Business / Corporate Oct 24, 2020
Japan prefers piecemeal approach over big bailout for carrier ANA
by Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara
The approach marks a stark contrast to the bold moves other countries have made to protect flagship carriers.
Business Oct 24, 2020
Zipair, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier, is hiring around 100 staff
At a time most airlines are shedding jobs, there is one that’s hiring — a new low-cost carrier called Zipair Tokyo Inc. The unit of Japan Airlines Co. will take on around 100 employees from the broader JAL group as it launches passenger flights between ...
Business / Corporate Oct 23, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy mulls near-freeze of regional jet development
Delivery of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, previously called the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, has already been put back from 2013 to 2021.
Business / Corporate Oct 22, 2020
Pandemic-hit ANA expects record net loss of around ¥530 billion
The company said the number of passengers for its international flights plunged 96% in the five months through August from a year earlier.
Business Oct 20, 2020
'Bad math': Leading expert challenges airlines' COVID-19 safety claims
by Laurence Frost
Airlines and plane-makers are anxious to restart international travel, even as a second wave of infections and restrictions takes hold in many countries.
National Oct 16, 2020
Japan considers relaxing travel advisories issued early in pandemic
Currently, 159 countries and regions are subject to alerts warning against all travel.
Asia Pacific Oct 16, 2020
First 'no-quarantine' flights arrive in Australia as coronavirus cases fall
Hundreds of New Zealand plane passengers started arriving in Sydney on Friday as part of a new trans-Tasman travel bubble amid a rapidly falling growth rate in cases at the epicenter of Australia's coronavirus outbreak. In a tentative re-opening to international tourism, travelers on the ...
Business Oct 15, 2020
Mass air travel two years away, says Singapore transport minister
by Kyunghee Park and Haslinda Amin
The global aviation industry will take at least two years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and for mass travel to return, Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung has said, stressing the importance of developing a widely available and effective vaccine to help countries ...
Business Oct 1, 2020
The airline's fleet of three planes is based at Nagoya's Chubu Centrair International Airport.
World Sep 26, 2020
Airports deploy rapid virus tests and sniffer dogs to unlock travel
by Christopher Jasper - Richard Weiss
Europe turns to new measures to help the travel industry get back off the ground.
Business Sep 17, 2020
Travelers snap up Asian airlines' scenic 'flights to nowhere'
Airlines including EVA Airways Corp. and ANA Holdings Inc., desperate for revenue and to keep their pilots' licenses current, are turning to a new revenue stream.
Business Sep 7, 2020
With borders closed, airlines invent wild ways to stay afloat
From fresh vegetables to peanuts and pajamas, they’re selling almost anything to make it through the pandemic.