* Kansai has still hit by the anti-Japan campaigns in China

Kansai International Airport Co. (KIAC) Executive Vice President Tadakuni Hirano revealed at a news conference on June 17 that the airport has still been given negative influences on tourist passenger demands for China from the anti-Japan campaigns in China, which sporadically happened in major cities in April this year, although business passenger demands for China have already recovered to the normal level. As Kansai still suffers lower booking status on Chinese routes even after June, compared with the same period last year, Hirano honestly said that the airport expects to restore tourist passenger demands for China to the normal level after this autumn.

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Headline
* Kansai has still hit by the anti-Japan campaigns in China
Administration
*Haneda-Kimpo charter flights will double from August
Airline
*JAL CEO will resign from Chairman of SAAJ
*JAL and KAL extend code-share tie-ups
*JAL hopes to expand international sales to a 30% share by 2010
*NWA will serve its new Micronesia flights
Industry
*IHI starts the extension of its Soma Aero-Engine Plant
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Bright and dark sides of ANA in Paris

*Japan and Francekeep step for joint development of SST

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on June 14 that the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC) and French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS) signed an agreement on joint study of supersonic transport (SST) at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France.

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*Japan and France keep step for joint development of SST
Airport
*Fukuoka is crying for continuous operation of Honolulu flights to JAL
*Commuter flights between Haneda and new local airports are expected
Industry
*KHI will deliver the first component for Trent 1000 in November
Airline
*Global Wings ties up with Kansai for business jet operation
*J-Air succeeded in increasing both revenue and profit for FY2004
*JAL ties up with BA for e-ticketing services
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Competition among hub airports

*ACCJ requests NAA to make further efforts to reduce landing fees

The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Privatization Task Force recently released an advocacy titled "Applying Global Best Practices to the Privatization of Narita Airport," requestingNaritaInternational Airport Co. (NAA) to make further efforts to reduce landing fees in response to the recent NAA's proposal on possible reduction of landing fees to IATA.

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Headline
*ACCJ requests NAA to make further efforts to reduce landing fees
Airline
*ADO secured net profit of 1,810 million yen for the full year of FY2004
*ANA follows JAL to raise fuel surcharges on its international routes
*Australian Airlines will add two flights weekly on its Cairns-Centrair route
*Regional airlines totally carried 1% more passengers for FY2004
Industry
*Working groups for conversion of P-X/C-X to commercial plane is launched
*MHI delivered the 1st component for C-X to KHI
Airport
*The number of taking-offs and landings at Narita exceeded 3 million
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Make a demo flight of US-1A overseas

*JAL Group to raise thefuel surcharges on its international flights largely

JAL Group announced on June 3 that it has decided to raise the fuel surcharges on its international flight tickets available from July 1 to September 30 this year and has already applied for it to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. According to the plan, JAL Group will double the fuel surcharges to 5,000 yen on one wayfrom 2,500 yen on one way today on its long-haul international route. It is inevitable that the JAL's action will damage the overseas travel market in this summer as a family with four persons has to pay 40,000 yen additionally when they travel to Hawaii with a JAL flight, for example.

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Headline
*JAL Group to raise the fuel surcharges on its international flights largely
Airport
*Narita proposes 20% reduction of landing charge on the average
*Narita achieved 4% more revenue than the original target
*Narita handled 4% more international passengers for April
Airline
*ANA President is interested in launching its second brand airline against real LCCs
*ANA President hopes to open Centrair-Seattle route
*ANA Group carried 22.8% more international passengers through FY2004
*Star Alliance to develop a new booking system to reduce distribution costs
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Quad tilt-wing