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All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will begin operating revenue-sharing flights between Singapore and Japan from September 2025, with the joint fare products for these services going on sale in May 2025, further deepening their commercial partnership. This will enable ANA and SIA to offer customers additional value beyond the existing codeshare partnerships with a greater variety of fare options, enhanced coordination of flight schedules between Singapore and Japan, and seamless connectivity between the Star Alliance carriers. Both airlines are also working to offer enhanced reciprocal benefits for ANA Mileage Club and KrisFlyer frequent flyer members, including the ability to earn miles on an expanded number of booking classes on ANA and SIA flights. Both airlines will also work to align corporate programmes to bolster the offering to business travellers. ...

IHI and IHI ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. (“IHI”), in collaboration with the A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (“A*STAR ISCE 2 ”) (*1) in Singapore, held an opening ceremony to mark the completion of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) (*2) production test rig for CO 2 direct-conversion to liquid hydrocarbons, with a capacity of 5 kg per day. The technology streamlines the process by enabling a single step carbon dioxide direct-conversion to liquid hydrocarbons. This approach simplifies the production process, thus enhancing energy efficiency and reducing operational complexity.    The event was attended by over 100 guests, including government officials from various countries and the companies and organizations involved in the SAF value chain. IHI showcased the SAF production technology currently under development and its future ambition toward commercialization. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has set a long-t...

  Company Profile Company Name: aero lab international Inc. Scheduled Listing Date: Mon Mar. 3, 2025 Market Section: TOKYO PRO Market Representative: COLON Kenzo, President Address of Main Office 2-12 Kuko, Yao Osaka, 581-0043 Tel. +81-72-990-1232 Home Page: https://aerolab.jp Date of Incorporation: Apr. 22, 2014 Description of Business: Aircraft sales, maintenance and remodeling business Category of Industry: Wholesale Trade Ticker: 326A Income Statement (Profit & Loss  '000 yen) For videos, please visit https://x.com/apverychio    

Creating Collaboration in an “Ever Evolving City" It was from the stage of the CES 2025 in Las Vegas that Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda announced the completion of building construction at Toyota Woven City – from the very spot where in 2018, he declared Toyota’s goal to transform into a mobility company, and in 2020, shared with the world his intention to develop Woven City, a test course for mobility. After a groundbreaking in 2021, buildings for the first phase of the project were completed in October 2024, and we have been busy preparing for the official launch planned for the fall of 2025, which will see the first residents move in. “For me, at its core, Woven City is about collaboration… it's about the opportunity to weave together diverse points of view, talents and abilities… to create a new kind of fabric for our future – a future where we hope to not only move people… but move hearts,” said chairman Toyoda at the CES press conference on...

     

  Nov 2024 - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Joby Aviation (Joby) conducted a successful test flight of Joby's air taxi at Toyota's Higashi-Fuji Technical Center (Shizuoka, Japan). Akio Toyoda, the chairman of the Toyota Group, and Joby CEO and founder, JoeBen Bevirt, were also present to lent support to the test flight. The air taxi can potentially shorten travel time between Tokyo and Shizuoka from 2 hours to 25 minutes. Global commercial passenger operations will start next year with partners, including Uber, Delta Air Lines and ANA, here in Japan. JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO of Joby (left), Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation (right)  

SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434, President & CEO: Junichi Miyakawa, “SoftBank”) today announced that its “Sunglider” — a large-scale solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system (“UAS”) designed for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric telecommunications — was utilized in a field trial conducted by AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV, “AeroVironment”) and the US Department of Defense (“DoD”) in New Mexico, USA, in early August 2024. During the trial Sunglider succeeded in achieving stratospheric flight. Sunglider is a large-scale UAS for HAPS. It is larger than other publicly announced HAPS UAS*, with a wingspan of 78m and the capability to carry payloads weighing up to 75kg. That means its ability to deliver stable, high-speed and robust high-capacity mobile connectivity is a key feature. The Sunglider aircraft used in this stratospheric field trial was an improved version that incorporated structural and functional enhancements to enable better performance than the previous one...

TOKYO, Oct. 24, 2024 - All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest 5-Star airline for 11 consecutive years, will sell ANA original Wajima lacquered chopsticks on its international in-flight duty-free service beginning Nov. 1. Wajima lacquerware, a traditional Japanese craft, passed down over hundreds of years in the Wajima region of Ishikawa Prefecture, has been celebrated domestically and internationally for its exquisite designs and superior quality. The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake severely impacted many Wajima lacquerware artisans, leading to the loss of workshops and creative opportunities. To support these artisans, revive their businesses and showcase the charm of Japan's traditional Wajima lacquerware, ANA initiated the planning and development of ANA original Wajima lacquered chopsticks in February and will commence sales on Nov. 1. "Introducing the artistry of Wajima lacq...

Toyota to invest an additional $500 million to support Joby's electric air taxi commercial production Toyota City, Japan, and Santa Cruz, CA, October 2, 2024―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota; NYSE: TM / JPX: 7203) and Joby Aviation, Inc. (Joby; NYSE: JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced that Toyota will invest an additional $500 million to support the certification and commercial production of Joby's electric air taxi, with the aim of realizing the two companies' shared vision of air mobility.   The investment, which will be made in two equal tranches, is subject to standard regulatory approvals and certain other conditions, finalization of collaborative and commercial agreements and, with respect to the second tranche, the finalization of terms related to a strategic alliance focused on commercial manufacturing and certain other conditions. The investment, which will bring Toyota Motor Corporation's total inve...