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Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant job cuts in 53 years. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines and East Japan Railway are collaborating in the passenger transportation sector to develop travel products and integrate rail and air tickets, as the former rivals eye boosting convenience to attract foreign tourists. [2]

TOKYO -- Japan's Fuyo General Lease will enter the North American freight car leasing business, planning to acquire 50% of the shares of Southwest Rail Industries, a U.S. company wholly owned by the local arm of Japanese trading house Sojitz. [3]

GUANGZHOU -- Chinese airlines will cut Japan-bound flights starting later this month, in what appears to be an effort by carriers to conform with the government's call to avoid travel to the country. [4]

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 388,202,063, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [5]

TOKYO -- Japan plans to adopt measures to resolve an aviation fuel shortage that is threatening to ground a surging tourism industry, Nikkei has learned, securing more tankers and stepping up imports. [6]

China Southern Airlines rolled out an "all you can fly" international pass Tuesday for its frequent flyers, expanding an unlimited domestic flights program launched three years ago. [7]

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Aircraft's Japan-built passenger jet made its maiden overseas flight en route to the U.S. for testing. [8]

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[1] MM bignewsnetwork.com · 85% match

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Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant job cuts in 53 years.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-28 · 34% match

JAL, JR East to combine air and rail tickets as part of broad tie-up

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines and East Japan Railway are collaborating in the passenger transportation sector to develop travel products and integrate rail and air tickets, as the former rivals eye boosting convenience to attract foreign tourists.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-10 · 38% match

Japan's Fuyo Lease to enter US freight car leasing with Sojitz deal

TOKYO -- Japan's Fuyo General Lease will enter the North American freight car leasing business, planning to acquire 50% of the shares of Southwest Rail Industries, a U.S. company wholly owned by the local arm of Japanese trading house Sojitz.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-22 · 34% match

Chinese airlines to cut Japan flights as Taiwan backlash widens

GUANGZHOU -- Chinese airlines will cut Japan-bound flights starting later this month, in what appears to be an effort by carriers to conform with the government's call to avoid travel to the country.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-02-05 · 40% match

Coronavirus: Week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, Singapore has record new infections but few deaths

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 388,202,063, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-07-11 · 39% match

Japan plans for more tankers, imports to tackle jet fuel shortage

TOKYO -- Japan plans to adopt measures to resolve an aviation fuel shortage that is threatening to ground a surging tourism industry, Nikkei has learned, securing more tankers and stepping up imports.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-26 · 38% match

Chinese airlines take 'all you can fly' promotions international

China Southern Airlines rolled out an "all you can fly" international pass Tuesday for its frequent flyers, expanding an unlimited domestic flights program launched three years ago.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-09-27 · 37% match

Mitsubishi jet makes maiden overseas flight

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Aircraft's Japan-built passenger jet made its maiden overseas flight en route to the U.S. for testing.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-19 · 36% match

Taiwan protests to JAL and ANA for labeling again with China

TAIPEI -- Taiwan has objected to moves by Japan Airlines and ANA Holdings to label the self-governing island as part of China on their websites in response to demands from Beijing.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-02-20 · 34% match

South Korean airlines take pounding as China traffic sinks

SEOUL -- A South Korean aviation industry in dire straits amid excess supply, a soft won and boycotts of Japan is proving hard-pressed to cope with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on already weakening demand.

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