*JAL admits a series of the mishaps resulted from low awareness for safe operation

JAL Group reported improvement measures for safe operation to Minster of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa on April 14 this year, in response to the Business Improvement Order and AdministrativeWarnings that were issued against a series of the incidents by Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) on March 17. Following a series of incidents involving JAL maintenance and flight operations between December 2004 and March 2005, JCAB has issued the Business Improvement Order to Japan Airlines International and Administrative Warningsto Japan Airlines Corporation, the group holding company, and JapanAirlines Domestic.

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Headline
*JAL admits a series of the mishaps resulted from low awareness for safe operation
Airport
*JAT expects to join the Haneda International PTB project
*The Ministry announces a PFI plan for Haneda international PTB
*More than 15 million passengers used Kansai through FY2004
*Japan welcomed 17.8% more foreign visitors for 2004
Airline
*Narita feeder flights keep high load factors
Helicopter
*Sendai City selected Bell 412EP as the second firefighting helicopter
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Together with MU-2

*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.

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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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Why is HUD required now?

*Nissan has decided to invest 150 million yen to Star Flyer

Nissan Motor announced on April 4 that it has decided to invest 150 million yen to Star Flyer, which is a newcomer airline based on New Kitakyushu Airport. Nissan will make the investment by accepting allocation of new shares to third parties from Star Flyer, and the additional investment will be approved at a general stockholder meeting of Star Flyer.

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Headline
*Nissan has decided to invest 150 million yen to Star Flyer
Administration
*Japan and UAE agree to expand air transport volume between both
Airline
*ANA is rapidly expanding online ticket sales
*SKY will operate night flights on Haneda-Naha route to lure tourists
*Qatar Airways has begun flying into Japan in cooperation with ANA
*A Russian airline operates charter flights from Centrair this summer
Industry
*MHI produces Boeing 787 parts at its Shimonoseki Shipyard
Airport
*Local airports increased foreigners' arrivals for 2004
+Women foreign travelers accounted for 46.3% of all
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Standardization of HUD into passenger plane?

*Narita possibly determines to reduce landing charge in FY2005

Narita International Airport Co. (NAA) released the FY2005 Business Plan onMarch 29 this year, announcing that it has three major focuses: reduction oflanding charge, extension of the 2nd runway to 2,500 metersand completionof the first passenger terminal and development of Narita New High SpeedRailway system. As NAA forecasts to handle 1.5% more passengers and 0.5%more take-offs and landings for FY2005 than a year ago, it expects toincrease operating revenue by 10% to 163billion yen, compared with theestimated result for FY2004.

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Headline
*Narita possibly determines to reduce landing charge in FY2005
Airport
*Narita handles more take-offs and landings for this summer
*Kansai operates the most flights ever during 2005 summer schedule
*Narita welcomed 17% more foreign passengers for February
*Kansai enjoyed large growth of international passengers for February thisyear
Airline
*Air Do completes repayment of its debts one year earlier
Industry
*JADC largely increases its businessexpenses with the full development of B787
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JAL CA in charge of China routes