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Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr takes part in a panel discussion at the International Air Transport Association's Annual General Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 4, 2021.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2026
‘Mr. Lufthansa’ taps crisis playbook to tackle costs and union battles
One of the most prominent — and at times divisive — airline chiefs, Carsten Spohr is riding out challenges ranging from geopolitical disruption to plane delivery delays.
An Emirates plane with German tourists evacuated from the Middle East arrives from Dubai, in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2026
Airline and travel industries scramble with fallout from Middle Eastern conflict
Gulf hubs such as Dubai, the world’s busiest international airport, remained closed or severely restricted for a fourth day, leaving tens of thousands stranded.
James Gaskin brushes his teeth in the Vogo Grand Hotel in Dubai on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 3, 2026
From hand-washed underwear to fake Adidas, stranded travelers wait out chaos
“It’s the unknown, and I’ve never been in a war zone.”
Tokyo stocks fell for another day as major conflict continues in the Middle East.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2026
Japan and its businesses rush to respond to Middle East conflict
Vessels are being halted, flights canceled and employees evacuated from the region.
Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, operated by Qatar Airways, are parked outside Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 3, 2026
Flight prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf conflict closes major hubs
Key hubs including Dubai — the world’s busiest international airport that normally handles over 1,000 flights a day — remain closed, slashing capacity on popular routes.
The age distribution of pilots in Japan is skewed toward those in their 50s and older, and the number of retirees is expected to increase sharply from around 2030.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2026
Japan faces headwinds in efforts to boost share of female airline pilots
The government aims to raise the share of female pilots from only 2% as of 2024 to 10% by the end of 2035.
Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala in June last year. Zamora Yrala has been convicted of defrauding customers by falsifying documentation that related to the origin, status or condition of aircraft parts between 2019 and 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2026
The fake parts, people and PDFs that duped the aviation industry
Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala spent years selling 60,000 questionable jet-engine components with fabricated paperwork.
Passengers will still be able to bring two power banks on flights, just not use them.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2026
Japan set to prohibit use of power banks on flights
Portable batteries have caught fire and emitted smoke on flights globally.
Japan Airlines' passenger revenue from its China routes in December was ¥1 billion ($6.4 million) lower than projected, and about ¥300 million short at affiliate Spring Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2026
JAL says passenger revenue in December was 20% short for China routes
The drop was attributed to Beijing advice to Chinese citizens to refrain from traveling to Japan.
An Airbus A350-1000 flies during an aerial flying display ahead of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center in Singapore on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2026
Supply snags and political turmoil undercut aviation growth
Planemakers such as ‍Boeing have faced supply chain problems since the COVID-19 pandemic, while geopolitical changes including U.S. import tariffs have upended air freight flows.
A terminal worker bows his head at New York's LaGuardia airport as a major winter storm spreads across a large swath of the United States on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2026
Storm tests American Airlines as stranded crews face hotel shortages and long waits for help
American Airlines said the storm has caused more than 9,000 cancellations, the largest weather-related disruption in its history.
The national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran outside the Iranian Embassy in London on Monday
WORLD / Society
Jan 15, 2026
Iran closes airspace to most flights as U.S. withdraws some personnel from bases
U.S. President ‍Donald Trump has been weighing intervention in Iran as it cracks down on its biggest anti-government protests in years, while Tehran has said it would retaliate.
In India, smaller airlines such as SpiceJet continue to battle cash-flow stress.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2026
Crises at top India airlines strain aviation boom
A near-duopoly sees IndiGo and Air India controlling nearly nine out of 10 domestic seats in the world’s No. 3 domestic aviation market, magnifying every shock.
A Chinese tourist group stands near the Sensoji temple, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo's Asakusa area, on Nov. 18.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2025
China orders travel agencies to slash group tours to Japan as dispute festers
One agency has been told to lower the frequency of such tours to about 60% of previous levels, while another has been urged to cancel all sales.
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines passenger jet that collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane at Haneda Airport in Tokyo is seen on Jan. 5, 2024, after the collision on Jan. 2 that year.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2025
Safety board conducts simulation of Haneda aircraft collision
The experiment was conducted in March this year to verify the view from an aircraft attempting to land.
Lee Hyo-eun sits next to a photo of her three children, including her daugher Ye-won, in Gwangju, South Korea, on Dec. 14. Ye-won was among 178 other people who died in the Jeju Air Flight 2216 plane crash last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 23, 2025
Families want answers a year after South Korea’s deadliest plane crash
One year on, relatives of the victims harbor deep mistrust over how the investigation has been handled.
China Eastern Airlines is the biggest operator of flights between China and Japan, leaving it more exposed than China Southern Airlines and Air China to a pullback in demand.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2025
Chinese airlines see profit hopes dim as Japan tensions dent demand
China ordered curbs on flights to Japan and other economic retaliatory measures after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made comments related to Taiwan.
ANA Holdings are equipping its commercial jets with sensors to track gases like carbon dioxide.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2025
Passenger jets are Japan’s newest tool to track climate change
ANA and the nation’s space agency are accelerating efforts to use sensors mounted on commercial jets to improve the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 26. Along with social media handles, the U.S. would require all travelers who must complete an Electronic System for Travel Authorization form to submit email addresses used over the last 10 years and names, birth dates, residences and the birthplaces of parents, siblings, children and spouses.
WORLD
Dec 12, 2025
U.S. travel group and foreign tourists leery of Trump plan to vet social media
The change, expected to take effect on Feb. 8, would require travelers to the U.S. from countries in the visa waiver program to submit social media data.
An Airbus A320 production line in Hamburg, Germany, in June 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 6, 2025
From ‘Icarus bug’ to flawed panels: Airbus counts cost of relying on single model
This week, Airbus got a brutal reminder that even the world’s most-delivered jet isn’t immune to shocks as disparate as solar flares and flawed metal.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan&#039;s renewable goals.

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