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United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Aug. 6
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2026
Airlines bet that more premium offerings will boost profits
The strategy is expected to accelerate the shrinking share of coach class on many flights.
People walk at Fiumicino Airport, after a Finnair plane from Helsinki was safely escorted to its scheduled landing in Rome by Italian Air Force jets following bomb threats, in Fiumicino, near Rome, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2026
New wave of bomb hoaxes hits dozens of flights across Europe
The highly unusual spate of bomb threats affected nearly 30 flights by the end of Thursday.
A Ryanair airplane and its baggage are inspected, after the airline's operations center reported a bomb threat received during a flight from Manchester to Murcia, according to Guardia Civil, in Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2026
Bomb threats cause disruptions across Europe but no explosives found
No explosives were found, despite extensive searches on the ground after the planes all took off and landed safely in different European cities.
A China Southern Airlines plane lands at Beijing Capital International in Beijing on March 13, 2020. The airline returned to the black in 2025 for the first time since 2019 but is also set to slip back into the red, estimates showed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2026
China’s top three airlines head for full-year losses as fuel costs weigh
The price of jet fuel has more than doubled since the U.S. and Israel launched a military campaign against Iran in late February.
Midsize airline Solaseed Air provides services mainly in the Kyushu and Okinawa region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2026
ANA holdings to fully acquire parent of two midsize airlines
ANA Holdings is exploring the possibility of operating the two airlines under the ANA brand in the medium term.
An EVA Air flight lands at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2026
Taiwan says Pakistan briefly closed airspace to Taiwanese flights
The island suspects China of being behind the unprecedented move.
A Shell tanker truck refuels a Ryanair aircraft at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands on April 24.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2026
As Iran war drags on, airlines pull back on fuel hedges and warn on fares
Jet fuel accounts for 30% to 40% of airlines’ costs, with European and Asian carriers historically hedging more of their fuel needs than U.S. rivals.
Western Sydney International Airport has attracted only a handful of airlines and has half a dozen or fewer scheduled flights a day for the next 12 months.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2026
Sydney’s new $4 billion airport set to open with barely any flights
Western Sydney International is already drawing unfavorable comparisons with airports elsewhere that ultimately failed to live up to expectations.
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, meets Capt. Smit Machchhar, an Indian national and Flydubai pilot who is under treatment after he was stabbed by his co-pilot, in the United Arab Emirates, in this handout released Oct. 3.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2026
Captain of Flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked
The captain of the Flydubai flight said the scariest thing he felt after his co-pilot began attacking him was the aircraft nose “steeply going down.”
Planes sit on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport, after a flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, on Sept. 30.
WORLD
Oct 10, 2026
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport
The unnamed Omani co-pilot had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda’s Sept. 11 suicide attacks on the U.S., the United Arab Emirates’ top prosecutor said.
A plane, carrying passengers who were on the Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, Israel, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 4, 2026
UAE investigators say Flydubai co-pilot was planning ‘terrorist act’
The captain was assaulted by the co-pilot but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing others onboard to overpower the attacker.
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the company's plant in Renton, Washington, in June 2024.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2026
Boeing 737 Max glitch poses no safety concern, FAA says
The outcome is a positive one for the U.S. planemaker as it seeks regulatory approval for the largest variant of the popular narrowbody family.
All Nippon Airways aircraft taxi at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. An ANA plane made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2026
ANA plane makes emergency landing at Naha Airport
Three passengers suffered minor injuries, the airline said, after the plane experienced a possible engine malfunction.
An Embraer E2 aircraft. Japan Airlines has been weighing whether to order the E2 or Airbus’ A220.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2026
Embraer nears regional jet order from Japan Airlines in blow to Airbus
The carrier, which has been weighing whether to order Embraer’s E2 or Airbus’s A220, is due to make a final decision as soon as October, sources said.
AirAsia, Southeast Asia's largest low-cost airline, has been hit by soaring jet fuel costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2026
Amid concerns over AirAsia’s financial health, Malaysia talks to rival airlines
AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s largest low-cost airline, has been hit by soaring jet fuel costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
The Mount Anak Krakatau volcano spews hot lava as seen from Pasauran village in Serang, Indonesia, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2026
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools and fishing
The suspension, extending a halt that ?had been scheduled until 5:30 a.m., has affected 209 flights.
An IndiGo Airbus A321neo is displayed during the Wings India 2026 civil aviation event at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, India, on Jan. 29.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2026
India’s aviation boom faces turbulence amid safety concerns
A series of crises at India’s two main carriers, Air India and IndiGo, has exposed safety and regulatory shortcomings in the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market.
A United Airlines jet taxis at Narita Airport after a flight from Los Angeles. Starting from March 2027, the American carrier will offer daily direct flights to Kansai International Airport from the city.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2026
United Airlines continues Japan expansion with new Okinawa and Osaka routes
As tourism booms across Japan, United Airlines is continuing to expand its offerings to the country, with new routes planned for Okinawa and Osaka.
The transport ministry plans to seek a freeze on an aviation fuel tax hike planned for next fiscal year, citing soaring fuel prices amid turmoil in the Middle East.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2026
Japan may freeze aviation fuel tax increase
The transport ministry has judged that continued tax support for airlines is necessary amid soaring fuel prices reflecting the Middle East turmoil.
AirAsia planes stand on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 on Jan. 21.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2026
Southeast Asia’s budget airlines eye recovery but fuel scars linger
Results from Malaysia’s AirAsia, Singapore Airlines’ budget arm Scoot and the Philippines’ Cebu Pacific showed efforts to recoup soaring fuel costs through higher fares fell short.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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