*ANA is confident of ensuring full-year profit on the international flight business

ANA Executive Vice President Katsuhiko Kitabayashi, who is in charge of international & regulatory affairs and alliance & internationalaffairs, said at an interview with the Wing Aviation Press that ANAwill be able to maintain profit on the international passenger flight business for a full year of FY2005 as well. Also, he revealed that ANA is paying attention to the latest B737-700s operations on both domestic and international routes and new flight businesses for India or Russia to reinforce the profitability on the international passenger flight business. "It is important for the ANA Group to seek more effective flight operations," he added.

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*ANA is confident of ensuring full-year profit on the international flight business
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