All Japan articles – Page 5
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NewsMHI’s aerospace unit narrows nine-month loss
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) troubled SpaceJet programme cut its losses for the nine months to 31 December 2020, as developmental costs fell amid an ongoing programme freeze.
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NewsJAL cuts earnings forecast citing pandemic uncertainty
Japan Airlines (JAL) has sharply reduced its profit and revenue forecasts for the 2020 financial year, as it reports significant nine-month losses.
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NewsANA taps into bellyhold cargo in Okinawa logistics hub revamp
The ANA Group will make use of bellyhold cargo of flights at Okinawa island’s Naha airport in its plans to revamp the island’s logistics hub into a new network model.
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NewsANA to retire domestic large aircraft ‘ahead of schedule’
All Nippon Airways will retire large aircraft operating domestic flights “ahead of schedule” — and cut their utilisation by half — as it discloses that domestic operations will “make up the core” of its earnings in the coming financial year, which begins on 1 April.
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Airline BusinessWill new realities clear path for Qantas-JAL joint venture approval?
The proposed joint venture between Japan Airlines (JAL) and Qantas underlines the horrendous state and uncertain future of Asia-Pacific’s international air travel markets.
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft reportedly cuts 95% of staff
Beleaguered Mitsubishi Aircraft, whose flagship SpaceJet programme is effectively frozen amid cost cutting, is reported to have slashed 95% of its employees.
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NewsShuttered AirAsia Japan files for bankruptcy
AirAsia Japan has filed for bankruptcy, more than a month since it ceased all operations.
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NewsJapan flies Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey for the first time
The Japanese military flew the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey for the first time at Kisarazu Air Field on 6 November.
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NewsJAL to reduce 777 fleet amid swing to steep first-half loss
Japan Airlines will retire up to 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft over the next three years, as it battles the coronavirus crisis that saw it rack up significant losses for its half-yearly results. Elaborating on its future fleet plans, the Oneworld carrier states that 11 777-200ERs used in its ...
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NewsANA swings to big first-half operating loss amid pandemic havoc
All Nippon Airways’ parent company ANA Holdings ended its first half of fiscal 2020 deep in the red, as it forecast a record full-year net loss of Y510 billion ($4.7 billion), citing a “significant decline” in passenger travel demand. The group also expects to book significant impairment losses – ...
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NewsMitsubishi Heavy considers cutting SpaceJet programme again: reports
Several Japanese news outlets are reporting that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is mulling whether to further scale back Mitsubishi Aircraft’s SpaceJet development programme.
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NewsCessna delivers first Latitudes configured for flight-inspection missions
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) has taken delivery of the first two Cessna Citation Latitudes from a January 2018 order for three of the midsize business jets. The pair are the first Latitudes to be configured for a flight inspection missions, with the final example scheduled to arrive early in 2021.
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NewsJapanese and South Korean carriers further cut April schedules
Japanese and South Korean carriers have made further reductions to their summer schedules in light of the coronavirus outbreak. ANA had planned to serve a total of 4,653 flights on 72 routes between March 29 and April 24, but says 3,813 of those, on 68 different routes, have now been ...
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NewsMitsubishi Aircraft adds new directors to board
Mitsubishi Aircraft will see yet another round of management changes, as it doubles down on certificating its SpaceJet M90 regional jet programme. Two current senior vice presidents in the Japanese airframer will be promoted to directors of its board, effective 1 April. Keisuke Masutani will oversee global governance ...
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NewsJAL trials transporting fresh fish with UAVs
Japan Airlines has conducted the first series of test flights using UAVs to transport freight, including one involving fresh fish from Nagasaki to a Tokyo restaurant. The flights, which spanned two days, were operated in cooperation with the Nagasaki Prefecture government. JAL adds that Yamaha Motor piloted the UAV ...
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NewsJAL and Bell explore urban air mobility in Asia
Japan Airlines and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation have signed a cooperation agreement with Bell to study business opportunities for urban air mobility in Japan and around Asia. The agreement will encompass market research for mobility services that eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) technology, as well as examining the feasibility ...
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Airline BusinessHawaiian full year income falls as competition increases
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, says net adjusted income for the full year 2019 fell 25% to $219 million compared to the same period a year ago as it faced stiff new competition on some of its stronger routes within the Hawaiian Islands, to the US mainland and to Japan.
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NewsJAL to test drone flights for medical supply delivery
Japan Airlines has signed a cooperation agreement with the Japanese city of Yabu to launch unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test flights to transport medical supplies. JAL is hoping to conduct the maiden sortie this spring. The expected route will span about 25km, from a hospital to a clinic and over ...
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NewsANA expands Australian network with Virgin codeshare
ANA has inked a commercial partnership agreement with Virgin Australia, a new entrant to the Australia-Japan sector. From 30 January, ANA will place its code on six domestic routes operated by Virgin, from Sydney to Brisbane, Melbourne, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast and Adelaide. The partners expect to announce more codeshare ...