With Japan experiencing a significant boom in tourism following the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan National Tourism Office (JNTO) has downplayed concerns around overtourism, insisting it is “not an issue” in the vast majority of the country.

Boom Supersonic this week successfully flew the first supersonic flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft over the Mojave Desert in California, USA.

Japan Airlines has commenced the gradual introduction of its new Airbus A350-1000 international aircraft onto London (LHR) – Tokyo Haneda (HND) flights, providing customers with an even higher level of inflight comfort and individually-tailored experience.

I’m extremely fortunate that my first time flying to Japan, and thus my maiden experience with Japan Airlines, is up the front in the Sky Suite cabin. Japan Airlines (JAL) has three iterations of its Sky Suite and this is version one. Scheduled to depart Sydney at 8:15 am, it’s a 9 hour and 50 minute service to Tokyo, ample time to immerse myself in all the product has to offer.

Qantas and Japan Airlines have had their proposed alliance between Australia and Japan quashed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Their proposed arrangement would have allowed the airlines to stop competing on all aspects of price and service for three years.

The oneworld airline alliance’s 13 members have committed to achieve net zero emissions in 30 years.