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AIRLINES

WORLD
Dec 12, 2014
Powerful storm knocks out power, disrupts flights in California
A Pacific storm pummeled drought-parched northern and central California on Thursday with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, disrupting flights, washing out roads and prompting school closures in the Bay Area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2014
South Korean wealthy no longer above law
The uproar that forced a Korean Air Lines executive to resign after delaying a flight because she was unhappy with the way nuts were served points to growing intolerance of corporate bad behavior in a country dominated by family conglomerates.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2014
Airbus hints it may ditch A380 after finding no takers for superjumbo this year
Airbus Group NV raised the prospect of discontinuing its A380 superjumbo as soon as 2018, the first admission that it may have misjudged the market for the double-decker after failing to find a single airline buyer this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2014
MH17 crash victims' families say Dutch probe has failed, seek U.N. investigation
Relatives of MH17 crash victims, angered by what they see as Dutch mishandling of inquiries into the disaster, want a special U.N. envoy to launch an international investigation.
WORLD
Dec 3, 2014
Iranian hacking targeting airlines, energy, infrastructure firms said posing serious physical threat
Iranian hackers have infiltrated some of the world's top energy, transport and infrastructure companies over the past two years in a campaign that could allow them to eventually cause physical damage, according to U.S. cybersecurity firm Cylance.
COMMENTARY
Nov 27, 2014
In India, sadly, flying and fighting go together
Why do manners go out the window as soon as Indians board a plane?
WORLD
Nov 27, 2014
Drone close-calls with airliners a daily occurence in U.S., FAA reports
Civilian drones are flying so close to airplanes so frequently that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is receiving almost one incident report a day.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2014
SMBC Aviation places $8.5 billion order for Boeing jets on Asian demand
Boeing Co. won an $8.5 billion order from Japanese lessor SMBC Aviation Capital Ltd. as Asian aircraft-leasing companies bet on demand for new planes to serve the region's travel growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2014
Skymark says it may collapse if forced to pay A380 contract fine
Skymark Airlines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, repeated it is at risk of going out of business should it have to pay Airbus Group NV a penalty after its planned purchase of six A380 superjumbos fell through.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2014
Special report: why Ukraine's revolution remains unfinished
In the afternoon of Feb. 20, after the morning's dead had been cleared away, Volodymyr Melnychuk arrived outside Kiev's October palace.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 22, 2014
Ebola raises airline bond risk, similar to SARS scare
The bond risk of ANA Holdings Inc. rose the most of any company in Japan as the spread of Ebola to two health workers in the U.S. rekindled memories of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2002 and 2003.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2014
Mitsubishi Aircraft to roll out first passenger jet after four-year delay
It has almost four years late in arriving. Now, with a helping hand from bullet train specialists, Japan's first passenger jet is about to make its debut.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 14, 2014
Wall St. drops in late selloff; energy, airlines fall
U.S. stocks dropped more than 1 percent on Monday, with the S&P 500 closing below a key technical support level, as declines in energy and airline shares led a late-day selloff.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2014
U.S. airline group to meet with health officials on Ebola
A U.S. airlines trade group said it would meet with health and safety officials on Monday to discuss whether additional screenings for Ebola could improve on measures already in place to contain the spread of the deadly virus.

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