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The Mainichi
02-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Mainichi
News in Easy English: What happened to the 'flying cars' at Expo 2025 in Osaka?
Flying cars are popular at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. But there was an accident on April 26 during a demonstration flight. Here are simple questions and answers about flying cars at the event. Q: What are flying cars? A: Flying cars are special vehicles that can fly. They usually carry between one and five people. Some look like drones, and some look like airplanes. These cars cost less money to make than airplanes. They are also quieter than helicopters. Many companies around the world and in Japan are working hard to make them. People think flying cars will be very useful in the future. Q: Can visitors at the Expo ride in flying cars? A: No. Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura wanted visitors to ride in flying cars and pay money for it. But preparing everything safely was too difficult to do before the Expo started. Instead, Japanese companies SkyDrive Inc., Marubeni Corp. and ANA Holdings Inc. planned demonstration flights. The last two are working together with companies from other countries. Q: How do flying cars fly? A: The companies showed how these flying cars fly at Yumeshima island. Yumeshima is a man-made island in Osaka. On April 14, a flying car flew slowly about 10 meters above ground for about six minutes with one pilot. But on April 26, the flying car from Marubeni Corp. broke during its flight. It damaged one part of its body and one motor. Q: Will there still be flying car shows at the Expo? A: More flights were planned for Japan's Golden Week holidays in early May and on later weekends. But after the accident on April 26, the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition decided to stop the flights for now. They will check safety again before they start the flights once more. The organizers of the Expo think safety is the most important thing. (Japanese original by Takumi Fujikawa, Osaka City News Department) Vocabulary Expo: A big event where many countries or companies show new ideas and technology. demonstration flights: Test flights to show people how something works. artificial island: An island made by people, not by nature. motor: A machine that gives power to move or fly. organizers: People or groups who plan and run an event.
Zawya
27-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Japan's ANA to buy 77 jets in its largest single order
Tokyo, February 26 (QNA) - Japan's ANA Holdings Inc. announced plans to purchase a total of 77 aircraft from Boeing Co., Airbus SE and Embraer SA, marking the largest single order ever for the Japanese company, worth about 2 trillion yen ($13.4 billion), on the back of robust inbound demand. ANA has positioned the strengthening of international routes as a key growth pillar. While the firm refrained from buying additional aircraft amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it said it will "introduce cutting-edge planes for sustainable growth," Kyodo News Agency reported. The order consists of 30 from Boeing of the United States, 27 from Airbus of Europe and 20 from Embraer of Brazil. ANA said the group is expected to own around 320 aircraft by the fiscal year ending in March 2031. Copyright © Qatar News Agency 2022. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Bloomberg
25-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
ANA to Buy at Least 77 Jets From Boeing, Airbus, Embraer in Expansion
By , Siddharth Vikram Philip, and Julie Johnsson Save ANA Holdings Inc. will buy at least 77 aircraft from Boeing Co., Airbus SE and Embraer SA in a rare simultaneous deal with the world's top three commercial planemakers, according to people familiar with the matter. Japan's largest airline won approval from its board of directors to buy at least 18 widebody 787-9 Dreamliners and 12 737-8 Max single-aisle jets from Boeing, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
