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The lingering weakness in Japan’s outbound travel demand is hindering airline recoveries.

Intelsat is considering creating a network of Mid-Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites to further improve connectivity for airlines.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines have stressed the importance of domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as ANA revises its SAF target.

Japan Airlines (JAL) is studying its options for the eventual replacement of its Boeing 767 fleet and the remainder of its 737s.

No immediate slowdown in robust demand is in sight, carriers say.

The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies establishes a cooperative framework in a number of areas.

Japan Airlines aims to convert three of its Boeing 767-300ERs to freighters and begin operations within 12 months.

The move is part of the Japanese transport ministry’s demonstration project to blend SAF in-country.

The companies are to draw up the operating concept by referring to systems being developed outside Japan, including in the U.S.

Japan Airlines and Alaska Airlines want to broaden their codeshare to cover routes between the U.S. and Japan.

ANA and JAL are using OEM predictive maintenance tools, but results so far are difficult to quantify.

Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.

Japan Airlines is addressing one of its fleet replacement priorities by placing a firm order for 21 Boeing 737-8s.

Organizers of the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, have selected the partners with which they plan to showcase advanced air mobility in Japan.

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Regent, the Rhode Island-based startup developing an all-electric seaglider, has secured a strategic investment from Japan Airlines.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The Canadian airline is continuing its strategy of broadening its global reach through codeshares.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

CEO Izham Ismail wants to ‘rebuild traffic between the two nations quickly.’

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have ramped up their international capacity plans from November onward, following the latest steps by the government to relax entry requirements.

International capacity to and from Japan is currently 75% down from pre-pandemic levels.

Flights from Tokyo Narita will initially be three times per week, but the LCC intends to take the route daily in 2023.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are adding flights to Tokyo Haneda.