Yesterday, December 14, 2017, Qantas launched a direct route between its Sydney base and Osaka Kansai airport in Japan. QF33/QF34: Sydney – Osaka Kansai and Back The new flight operates three times a week with the following schedule: Monday QF33 from Sydney to Osaka KIX: depart at 1:25PM, arrive at 9:20PM QF34 from Osaka KIX to

About a month ago and a half ago, I wrote about Delta Air Lines’ last 747 to Japan. And, later I wrote about its plans for phasing their final Boeing 747s out of service. As it turned out, however, things went slightly different than planned with Delta Air Lines operating an additional (charter) flight into

In a press release earlier today, Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) announced that it intends to launch flights between Shizuoka and Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, as well as between Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture and Izumo. While the details of the flights are not known yet – and the airline is still getting the necessary regulatory approvals –

Earlier today, The Asahi Shimbun reported that a FedEx MD-11 making its way from Anchorage to Taipei as flight FX49 made an emergency landing at Tokyo Narita due to smoke in the flight deck. FedEx Flight 49: Indianapolis to Bangkok The flight that made the emergency landing was operated by an MD-11 registered N618FE, and