*JAL Group decides to stop all of Saipan flights as one of the structure reforms

JAL Group has decided to stop operating all of its Saipan flights, Fukuoka-Honolulu, -Hong Kong and -Seoul flights and Central Japan International Airport (Centrair)-Guam flights from October this year, when the winter schedule 2005-2006 begins. JAL Group will reorganize its international flight business by cancellation of the unprofitable flights. The travel industry is shocked by the JAL's decision becausethe total number of available seats for Saipan is particularly supposed to decrease by half after JAL completely withdraws from the flight route.

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*JAL Group decides to stop all of Saipan flights as one of the structure reforms
Airport
*Yokohama Mayor says: ÉÅRoles of Haneda and Narita need to be reexamined.ÉÇ
*Kansai largely increased flight frequencies and passengers for April
*Centrair estimates operating revenue fro FY2005 at 51.3 billion yen
Administration
*The Ministry postpones providing additional slots at Haneda
Airline
*NWA CEO says that B787 is appropriate aircraft on Narita-NY route
*Galaxy Airlines orders one A300-600F
Industry
*Boeing and the Japan team signed a definitive contract on the B787 program
*IHI Aero-Engine & Space division slightly increased sales and orders
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JAL and Kanebo

*Star Flyer unveiled its black & white livery A320 mockup

Preparing to start a new flight business between Haneda and Kitakyushu next March, Star Flyer unveiled its black & white livery A320 mockup in Tokyo on May 17. Black represents the start-up airline's corporate color with a brand concept of "Mother Comet," according to the airline. Star Flyer hopes to begin offer 12 daily flightservices on Haneda-Kitakyushu route on March 16 2006, when new Kitakyushu Airport opens.

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Headline
*Star Flyer unveiled its black &white livery A320 mockup
Airline
*HVN will open Centrair-HCMC route this summer
*SKY finished FY2004 with more profit than originally expected
*ANA and Shanghai Airlines extend code-sharing flights
*JAL air transport result for March 2005 and FY2004
Administration
*Five additional Haneda slots may beallotted to newcomer airlines
Industry
*MHI Aerospace Division increased revenue but decreased operating profit
*KHI Aerospace Company increased revenue and operating profit for FY2004
*FHI Aerospace Company succeeded in posting operating profit for FY2004
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Aviation is "superior" to railway

*Charter flights from Taiwan remarkably increased in FY2004

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport recently reported that the number of international charter flights through FY2004 was largely up 43.4% to 5,904 flights, compared with a year ago. The total number was classified into 1,370 flights by Japanese airlines (9.6% more than a year ago) and 4,534 flights by foreign airlines (58.2% more than a year ago).

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Headline
*Charter flights from Taiwan remarkably increased in FY2004
Airline
*Daytime Haneda-Kimpo charters were preferred by individual passengers
*Domestic air traffic slightly shrunk for FY2004
*ANA opens Centrair-Shanghai and increases Narita-Guangzhou
*ANA begins code-sharing flights with LOT
*JAL air transport result for February 2005
Industry
*KHI delivers a BK117C-2 to Korea for firefighting
*Fifty-three YS-11s are still in service worldwide

*Cockpit is suspended this week due to the editing matter.