Japan Air, Southwest earn on-time kudos

After an emergency landing of a Boeing Dreamliner on Wednesday, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have grounded their entire Boeing 787 fleet due to safety concerns. The two carriers have the largest number of the new airplanes, as ANA has 17 and JAL has 7.   

(TOKYO) — Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 2 million vehicles globally for an identical problem with air bags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces flying. No injuries have been reported related to the problem. The recall for air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp. affects other automakers, including non-Japanese manufacturers, Takata spokesman Akiko Watanabe said Thursday. She declined to give details. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 1.7 million vehicles with some 580,000 in North America, 490,000 in Europe and 320,000 in Japan.

(TOKYO) — Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 2 million vehicles globally for an identical problem with air bags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces flying. No injuries have been reported related to the problem. The recall for air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp. affects other automakers, including non-Japanese manufacturers, Takata spokesman Akiko Watanabe said Thursday. She declined to give details. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 1.7 million vehicles with some 580,000 in North America, 490,000 in Europe and 320,000 in Japan.

Hawaiian Airlines on Tuesday launched flights to Osaka, expanding service to Japan as US carriers conclude that passenger traffic has recovered from the March 11 quake-tsunami mega-disaster.Hawaiian Airlines began daily service between Kansai International Airport and Honolulu, part of an Asia-focused growth strategy for the carrier that since late 2010 has started flights to Tokyo's Haneda and Seoul's Incheon airports.

Zacks.com submits: Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL), the second-largest U.S. airline, is slated to release its first quarter 2011 earnings on April 18. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the first quarter is 46 cents, representing a substantial decline of 101.98% from the year-ago level.

Zacks.com submits: The March 11 tsunami interrupted air traffic at most Japanese airports. The U.S. airlines cancelled most flights to and from Japan following the calamity. While the Sendai airport remains flooded, the Narita Airport, the main international gateway into Japan, is also closed. Haneda, Japan's busiest airport has, however, reopened.

(CNN)