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Japan Airlines launches Japan Airlines Innovation Fund and new bizjet operator

Japan Airlines Group has created the Japan Airlines Innovation Fund, a corporate venture vehicle to invest in promising start-ups, and has established a new business-jet operator. The moves expand JAL’s non-core commercial services and create new channels for strategic investment and revenue generation.

2026-03-05T17:15:02.498173-08:00
FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

TSB: Recurring landing‑gear fault and pilot distraction led to fatal 2024 Jetstream 32 crash in Canada

By FlightGlobal: Pilots of a British Aerospace Jetstream 32 that crashed in Canada's Northwest Territories in January 2024 were likely distracted by a recurring landing gear malfunction, causing them to miss a critical altitude loss that killed six people, investigators conclude.

2026-03-05T14:01:29.814432-08:00
ReutersFeras Dalatey

Syria reopens Aleppo–Mediterranean air corridor, resumes flights at Aleppo International Airport

By Reuters: Syria has opened a newly reactivated air corridor from the northern city of Aleppo toward the Mediterranean Sea for use by foreign airlines as well as its national carrier, the head of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority told Reuters on Thursday, as air traffic gradually resumes through Aleppo International Airport.

2026-03-05T14:32:20.451784-08:00