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JAL under cyberattack, domestic, international flights delayed
Bloomberg and Reuters, 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.
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.
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
Bloomberg and Kyodo News, 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.
Japan clarifies safety steps after airport collision
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2024
» TOKYO - Japan’s transport ministry has announced emergency safety steps following a deadly plane collision at Haneda airport, clarifying the information that air traffic controllers can provide to planes to prevent any miscommunication.
JAL pilots ‘did not see’ smaller plane when landing
Kyodo News, Published on 04/01/2024
» TOKYO - The pilots of the Japan Airlines jetliner that collided with a Japan Coast Guard (JCG) aircraft at Haneda airport have told an internal investigation that they could not visually confirm the presence of the smaller plane when touching down, according to the company.
Japan Airlines flight was cleared to land before fiery collision
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2024
» TOKYO - As Japan Airlines Co. Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful conclusion to the routine one-and-a-half hour journey from Sapporo in northern Japan.
Fire destroys Airbus jet after collision in Tokyo
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 02/01/2024
» TOKYO - All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda airport on Tuesday, but local media said most of the coast guard plane crew had died.
India's women water warriors transform parched lands
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» CHHATARPUR, India: As the monsoon storms bear down on India, a dedicated group of women hope that after years of backbreaking labour, water shortages will no longer leave their village high and dry.