Japan

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

ANA Takes Delivery of First Airbus A380, Becomes Last New Super-Jumbo Customer

March 20, 2019 Thomas Pallini

All Nippon Airlines, commonly known as ANA, took delivery of its first Airbus A380 on Wednesday at the Airbus Delivery Center in Toulouse, France, becoming the first Japanese operator of the double-decker aircraft. The aircraft

Airlines

Japan Airlines Prepares for the Olympics with New Airline and Livery

March 14, 2019 Ian McMurtry

As 2020 approaches, Japan Airlines is taking steps to prepare for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, more commonly known as the 2020 Summer Olympics, that will be held in Tokyo. The flag carrier has

Trip Reports

Peach: A Look at Low-Cost Flying From Osaka’s Kansai Airport

August 12, 2018 Albert Kuan

Flying with a Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) is a unique experience. Japan has some of the most unique low-cost carriers in the world, each with its own personality and attributes. Personally, I love Peach for

Trip Reports

A Look at Low-Cost Flying in Taiwan

July 1, 2018 Albert Kuan

I’m a big fan of low-cost carriers (LCC’s) in Asia. Usually, the cabins are bland and uninteresting, but the attractive buy-on-board meals and funny cartoon characters make the journey quite unique. Also for the aviation

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Nippon Cargo Airlines Suspends Flights Due to Maintenance Discrepancies

June 19, 2018 Akhil Dewan

Nippon Cargo Airlines, also known as NCA, has announced that it will be suspending all departures from Tokyo as of June 16 and will be suspending all operations from June 17. The decision comes after inconsistencies

News

ANA Continues Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air Integration

April 16, 2018 Samuel Chen

Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air are currently working on integrating and creating the new combined airline’s structure, which is expected to be completed by the end of the fiscal year through March 2020. ANA Holdings,

News

Hawaiian and Japan Airlines to Commence Codeshare Agreement

March 23, 2018 Ashley Magoon

On Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines announced that they had begun sales of tickets for codeshare flights with its newest codeshare partner Japan Airlines, also known simply as JAL, which will commence three days later on Mar.

Routes

Vanilla Air to Begin Operations at Fukuoka Airport

February 3, 2018 Albert Kuan

Narita-based low-cost carrier Vanilla Air announced Thursday that it plans to begin operations at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport in southern Japan, with its first destination from the airport being Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan. Currently, Vanilla

Planes

Betting on the Future: Boom Supersonic Gets a New Investor

December 6, 2017 Parker Davis

Imagine if the Concorde took to the skies again. The iconic Concorde, except smaller, faster and able to traverse entire continents and oceans in a matter of a couple of hours. The next aircraft of the

Airlines

JAL Rebuilt: How Japan Airlines Escaped Bankruptcy

December 4, 2017 Ian McMurtry

While the term the Land of the Rising Sun may be closely associated with the island nation of Japan, the end of the 2000s made it look like the sun was about to set on

Airports

When the Water Subsided: Sendai Airport’s Recovery Six Years Later

May 3, 2017 Ian McMurtry

It was the event seen around the world as CCTV cameras captured a wall of water engulfing Sendai International Airport in one of the worst earthquake and tsunami disasters to date on March 11, 2011 in

Japan

ANA Takes Delivery of First Airbus A380, Becomes Last New Super-Jumbo Customer

Japan Airlines Prepares for the Olympics with New Airline and Livery

Peach: A Look at Low-Cost Flying From Osaka’s Kansai Airport

A Look at Low-Cost Flying in Taiwan

Nippon Cargo Airlines Suspends Flights Due to Maintenance Discrepancies

ANA Continues Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air Integration

Hawaiian and Japan Airlines to Commence Codeshare Agreement

Vanilla Air to Begin Operations at Fukuoka Airport

Betting on the Future: Boom Supersonic Gets a New Investor

JAL Rebuilt: How Japan Airlines Escaped Bankruptcy

When the Water Subsided: Sendai Airport’s Recovery Six Years Later

Brazil Opens Further Concessions for Airport Purchasing

ANA Takes Delivery of First Airbus A380, Becomes Last New Super-Jumbo Customer

Aircalin’s First A330-900neo Enters Final Assembly Line

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