Transportation

Pertamina's Pelita Air has long offered charter services but is now tapping into scheduled commercial flights. (Screenshot from Pertamina's YouTube page) 
Transportation

Indonesia's Pelita Air launches commercial flights

Carrier under state oil company Pertamina urged to avoid 'mistakes' of Garuda

28 April 2022
Visitors take photos of Mt. Fuji from Arakurayama Sengen Park in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, on April 12. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

Japan gears up for bustling holiday despite COVID uptick

Local governments warn of surge in infections during $4.3bn spending spree

28 April 2022
ANA Holdings has reduced its fleet by 26 aircraft since the pandemic started. (Photo by Akiyoshi Inoue)
Transportation

ANA seen soaring to $390m profit after 2 years of pandemic losses

Japanese airline rides rebound in domestic flights, but international slump continues

28 April 2022
In-flight meals and other aviation services made up 80% of revenue for SATS in the pre-pandemic era.
Food & Beverage

Singapore airline meal purveyor spreads wings to store-bought food

SATS to de-emphasize dependence on 'older brother' Singapore Airlines

26 April 2022
Hyundai Motor has thus far seen no major impact on its business from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Transportation

Hyundai's profit jumps 16% despite halting production in Russia

EVs, luxury models help South Korean automaker shrug off Ukraine war impact

25 April 2022
JR East is introducing train simulators in rooms in five of its Metropolitan Hotels chain operated by the group’s Nippon Hotel.
Travel & Leisure

Japanese hotels get on track with new attractions for railway buffs

Metropolitan installs cab simulators in rooms, Hilton turns suite into carriage

24 April 2022
US investment fund KKR will buy a stake in Hitachi Transport System for more than 600 billion yen as the company focuses on the IT business. (Source photos by AP and Hitachi Transport System) 
Business deals

Hitachi in talks to sell $1.56bn stake in Hitachi Transport to KKR

Deal would advance Japanese industrial group's efforts to focus on tech

21 April 2022
Electric scooters are attracting attention as an environmentally friendly and convenient means of transportation. (Source photos by Manami Yamada and Shihoko Nakaoka)
Transportation

Japan's FamilyMart plans 600 rental sites for electric scooters

Convenience store chain teams up with sharing service Luup with laws eased

21 April 2022
Russian carriers including Aeroflot have been barred from receiving U.S. parts or services for their planes.
Transportation

U.S. turns up heat on Chinese, Indian companies servicing Aeroflot

Washington claims violators are cashing in on Russian sanctions

20 April 2022
Aviation decarbonization regulations are becoming more stringent around the world. (Source photo by AP and Reuters)
Climate Change

Japan's Mitsubishi and Eneos to mass-produce cleaner jet fuel

Sustainable aviation fuel can cut aircraft carbon dioxide emissions by 70%-90%

18 April 2022
Japan is scrambling to catch up with Europe and the U.S. in offering environmentally friendly jet fuel, vowing to replace 10% of standard aviation fuel with biofuel. (Photo by Koji Uema) 
Transportation

Japan to create bio jet fuel supply chain in clean energy push

Government to start imports this fall; rollout expected in 2023

14 April 2022
JGC and Kawasaki Kisen have jointly developed a way to reuse old LNG tankers as storage tanks for floating LNG facilities.
Energy

JGC, Kawasaki Kisen to turn old tankers into floating LNG bases

Reusing tankers can cut cost of floating gas platforms by 30%

13 April 2022
Capital A's flying shuttles will first link central Kuala Lumpur to the international airport, reducing the hourlong trip by car to 17 minutes. (Photo courtesy of Capital A)
Technology

Malaysia's Capital A to launch flying taxis in Southeast Asia

AirAsia signs lease for at least 100 electric vertical takeoff aircraft

12 April 2022
Air Astana booked a $36.2 million net profit last year, marking a strong rebound from its $94 million loss in 2020 as the aviation industry reeled from a COVID-19 slump. 
Interview

Kazakhstan's Air Astana flies above pandemic turbulence

Carrier bucks global trend with swing to profit as passenger numbers hit record

9 April 2022
JAL and ANA planes at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The carriers are making moves to navigate the post-pandemic world. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Transportation

JAL and ANA reset course for growth after pandemic shrinks both

Japan's two biggest airlines have seen their fleets fall to 2014 levels

6 April 2022
Hyundai's Xcient fuel cell-powered trucks are making a splash in Switzerland. (Photo courtesy of Gebrueder Weiss)
Transportation

Hyundai hydrogen-fueled trucks making inroads in Europe

South Korean automaker gets jump on rivals' fuel cell-powered big rigs

5 April 2022
Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith has high hopes for a high-speed railway linking the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming with Vientiane. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Transportation

Laos' logistics vision for ASEAN: All rails lead to Vientiane

Government eyes capital as link from Southeast Asia to China

4 April 2022
Rattan is an abundant natural forest resource in Indonesia that Nio is using to replace interior plastics on its newest electric vehicle. (Source photos courtesy of Out for Space)
Transportation

Indonesia's humble rattan moves on from furniture to electric cars

German company devises way to use tropical climbing plant in vehicle interiors

4 April 2022
Robots assemble a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. Batteries are said to account for a third of the cost of an EV. (Photo courtesy of Nissan)
Materials

Japan battery material producers lose spark as China races ahead

Former market leaders turn to recycling and next-gen tech to regain lost ground

4 April 2022
A traveler at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan.
Coronavirus

Japan lowers travel warnings for U.S., Thailand, 100 other nations

Many places had been on higher alert level since start of coronavirus pandemic

2 April 2022
A China Eastern Airlines plane taxis at Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou Province.
Transportation

China Eastern $1.9bn in the red after 'zero-COVID' squeezes flights

Surging infections and deadly crash create earnings risks this year

1 April 2022
The parent company of Philippine Airlines resumed trading on Monday but is still seeking additional capital.
Transportation

Philippine Airlines parent resumes trading after bankruptcy exit

Flag carrier aims to take off with more cargo and digitized operations

28 March 2022
As the conflict in Ukraine rages, war insurance can give shippers some peace of mind as their freight travels via the China-Europe Railway Express.
Supply Chain

China opens wallet to keep trans-Eurasian express moving

Operators cover 'war insurance' and slash rates

28 March 2022
The investigation is proving difficult because of the severe damage to the plane, which left only scattered wreckage. (Xinhua via AP)
Caixin

What we know so far about the crash of flight MU5735

Authorities ground all 737-800 planes, order 2-week safety assessment

23 March 2022
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed amendments to the Public Service Act, which lift the 40% foreign ownership limit in industries such as telecommunications, airlines, domestic shipping, railways and railways.
Economy

Philippines allows foreigners to own telcos, airlines and railways

Duterte signs law easing investment rules months before stepping down

22 March 2022