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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Aktau - Kazakhstan

This photo taken on December 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said. The Embraer 190 aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport. The ministry reported 28 survivors in the incident, with rescue operations ongoing. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, Azerbaijan Airlines said on X. Photo by Isa Tazhenbayev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Aktau - Kazakhstan

This photo taken on December 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said. The Embraer 190 aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport. The ministry reported 28 survivors in the incident, with rescue operations ongoing. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, Azerbaijan Airlines said on X. Photo by Isa Tazhenbayev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Aktau - Kazakhstan

This photo taken on December 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said. The Embraer 190 aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport. The ministry reported 28 survivors in the incident, with rescue operations ongoing. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, Azerbaijan Airlines said on X. Photo by Isa Tazhenbayev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Aktau - Kazakhstan

An aerial drone photo taken on December 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said. The Embraer 190 aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport. The ministry reported 28 survivors in the incident, with rescue operations ongoing. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, Azerbaijan Airlines said on X. Photo by Azamat Sarsenbayev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Aktau - Kazakhstan

This photo taken on December 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said. The Embraer 190 aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport. The ministry reported 28 survivors in the incident, with rescue operations ongoing. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, Azerbaijan Airlines said on X. Photo by Isa Tazhenbayev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Aktau - Kazakhstan

This photo taken on December 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said. The Embraer 190 aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport. The ministry reported 28 survivors in the incident, with rescue operations ongoing. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, Azerbaijan Airlines said on X. Photo by Isa Tazhenbayev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Aktau - Kazakhstan

An aerial drone photo taken on December 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said. The Embraer 190 aircraft with flight number J2-8243 crashed near Aktau Airport. The ministry reported 28 survivors in the incident, with rescue operations ongoing. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members, Azerbaijan Airlines said on X. Photo by Azamat Sarsenbayev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

A memorial service is held at a Japan Coast Guard base at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 2 of a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft on a runway at the airport that killed five coast guard members.

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1st anniversary of collision of JAL, coast guard planes at Haneda

A memorial service is held at a Japan Coast Guard base at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 2 of a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft on a runway at the airport that killed five coast guard members.

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[Breaking News]JAL apologizes over collision with coast guard aircraft

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japan Airlines Co. officials bow in apology at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2024, after a JAL plane collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing at Haneda airport earlier in the day, causing both aircraft to catch fire and killing five coast guard members. (Kyodo)

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Turkish Airlines grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9s after incident in U.S.

STORY: Turkish Airlines grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9s after incident in U.S. SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of Turkish Airlines' grounded fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft STORYLINE: Türkiye's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) has grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft in the wake of the incident in the U.S., local media reported on Monday. THY decided to ground all five of its Max 9 planes "until the technical investigation process is completed and the measures requested by the authorities are taken," according to the NTV broadcaster. It said the grounding decision would be valid for the aircraft at the airport where they would first land. "Flight safety is our top priority," THY press advisor Yahya Ustun wrote in a post on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter. Although THY has a small fleet, the NTV noted

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JAL jet collides with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport, 5 dead

TOKYO, Jan. 2 Kyodo - A Japan Airlines Co. airplane collided with one belonging to the Japan Coast Guard at Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday, causing both aircraft to catch fire and killing five coast guard members, while all 379 on board the commercial flight escaped without life-threatening injuries. (Kyodo)

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JAL apologizes over collision with coast guard aircraft

Japan Airlines Co. officials bow in apology at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2024, after a JAL plane collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing at Haneda airport earlier in the day, causing both aircraft to catch fire and killing five coast guard members.

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke is seen above a runway of the Haneda Airport after an aircraft collision at the airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-threate

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Flights are delayed or cancelled due to an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-threatening injuries

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-

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Five Japan Coast Guard crew killed after aircraft collision: NHK

STORY: Five Japan Coast Guard crew killed after aircraft collision: NHK SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YUE CHENXING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the airplane that was caught in fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YUE CHENXING, Xinhua correspondent "A Japan Airlines airplane was in flames on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday. According to the local media, footage of public broadcaster NHK showed the aircraft with flames apparently coming from both beneath and inside it. All 379 passengers and crew members have evacuated." Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, the report said. (Xinhua/Hu Xiaoge)

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024 shows a Japan Airlines airplane caught in fire at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, the report said. (Xinhua/Hu X

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(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers, who are stranded due to airport runway closure, look at the site of an aircraft collision at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport was confirmed to have survived the incident on Tuesday, with the remaining five others currently unaccounted for, local media reported Tuesday. The coast guard plane was carrying relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, public broadcaster NHK reported citing the Japan Coast Guard. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines airplane that was in flames have evacuated, NHK reported. The Japan Airlines Flight 516 heading from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haned

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China's homegrown C919 secures biggest-ever aircraft order

STORY: China's homegrown C919 secures biggest-ever aircraft order DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contract signing ceremony 2. various of the C919 aircraft STORYLINE: China Eastern Airlines has signed a purchase contract with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) for an additional 100 C919 planes, marking the largest single order for the China-developed large passenger aircraft. According to the plan, the new C919 aircraft purchased by the airline company will be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2031. China Eastern Airlines placed an order for five C919 planes in 2021. The company has taken delivery of two jets and put them into operation on the air route between the cities of Shanghai and Chengdu. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Brunei welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group in 3 years

STORY: Brunei welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group in 3 years DATELINE: July 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the welcome ceremony 2. Chinese Ambassador to Brunei Xiao Jianguo receiving interview 3. various of Chinese tourists STORYLINE: Brunei tourism authority and the Chinese embassy in Brunei held a warm ceremony at the international airport on Saturday to welcome the arrival of about 110 tourists from China. The arrival of Chinese tourists marked the reconnection between the two countries' capital cities through direct flights by Royal Brunei Airlines in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourists from China will help bring gradual resurrection to the tourism industry in the country, Dayang Salinah, acting director of the Tourism Development Department at Brunei's Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, told Xinhua. According to the Tourism Development Department, China is one of the top five countries in terms of tourist a

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Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax

STORY: Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 World Aviation Awards Event STORYLINE: Hainan Airlines was named 2023 "Best Airline in China," "Best Business Class Comfort Amenities" and "Best Airline Staff Service in China" in the Skytrax awards Tuesday. Skytrax, a London-based air transport research and review organization, unveiled the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards at the Paris Air Show, which runs until June 25. Hainan Airlines has been the Chinese mainland's only Skytrax Five-Star Airline since 2011, which, according to Skytrax, is the prestigious and unique mark of Quality Achievement and a global benchmark of Airline Excellence. "It is a great honor to receive recognition in 12 years, which reflects Hainan Airlines' continued commitment to maintaining high-quality service and something all our employees are cheerful about. Hainan Airlines are working to offer passenger travel

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Passenger flight routes launched between China's Xi'an and Turkmenistan's Ashgabat, Tajikistan's Dushanbe

STORY: Passenger flight routes launched between China's Xi'an and Turkmenistan's Ashgabat, Tajikistan's Dushanbe DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI JIUQUAN, Deputy general manager of the Xi'an branch of China Southern Airlines STORYLINE: The first passenger flight route between Xi'an, capital of China's northwestern Shaanxi Province, and Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, was officially launched on Saturday. A similar route between Xi'an and the Tajik capital of Dushanbe will be launched on May 18. The two routes will mark the complete linkage of passenger flight routes from Xi'an, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, to the five countries in Central Asia. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI JIUQUAN, Deputy general manager of the Xi'an branch of China Southern Airlines "With the opening of the 'Air Silk Road,' we will surely enhance the level and scope of our cooperation with the Central Asian coun

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Flight attendant from China's Taiwan sees great opportunities in mainland

STORY: Flight attendant from China's Taiwan sees great opportunities in mainland DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen Airlines 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant STORYLINE: Su Chiayu is a flight attendant from China's Taiwan. In 2017, she took part in a recruitment test of China's Xiamen Airlines and was later recruited that year. Su said she made the decision after seeing great opportunities brought by the rapid development of the Chinese mainland. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant "The reason why I chose to work here was that I'm optimistic about the economic development of the mainland. China's civil aviation industry is booming. It has grown rapidly over the past decade. China is now one of the largest and most competitive civil aviation markets in the world." After five years of wo

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ANA to earn 11 Haneda int'l slots vs. JAL's 5

NARITA, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 at Narita airport, near Tokyo, shows the tails of a Japan Airlines plane (front) and an All Nippon Airways plane. All Nippon Airways Co. will receive 11 slots in the expanded international flight schedule from March 2014 at Tokyo's Haneda airport and Japan Airlines Co. five, following ANA's call for a "fair" allocation compared to its publicly salvaged rival, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 2, 2013.

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JAL President Ueki at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co.'s new President Yoshiharu Ueki gives a press conference at the airline's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012. JAL, currently undergoing rehabilitation after filing for bankruptcy in 2010, said it aims to raise its operating profit to 140 billion yen in fiscal 2013 in a five-year management plan announced the same day.

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Delta Air CEO, transport minister meet on JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., waves after a meeting with Japanese Transport Minister Seiji Maehara in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. Anderson was in the Japanese capital to discuss capital ties with Japan Airlines Corp., which is heading for its fourth annual loss in five years.

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5 injured as American Airlines plane hit by turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - An American Airlines Boeing 777 from Dallas-Fort Worth airport sits on the tarmac at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2009, after it was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific Ocean about 70 kilometers southeast of the airport. Among 228 passengers and crew members aboard the plane, five passengers were injured and taken to a nearby hospital.

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Meeting held in Hawaii to tackle declining tourist numbers

HONOLULU, United States - Forty-five people in fields related to the tourist industry, including Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko and Hawaiian Lieutenant Gov. Mazie Hirono, gather in Honolulu on Dec. 8 to discuss measures to combat the decrease in the number of tourists stemming from the current economic slump and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

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5 int'l chartered flights depart from Tokyo's Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers board a Japan Air System plane bound for Saipan at Tokyo's Haneda airport late Feb. 16. Five international charter flights took off from the airport, marking the first international departures by airlines other than Taiwan-based carriers in 23 years.

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Five airlines form 'oneworld' global alliance

American Airways, British Airways, announce Monday, Sept. 21, an international alliance with three others -- Canadian Airlines, Australia's Qantas Airways and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways. The new global alliance, linking some 800 cities in the world, is called ''oneworld.'' The picture shows officials from the five airlines, celebrating the kick-off of the alliance with flags of the logo print of oneworld.

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First C919 jet to be delivered completes successful maiden test flight

STORY: First C919 jet to be delivered completes successful maiden test flight DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of C919 taking off 2. various of C919 landing STORYLINE: The first C919 large passenger aircraft to be delivered completed a successful maiden test flight on Saturday, according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). China's indigenously-developed jet, coded B-001J, took off at 6:52 a.m. from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and landed at the same site at 9:54 a.m. During the flight that lasted three hours and two minutes, pilots and engineers coordinated to complete all designed operations, and the plane was in good condition, said COMAC. In March last year, China Eastern Airlines and COMAC signed a purchase contract for five C919 planes, which will be based mainly in Shanghai after delivery. Since 2019, six C919 jets have conducted a series of ground and flight tests in places such a

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CHINA-CHONGQING-PLANE-ACCIDENT (CN)

(220512) -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 12, 2022 shows the accident site where a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwest China's Chongqing. Twenty-five people were injured after a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at an airport in southwest China's Chongqing at around 8 a.m. on Thursday, airport sources said. The passenger plane operated by Tibet Airlines was carrying 113 passengers and nine crew members on board, said the sources. All people aboard the plane were evacuated and the injured were rushed to hospital for treatment. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-PLANE-ACCIDENT (CN)

(220512) -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 12, 2022 shows the accident site where a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwest China's Chongqing. Twenty-five people were injured after a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at an airport in southwest China's Chongqing at around 8 a.m. on Thursday, airport sources said. The passenger plane operated by Tibet Airlines was carrying 113 passengers and nine crew members on board, said the sources. All people aboard the plane were evacuated and the injured were rushed to hospital for treatment. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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Donald Rumsfeld Dies Aged 88

File photo dated September 12, 2001 of United States President George W. Bush (right) visits the Pentagon in Washington, DC during the late afternoon of 12 September 2001. It was the day after Flight 77, an American Airlines Boeing 757, bound from Dulles International Airport, in northern Virginia, to Los Angeles, California, was hijacked by terrorists and deliberately crashed into the western side of the famous five-sided building. Donald Rumsfeld, the acerbic architect of the Iraq war and a master Washington power player who served as US secretary of defense for two presidents, has died at the age of 88. Photo by DoD via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting held in Hawaii to tackle declining tourist numbers

HONOLULU, United States - Forty-five people in fields related to the tourist industry, including Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko and Hawaiian Lieutenant Gov. Mazie Hirono, gather in Honolulu on Dec. 8 to discuss measures to combat the decrease in the number of tourists stemming from the current economic slump and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

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Spring Airlines launches regular flights linking Nagoya to 5 Chinese cities

Representatives and guests of Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines cut the ribbon at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on June 29, 2015, during a ceremony marking the launch of regular flights from the central Japan airport to five Chinese cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's Spring Airlines to serve central Japan airport

Spring Airlines Japan Co. General Manager Sun Zhencheng (L) shakes hands with Central Japan International Airport Co. President Hiroshi Kawakami in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on June 9, 2015. They agreed to have the Chinese low-cost carrier start services between the central Japanese airport and five Chinese cities from June 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 injured as American Airlines plane hit by turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - An American Airlines Boeing 777 from Dallas-Fort Worth airport sits on the tarmac at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2009, after it was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific Ocean about 70 kilometers southeast of the airport. Among 228 passengers and crew members aboard the plane, five passengers were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. (Kyodo)

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JAL President Ueki at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co.'s new President Yoshiharu Ueki gives a press conference at the airline's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012. JAL, currently undergoing rehabilitation after filing for bankruptcy in 2010, said it aims to raise its operating profit to 140 billion yen in fiscal 2013 in a five-year management plan announced the same day. (Kyodo)

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Singapore Airlines unveils interior of 1st new A380 jetliner

Singapore Airlines unveils the interior of a suites class cabin in the first of its five new Airbus A380 aircraft in Singapore on Dec. 14, 2017. The plane will begin service on Dec. 18 on the Singapore-Sydney route. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Delta Air CEO, transport minister meet on JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., waves after a meeting with Japanese Transport Minister Seiji Maehara in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. Anderson was in the Japanese capital to discuss capital ties with Japan Airlines Corp., which is heading for its fourth annual loss in five years. (Kyodo)

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Kin of 1970 JAL hijackers arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Five children of Japanese radicals who hijacked a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane to North Korea in 1970 arrive at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 10 from North Korea. Takako Konishi, wife of Red Army Faction group leader Takahiro Konishi, who also arrived with them was arrested at the airport on suspicion of violating the passport law. (Kyodo)

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5 int'l chartered flights depart from Tokyo's Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers board a Japan Air System plane bound for Saipan at Tokyo's Haneda airport late Feb. 16. Five international charter flights took off from the airport, marking the first international departures by airlines other than Taiwan-based carriers in 23 years.

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Photo of hijackers' kin released

TOKYO, Japan - A support group for the kin of Red Army Faction cadres who hijacked a Japan Airlines jet in 1970 and ordered it to North Korea released Jan. 26 this photo of five relatives taken on December 10 in Pyongyang. The group said the hijackers' two wives (far left and far right in back row) and three daughters (in front row) have expressed hope to move to Japan from North Korea.

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Sekigun-Ha backer applies for visas for hijackers' kin

BEIJING, China - Yukio Yamanaka, a senior member of a Tokyo-based support group, Kyuen Renraku Center, for former Red Army Faction (Sekigun-Ha) members who hijacked a Japan Airlines (JAL) jet in 1970 applies at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Nov. 23 for visas for five of the hijackers' relatives living in North Korea.

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Five airlines form 'oneworld' global alliance

American Airways, British Airways, announce Monday, Sept. 21, an international alliance with three others -- Canadian Airlines, Australia's Qantas Airways and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways. The new global alliance, linking some 800 cities in the world, is called ''oneworld.'' The picture shows officials from the five airlines, celebrating the kick-off of the alliance with flags of the logo print of oneworld.