Humanoid robots are set to begin handling baggage at a major Japanese airport in an experimental trial aimed at easing severe labour shortages and coping with record passenger demand.

Japan will prohibit the use of power banks on airplanes starting in April, following multiple incidents involving overheating and fires linked to mobile batteries, according to a source familiar with the decision.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that its reservation system for a baggage delivery service was accessed without authorization, potentially exposing the personal information of up to 28,000 customers.

Japan Airlines (JAL) will cancel flights and switch aircraft on select routes through the end of February after one of its planes, an Airbus A350-1000 (registration: JA10WJ), was damaged while parked at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Passengers on a United Airlines flight were forced to evacuate via emergency slides at Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan, on Friday evening after a fire alert, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Wednesday it plans to buy 17 more Boeing 737-8 aircraft to refresh its fleet.

A Japan Airlines plane collided with a stationary Delta Air Lines aircraft on the runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Thursday morning, according to officials.

Japan Airlines (JAL) announced a cyberattack on Thursday that led to delays in both domestic and international flights.