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OTHER NEWS:
-DREAMLINER GROUNDED: All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, the world’s largest users of Boeing 787 jets, grounded their entire fleet of Dreamliners today in the biggest blow yet to the troubled passenger jet’s image.
An All Nippon 787 made an emergency landing in Japan today because of smoke coming from the aircraft, prompting the decision to ground its entire fleet for the first time, said Ryosei Nomura, a spokesman for Tokyo-based All Nippon. Japan Air will also idle its fleet today. The carriers didn’t say for how long the planes will be grounded.
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Demand for business jets may be increasing amid the coronavirus crisis. | HONDA AIRCRAFT CO. / VIA KYODO
JIJI Dec 31, 2020
Business jets are gaining traction in Japan as companies look to keep their workers off commercial planes to avoid infection risks amid the novel coronavirus.
Companies that arrange charter flights are getting a growing number of inquiries, with one flight operator planning to increase its fleet size.