The defence chiefs of the United States and Japan are convinced that China will not be able to recover pieces of the Lockheed Martin F-35A that crashed off the coast of Japan on 9th of April 2019. Some media reports have speculated that parts of the aircraft were vulnerable to discovery by the Chinese or Russian militaries, giving those countries’ armed forces an opportunity to exploit vulnerabilities or copy the fighter’s stealth technology. Should the Chinese or the Russians recover pieces of the F-35A they might gain critical insights into its radar, electronic warfare capabilities or stealth coatings, among other important military capabilities. The US is especially protective about the stealth fighter’s capabilities given the amount of capital that have already been invested in the development of this particular aircraft and its advantages against adversaries’ radar and air defences.

Asiana Airlines appears set to receive a liquidity booster of $1.4 billion from creditors, led by state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB). Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance confirms that creditors plan to buy W500 billion in Asiana perpetual bonds, and extend the embattled carrier a KRW800 billion credit line. The funding plan appears to be at a preliminary stage. It is unclear where the additional W300 billion will come from.

An Airbus A321 of American Airlines experienced what a pilot called an “un-commanded” roll and struck runway equipment during takeoff on 10 April at New York's John F Kennedy Airport.
The aircraft departed from the airport at 20:40 local time, headed for Los Angeles as American flight 300.“When we departed… strong roll to the left… as we climbed out,” the pilot told air traffic controllers shortly after takeoff, according to an audio recording from LiveATC.net. “We were banking… Uncontrolled bank 45° to the left.”
“Turbulence from another aircraft?” the pilot adds. “I don’t think so. There’s a good crosswind, but we had an un-commanded roll to the left as we rotated.” The pilot also tells controllers that the aircraft was at that point “flying great”, and he requests clearance to return to JFK, where the A321 landed without incident at 21:09. The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, it says. “The pilot reported that the Airbus A321 may have collided with an object during departure earlier in the evening,” the FAA said “After the aircraft landed, workers discovered damage to the left wing, possibly caused by striking a runway sign and airport light.”