*IATA hopes Narita will reduce its landing charge by 20%

Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said at a news conference in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan on April 11 this year, "I highly appreciates that Narita will decide to reduce its landing charge by 20%." As reported before, Narita International Airport Co. (NAA) intends to propose reduction rate of the landing charge to IATA as soon as it releases the final financial result for FY2004.

This Week Contents
Headline
*IATA hopes Narita will reduce its landing charge by 20%
Administration
*Mineta is ambitious to extend Open Sky agreements
Industry
*MHI reveals its plan to develop "a pure Japanese original passenger plane"
Airline
*ANA and JAL are ready to offer in-flight broadband connection services
*ANA will take delivery of the first B737-700s in October this year
*Global Wings ties up with Air China
Helicopter
*Doctor Heli operation starts in Hokkaido
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