheet with $3.5 billion in financing
American Airlines is selling $750 million of shares and the same amount of senior convertible notes due in 2025, the carrier said in a statement Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2020
JAL eyes extending ¥150,000 allowance to each employee
Japan Airlines Co. plans to provide up to ¥150,000 ($1,400) in special allowances to some 36,000 people, or almost all employees of the carrier and its group companies, in early July, company sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2020
Japan Airlines to raise ¥500 billion as it struggles in pandemic
The airline has already borrowed u00a5200 billion from financial institutions but says it expects demand to start recovering this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2020
Peach Aviation reopens all domestic routes as Japan lifts restrictions
Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. resumed services on all 22 domestic routes Friday, as Japan lifted the last remaining travel restrictions after claiming to have checked the spread of coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2020
American Airlines bans conservative activist in showdown over face masks
American Airlines Group Inc. removed a passenger who refused to wear a face covering and banned him from taking flights in the future, capping a week in which U.S. carriers vowed to step up enforcement of mask use.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. airlines threaten to ban passengers who refuse to wear masks
U.S. airline passengers who refuse to wear face coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked under tougher enforcement policies, the industry's main lobby group said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020
Japan Airlines to ramp up services for domestic flights at Haneda Airport
Japan Airlines Co. said Monday it will resume at full capacity boarding and security operations for domestic flights at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in July, with traffic expected to increase as coronavirus restrictions are gradually lifted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 13, 2020
Pandemic hampers pilot training as aviator shortage looms in graying Japan
The pilots trained during the bubble economy will start retiring around 2030, and airlines are racing to train replacements even as the industry's propsects dim.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft to slash over half its workforce in restructuring move
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' struggling aircraft unit will also close its U.S. headquarters, a development center in Canada and offices in the U.S. and Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2020
JAL to ease domestic flight cuts in June on expected travel recovery
Japan Airlines Co. said Wednesday it will ease domestic flight reductions from later this month as it expects a recovery in travel demand following the lifting of a state of emergency over the new coronavirus epidemic in May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2020
Japan's budget airlines face business model challenges in post-pandemic world
With the airline industry struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, the situation is particularly worrisome for low-cost airlines, which rely on high seat occupancy and aircraft operating rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2020
China eases flight curbs after U.S. order targeting Chinese carriers
Qualifying foreign carriers will be allowed once-per-week flights into a city of their choosing starting June 8.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020
Japan Airlines eyes halving summer bonuses due to coronavirus
The airline operator has informed employees about the plan and intends to secure a labor union agreement this month, the sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020
Boeing restarts 737 Max factory, taking a step toward jet’s comeback
Boeing Co. has restarted production of its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner, ending a four-month shutdown, as the planemaker works with regulators to end a global grounding that has hurt sales and damaged its reputation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2020
China to allow charter flights from eight countries but not from U.S.
China plans to allow chartered flights from eight countries as it loosens restrictions on inbound travel imposed for the coronavirus pandemic, though the U.S. won’t be included amid growing tensions between the two nations, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2020
Japan's ANA leads way as masks become new normal in virus-era air travel
From June, All Nippon Airways will require all passengers to wear face masks inside airports and aboard aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy to slash regional jet business workforce
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is planning to slash the number of employees working on its struggling regional jet business amid bleak demand for aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter have said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2020
Washington accuses Beijing of blocking U.S. flights to China
The U.S. Transportation Department late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. air carriers to resume service to China and ordered Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the U.S. government.

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'