*Rolls-Royce strongly hopes JAL selects Trent 1000 for its B787s

Charles Cuddington, Managing Director-Airlines of Rolls-Royce, said at an exclusive interview with the Wing Aviation Press that the leading aircraft engine maker strongly expects JAL to select Trent 1000 engines for its 30 Boeing 787s. ANA hasalready decided to select the latest engine for its 50 B787s. Rolls-Royce will soon begin full-scale discussion with JAL on the engineselection, appealing the engine's advantages against the rivals. One of the advantages is the three-axes structure that is a Rolls-Royce's original technology, Cuddington highlighted.

This Week Contents
Headline
*Rolls-Royce strongly hopes JAL selects Trent 1000 for its B787s
Airline
*Galaxy Airlines succeeds in raising its capital to 5 billion yen
*Star Flyer is confident of financing for take-off
*ANA ties up with Star Flyer for start-up supports
*Air Do reveals a new flight plan for Memanbetsu
*JAL and ANA continues fuel surcharges on international flights
*Finnair will open Centrair-Helsinki route next June
Industry
*MHI began constructing a B787 assembly facility
Column "COCKPIT"
The Twentieth Summer

*Rolls-Royce strongly hopes JAL selects Trent 1000 for its B787s

Charles Cuddington, Managing Director-Airlines of Rolls-Royce, said at an exclusive interview with the Wing Aviation Press that the leading aircraft engine maker strongly expects JAL to select Trent 1000 engines for its 30 Boeing 787s. ANA hasalready decided to select the latest engine for its 50 B787s. Rolls-Royce will soon begin full-scale discussion with JAL on the engineselection, appealing the engine's advantages against the rivals. One of the advantages is the three-axes structure that is a Rolls-Royce's original technology, Cuddington highlighted.

This Week Contents
Headline
*Rolls-Royce strongly hopes JAL selects Trent 1000 for its B787s
Airline
*Galaxy Airlines succeeds in raising its capital to 5 billion yen
*Star Flyer is confident of financing for take-off
*ANA ties up with Star Flyer for start-up supports
*Air Do reveals a new flight plan for Memanbetsu
*JAL and ANA continues fuel surcharges on international flights
*Finnair will open Centrair-Helsinki route next June
Industry
*MHI began constructing a B787 assembly facility
Column "COCKPIT"
The Twentieth Summer

*ANA made a profit, while JAL made a loss for the first quarter

The financial results of JAL Group and ANA Group for the first quarter of FY2005 (April to June 2005), which were released on July 29, finds that JAL suffered from operating loss, but ANA succeeded in posting operating profit, although both airlines increased revenue for the period. JAL, operating much more international flights than ANA, wasmore damaged by the rise of fuel price than ANA as JAL and ANA eachneeded 21.9 billion yen more and 4.7 billion yen more fuel costs for the period than a year ago.

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Headline
*ANA made a profit, while JAL made a loss for the first quarter
Administration
*The Minster officially instructs NAA for northward extension
Airline
*JAL officially announces to cancel its Saipan flights
*26.4% more international passengers 1.8% less domestic passengers forFY2004
*ANA has decided to make follow-on orders of Boeing 767s
*Air Do achieves a milestone with 5 million passengers
*JAL air transport result for June 2005
Airport
*New Kitakyushu Airport hopes 1 million passengers for Haneda first year
Industry
*JAMCO increased sales by 6% for the 1st quarter of FY2005
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NASA, Third Time Lucky

*Centrair expects to welcome 10 million visitors inAugust

Central Japan International Airport Co. said that the number of visitors to the airport nicknamed Centrair, including non-aviation visitors will possibly reach a total of 10 million around August 3 this year since it opened on February 17 this year. The company's original expectation is 15 million visitors through 2005, including 3 million non-aviation visitors to commercial areas of the airport, however the number is supposed to reach two third of the annual target even before six months since it opened.

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Headline
*Centrair expects to welcome 10 million visitors in August
Airline
*International flight bookings this summer are lower than a year ago
*Domestic flight passengers grew in June after a while
*JAA enjoys increasing passengers every month
*A share of air transport between Tokyo and Osaka doubles for the last decade
Airport
*Kansai handled 10% passengers for June this year
Industry
*FHI starts building a new facility for Boeing 787 center wing
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Awful civil aviation of China