@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

A man in the U.K. has been sentenced to prison after duping the aviation industry for years, selling questionable jet-engine components with fabricated paperwork. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/25/companies/fraud-aviation-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social avatar aSweetGentleman , to random

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As a strong supporter of trains over planes it pains me to say it but the so-called first class in the Amtrack train was so crappy that it made flying in Economy a joy and a pleasure.
TSA included.

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Japan is set to prohibit the use of power banks on flights after incidents involving the portable batteries have been reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/18/companies/power-banks-aircraft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@Aviation_Librarian@mastodon.online avatar Aviation_Librarian , to random

Goodnight~
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1946 Star in the Night – Air Transport Association of America Advertisement
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@VWDasher@mymasto.com avatar VWDasher , to random

Got these lovely, and heavy, magnets in the mail today. Excellent for plane nerds!

https://retro-pilot.com/collections/all?filter.p.product_type=MAGNETS

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Supply chain problems are hurting global airlines, a challenge that will remain for some time to come, the head of the ​International Air Transport Association warned industry leaders and regulators. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/supply-politics-aviation-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

American Airlines said last weekend's winter storm caused it to experience its largest weather-related disruption in its history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/storm-american-airlines-crews-hotel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Iran closed its airspace temporarily to most flights late Wednesday, amid concerns about possible military action between the United States and Iran and as the U.S. withdraws some personnel from bases in the Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/world/society/iran-airspace-flights-airlines-reroute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

India’s aviation industry is poised for a reckoning after crises at its two dominant carriers exposed cracks in the booming market and forced government intervention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/06/companies/crises-india-airlines-aviation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

China's government is instructing travel agencies in the country to cut the number of group tours to Japan as the two countries' dispute following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan continues to fester. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/27/japan/china-curbs-group-tours-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The Japan Transport Safety Board has conducted a simulation experiment as part of its investigation into a fatal aircraft collision accident that occurred on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/japan/jal-haneda-collision-interim-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

One year on from South Korea's deadliest plane crash, relatives of the victims harbor deep mistrust over how the investigation has been handled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/asia-pacific/south-korea-jeju-air-flight-2216/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The standoff between China and Japan threatens to exacerbate a seasonally weak period for Chinese airlines and make it harder for them to post their first annual profits in six years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/china-airlines-profit-return-dim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

ANA and Japan’s space agency are accelerating efforts to use sensors mounted on commercial jets to improve the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/passenger-jets-track-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

A U.S. travel association and a top Democrat are bristling at President Donald Trump's plan to require many foreign visitors using the visa waiver program to provide social media handles used over the past five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/us-social-media-reaction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

This week, Airbus got a brutal reminder that even the world’s most-delivered jet — the A320 — isn’t immune to shocks as disparate as solar flares and flawed metal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/companies/airbus-icarus-bug/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Commercial airline pilots often conceal mental health conditions for fear that disclosing therapy or medication, or even just seeking help, could mean having their license pulled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/society/airline-pilots-mental-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets, as a partial recall by the company halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened U.S. travel over the busiest weekend of the year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/30/companies/global-airlines-airbus-a320/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Europe's Airbus said Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, sparking disruption worldwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/29/companies/airbus-a320-recall-disruption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The Chinese government has instructed the country’s airlines to reduce the number of flights to Japan through March 2026, signaling Beijing is braced for a protracted spat between the two nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/china-flight-cuts-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@TechDesk@flipboard.social avatar TechDesk , to random

After months of reporting from @404mediaco and pressure from lawmakers, a data broker owned by major airlines will close a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of flight records to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, ATF, SEC, TSA and State Department. Here's more.

https://flip.it/8YjK4Z

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Plans to extend the runway at Sapporo’s Okadama Airport are moving forward to boost commercial flight capacity, attract more business jets and facilitate medevac flights at the city’s smaller airport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/okadama-airport-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Japan Airlines has sought proposals from manufacturers for up to 70 regional and turboprop aircraft to replace its domestic fleet, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/14/companies/jal-regional-fleet-overhaul/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

U.S. airlines are kicking off an unprecedented effort to shake off the travel chaos caused by the government shutdown and reboot their networks in time for the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/14/companies/us-shutdown-airlines-bounce-back/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Donald Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work after another day of flight cancellations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages during the government shutdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/world/politics/trump-air-traffic-flight-cancellations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon