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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has ordered inspections of 16 Airbus A380 aircraft, including five on an urgent basis, after cracks were discovered in the wing structure of a plane, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus has confirmed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2026
Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings
Cracks found during maintenance checks appeared in the plane¡¯s structural beam that runs along the wing and carries much of the aerodynamic load during flight.
An Airbus A380 airplane during its maiden flight in France in 2005
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025
The world¡¯s biggest passenger plane keeps breaking down
Two decades after its maiden flight, the Airbus A380 superjumbo is becoming an increasingly expensive headache for airlines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
Air France axes A380 superjumbo and Emirates seen cutting deliveries
The world¡¯s largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France said it would permanently axe its grounded fleet and sources said Emirates was in talks to reduce remaining deliveries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020
Washington state acts to drop Boeing tax break to head off EU tariffs
Washington state lawmakers moved on Wednesday to remove a key tax break for Boeing Co. and other aerospace firms in a bid to head off possible European tariffs on U.S. goods and ease a transatlantic trade dispute over aircraft subsidies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2019
Airbus enters March with four orders, for Bombardier jet, and 103 cancellations
Two months into 2019, Airbus SE has logged cancellations for 103 jetliners and garnered a grand total of four new sales ¡ª and the sales were for the A220 plane manufactured in Canada by Bombardier Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2019
Airbus A380 production halt to fuel transatlantic trade spat amid subsidy row
Airbus¡¯s decision to end production of the A380 looks set to reignite a transatlantic trade row over mutual claims of illegal aircraft subsidies, even as Airbus implements a two-year plan to stop making the world¡¯s largest airliner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2019
Airbus to stop making A380, world¡¯s largest passenger jet
Airbus SE has decided to stop making the A380 double-decker after a dozen years in service, burying a prestige project that won the hearts of passengers and politicians but never the broad support of airlines that instead preferred smaller, more fuel-efficient aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2019
Airbus A380 under threat as Emirates weighs rejigged order focused on A350, sources say
Dubai¡¯s Emirates is exploring switching some orders for the world¡¯s largest jetliner, the Airbus A380, to the smaller A350 in a move raising new doubts about the future of Europe¡¯s superjumbo, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2018
Emirates hands A380 superjumbo lifeline with $16 billion Airbus order
Emirates announced a deal for up to 36 Airbus A380 aircraft on Thursday worth as much as $16 billion at list prices, saving the world¡¯s biggest passenger jet from death row and securing its future for at least another decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2017
Airbus preparing to ditch A380 superjumbo if Emirates fails to ink big deal: sources
Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world¡¯s largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a key order from Dubai¡¯s Emirates, three people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2015
Skymark shares plunge 88% on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Shares in Skymark Airlines Inc., which filed for bankruptcy last week, suffered a record plunge Monday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange scrapped the daily price fluctuation limit.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2014
Airbus hints it may ditch A380 after finding no takers for superjumbo this year
Airbus Group NV raised the prospect of discontinuing its A380 superjumbo as soon as 2018, the first admission that it may have misjudged the market for the double-decker after failing to find a single airline buyer this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2014
Skymark says it may collapse if forced to pay A380 contract fine
Skymark Airlines Inc., the nation¡¯s third-largest carrier, repeated it is at risk of going out of business should it have to pay Airbus Group NV a penalty after its planned purchase of six A380 superjumbos fell through.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
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Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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