Business trends
Boeing's woes create opening for Chinese and Russian rivals
COMAC and Irkut hurry debuts of alternative narrow-body aircraft to grounded 737 Max
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Transportation
Nikkei Markets
Few parties interested in buying Malaysia Airlines
Analysts doubt prospects of outright sale of financially strained flag carrier
Companies
Hyundai set for clash with Elliott over dividend and directors
Automaker's annual meeting will be key moment for shareholder activism
Companies
UK investors call for Lixil shareholders meeting to oust CEO
Marathon and Polar oppose opaque return of founding family heir
Economy
Southeast Asia pins hopes on rail to ease chronic congestion
Urban transit networks set for long-awaited launch as traffic costs mount
Companies
Japan bullet train to allow quick boarding with smartphones
Change on JR Tokai's Tokyo-Osaka line targets foreign tourists without smart cards
Business deals
SoftBank, others set to invest in Uber's self-drive unit: report
US ride-hailing giant plans to spin off division valued at up to $10bn
Companies
JAL bets new budget airline can go distance to US and Europe
Japanese carrier's Zipair faces challenge of filling passenger and pilot seats
Science
Asteroid landing a triumph for Japan's space industry
Private sector to boost collaboration with budget-strapped state agency
Companies
JAL prepares cut-rate airline serving Asia for 2020 takeoff
Airline earmarks $200m for carrier that will also fly to Europe and US
