*SNA tries to set its revival plan in the right direction next year

Skynet Asia Airways (SNA) President and CEO Masahiro Uchiike said at an interview with the Wing Aviation press that the airline tries to set its three-years revival plan in theright direction by July next year, when it begins offering a new flight service on Haneda-Nagasaki route. It has goals to increase sales to about 17 billion yen and recurring profit to 300 million yen for full year of FY2006, the last fiscal year of the revival plan.Although the airline is likely to have a deficit in this and next fiscal years because of additional expenses on preparation for a newflight service, it will roughly increase recurring profit of 600 million yen this fiscal year without the additional expenses.

This Week Contents
Headline
*SNA tries to set its revival plan in the right direction next year
Airport
*Narita expects slight decrease of passengers forthe New Year Holiday
Airline
*UAL is interested in offering Asianflights beyond Nagoya
+The interline with ANA helps UAL to raise e-ticketing ratio
*AAL expects code-sharing flights with JAL on domestic routes from/to Nagoya
*JAL air transport result for October 2004
Administration
*Sky marshal starts on Japanese flights
*The 5th flight checker is decided to DHC8-300
Industry
*Sojitz sells all kinds of Bombardier business jets in Japan
*ShinMaywa delivered the 2nd prototype of US-1A Kai
*Bridgestone supplies tires for Boeing 7E7
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A 100 yeas plan of Xian

*Boeing is confident of receiving 200 orders of 7E7within this year

R.Wade Cornelius, Vice-President Business Development&Global Strategy, Boeing Commercial Airplanes said at an exclusive interview with the Wing Aviation Press on December 7 that Boeing is confident of receiving 200 orders of 7E7 within this year, adding to 82 firm orders today. Boeing has received request for proposals for about 600 7E7s from more than 30 customers worldwide, according to Cornelius. Headded that the target may not be achieved within this year because of airlines' business circumstances, but it is not so big problem.

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Headline
*Boeing is confident of receiving 200 orders of 7E7 within this year
Airport
*NAA posts net profit of 1.6 billionyen for the first half of FY2004
Airline
*Air Do successfully increased revenue and profit
*JAL will possibly select a new small jet fleet next year
*Asiana Chairman requests eight Haneda-Kimpo flights daily at least
Industry
*ShinMaywa shipped the first component for A330/340
Space
*New MTSAT will be launched within the first two months next year
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Such a wonderful New Baiyun International Airport

*ANA President is confident of making a profit on the international flight business

ANA President Yoji Ohashi emphasized at a news conference on December 2 thatANA will surly make a profit on the international flight business for FY2004, which is one of the absolute targets for ANA. Also, he said, "The new terminal of Haneda Airport, which opened on December 1, will be a opening for ANA to become NO.1 airline in Asia."

This Week Contents
Headline
*ANA President is confident of making a profit on the international flight business
Airport
*The Haneda 2nd terminal acceleratesservice competitions between JAL and ANA
*Narita passengers reach 30 million for 2004
*Another U.S. cargo airline hopes to fly into the new Nagoya airport
Airline
*SNA will challenge a new flight business
*BAW is interested in flying into the new Nagoya airport
*Air transport results of regional airlines for the 1st half
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Anti-submarine Olympic Games