Japan requests the USAF ground its F-16 fleet after fuel tank drop incident
On November 30, 2021, an F-16 Fighting Falcon had to carry out an emergency landing at Aomori Airport…
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JAL reduces quarterly losses on cargo boost, sees steady domestic recovery
Japan Airlines (JAL) expects international demand recovery will take “some more time”, although it predicts domestic demand will…
ANA downgrades profit target after COVID-19 outbreaks hit first-half demand
Japan’s ANA Holdings (ALNPY) has downgraded its revenue and profit forecasts for the 2022 fiscal year after COVID-19…
All Nippon Airways receives its final Airbus A380
All Nippon Airways takes delivery of its third and final Airbus A380. The arrival of the orange superjumbo…
Japan fighter jets scrambled 390 times in 2021, mainly for Chinese aircraft
The Japanese Ministry of Defense reported that during the first half of the fiscal year 2021, which begins…
Is Japan trying to become the land of spaceports?
Japan has been responsible for some rather interesting space programs. But now the country aims to ramp-up development…
Japanese F-2 fighter jet loses canopy during interception
A Mitsubishi F-2 fighter of the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) lost its canopy mid-flight during an…
ANA launches new e-Commerce freight service
Japanese airline group ANA Holdings (ALNPY) is launching a new logistics service dedicated to transporting cross-border e-commerce cargo…
Japan Airlines to recycle 100% of food into fertilizer
As an effort to reach its sustainability goals, Japan Airlines aims to recycle all food and cooking waste…
Qantas expects international travel to resume by December 2021
Qantas announced on August 26, 2021 that it expects to resume its international flights by December of 2021.…
Japan purchases Boeing KC-46 spare parts at 15 times higher price
The Chicago-based aerospace manufacturer Boeing reportedly charged the government of Japan as much as 15 times higher price…
Narita Airport innovates to reduce passenger interactions
The management team of Japan’s Narita International Airport (NRT) launched new innovative passenger check-in stations which are expected…
Japan reduces Chinese interceptions as it deploys F-35s
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) changed its air defense strategy in order to lower the number of interceptions.…
Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747 freighter suffers tailstrike
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) Boeing 747 freighter experienced a tailstrike while performing a go-around at Tokyo Narita Airport…
ANA offers staff to take unpaid leave for personal aspirations
On January 26, 2021, ANA said it would allow its employees to voluntarily take up to two years…
Japan halts entry for foreign arrivals
Japan’s government is suspending foreign visitors from entering the country beginning December 28, 2020. As a precaution against the…
Mitsubishi Aircraft to reduce workforce by 95%
As the development of the Spacejet, Japan’s first domestic passenger aircraft, is on indefinite hold, Mitsubishi Aircraft plans…
Lockheed Martin joins Japanese fighter jet program
Lockheed Martin was selected by the Japanese government to provide technological support to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the…