ANA to cut half of long-haul aircraft and expect $5B billion loss
All Nippon Airways (ANA) made a decision on 21th to cut 25 to 30 large aircraft mainly for…
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Japanese airlines cancel hundreds of flights due to typhoon
As typhoon Haishen passes Japanese islands, 579 flights scheduled for September 7, 2020 were cancelled by various Japanese…
ZIPAIR launched first passenger flight, only 2 customers on board
As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread, Japan’s newest low-cost airline, ZIPAIR, finally made its first passenger flight…
Peach received its first Airbus A320neo
At the end of September, the first Airbus A320neo for low-cost Japanese airline Peach was delivered. The current…
Structural crack reportedly found on Japan F-2 fighter jet
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) reportedly grounded its Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighter jets after a crack was…
Kawasaki P-1 excluded from German submarine hunter tender
Forced to retire its aging maritime patrol aircraft ten years before it can develop a new one with…
Mitsubishi to obtain F-X stealth fighter jet development contract
The Japanese Defense Ministry is about to formalize Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as the prime contractor of the…
Skymark Boeing 737 suffers internal damage after bird strike
On August 29, 2020, a Skymark Airlines Boeing 737 (registered as JA73NM) suffered a bird strike while climbing…
Japan hopes UAE will become first Kawasaki C-2 export customer
The Japanese government will subject the Kawaski C-2 transport plane to unpaved runway landing tests in an attempt…
ANA and JAL to reduce domestic flights again due to COVID-19
According to the report of HNK on 24th, Japanese tourism and business trip sections showed a downward trend…
First Japanese V-22 Osprey deployed amidst controversy
Japan becomes the first foreign operator of the U.S.-made tiltrotor aircraft, a move anticipated for almost a decade,…
Russian MiG-31BM heavy interceptors to monitor Pacific Ocean
A squadron of modernized Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-31BM supersonic interceptors is being deployed on the Kamchatka Peninsula, at the…
Japan naval aviation on the hunt for Chinese submarines
Following reports of a foreign submarine cruising near the Satsunan Islands, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force deployed two…
Third and last ANA A380 takes off for maiden flight
The third and last Airbus A380 for the airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) made its maiden flight in…
ANA’s first Boeing 777X is being assembled [Photo]
After Emirates Airlines and Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) , the assembly of the first All Nippon Airways Boeing 777X…
Airbus shows third & final ANA’s Green Sea Turtle A380
Airbus unveils the livery of a third ‒ and final ‒ A380, which will join All Nippon Airways…
All Nippon Airways to receive third Airbus A380
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s biggest carrier, announced the introductory date of its third Airbus A380, the Flying…
South Korea, Japan, China to end risky airspace situation
South Korea, Japan, and China are close to reaching an agreement regarding the control of the airspace over…