Japan Airlines attributed the issue to a cyberattack designed to overwhelm its network with massive data transmissions. These types of attacks, known as denial-of-service attacks, flood a system with traffic until it crashes or becomes unresponsive, the airline explained.

Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack on Boxing Day, causing flight delays and disruption—here’s what we know so far.

The Japan Weather Association said Thursday that it has been hit by a cyberattack, rendering an information website it operates inaccessible. The group said its website tenki.jp has been under a distributed denial-of-service,

Japan Airlines' busiest route between January 2025 and November 2025 in terms of the number of flights operated by the Airbus A350 is Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) in Sapporo. The carrier plans to operate a total of 4,265 between the two cities, all of which with the A350-900.

Shortly before the Japan Airlines outage, American Airlines Group Inc. also had to delay flights on account of a networking issue. The incident, which lasted for about one hour on Christmas Eve, was attributed to a problem in a piece of partner-managed network equipment. The issue has since been resolved.

Japan is a land of ancient temples, bustling cities, and natural beauty, and should be a bucket-list destination for many. Before the pandemic, Japan saw 30 million visitors every year, with those numbers expected to have peaked over 2024’s travel rush.

Ukraine's leading mobile operator Kyivstar has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity, Kyivstar's parent company VEON said on Monday.

Favorable exchange rates for travelers using U.S. dollars in many countries, including hotspot Japan, have boosted demand. International visitors to Japan surged nearly 50% in the first 11 months of 2024 to close to 33.4 million people, according to the Japanese government data.

In an exclusive interview for AeroTime, aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth interviewed Turkka Kuusisto about his efforts to redefine Finnair’s course in a rapidly changing environment.

Almost all the passengers on board the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 involved in the Tokyo Haneda runway collision evacuated through the two forward exits after the jet rolled to a halt. Just three of the twinjet's eight exits - the forward right- and left-hand doors,

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