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JAL pilot tampered with testing kit to avoid getting caught with alcohol
Published on 05/09/2025
» A Japan Airlines employee who admitted to drinking alcohol in Hawaii before his scheduled piloting duty last month, causing delays as the airline found a replacement, had on multiple occasions tampered with his testing kit to avoid detection under similar circumstances, the operator said on Thursday.
JAL flights delayed after another pilot drinking incident
Kyodo News, Published on 03/09/2025
» KYODO — Three recent Japan Airlines Co flights from Hawaii to Japan were delayed, two by around 18 hours, after a pilot in command was found to have drunk alcohol, the carrier said Wednesday, the latest in a series of similar scandals to plague the airline.
Japan Airlines resumes normal services after cyberattack disrupts flights
Published on 27/12/2024
» TOKYO - Japan Airlines' network suffered a cyberattack on Thursday, disrupting luggage services and delaying flights at the start of the New Year holiday season, before being restored later in the day.
JAL under cyberattack, domestic, international flights delayed
Published on 26/12/2024
» TOKYO - Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Thursday it was hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to some domestic and international flights.
Japan airport shut after likely WW2-era bomb explodes
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» TOKYO - A regional airport in southwestern Japan was closed on Wednesday after a US bombshell, likely dropped during World War II to stem “kamikaze” attacks, exploded near a runway, causing nearly 90 flight cancellations.
Japan Airlines expects no flight cancellations from A350 inspections
Published on 06/09/2024
» SEOUL: Japan Airlines does not expect flight cancellations or delays as a result of inspections ordered by Europe's air safety regulator on engines of Airbus A350-1000 jets, it said on Friday.
How airlines are responding to Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 engine failure
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2024
» Several airlines are carrying out precautionary inspections on their Airbus A350 fleets after Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific found 15 planes that needed fuel line repairs following the in-flight failure of an engine part on Monday.
What is the issue with Cathay Pacific's A350 Rolls-Royce engines?
Published on 03/09/2024
» Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday it was inspecting all 48 of its Airbus A350 widebody jets after the in-flight failure of a component in an engine that is made by British manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
Severe typhoon approaching Japan disrupts flights, trains
Published on 16/08/2024
» Typhoon Ampil edged closer to Japan’s main island of Honshu on Friday, forcing airlines to cancel flights and the government to issue warnings against possible landslides and flooding.
Travel cancellations hit Japan as typhoon nears
Published on 15/08/2024
» Hundreds of flights and some bullet train services will be suspended as Typhoon Ampil makes its way towards the main island of Japan on Friday, complicating travel plans during the country’s annual Bon summer break.