SNA and ANA tie up for code-sharing flights

Skynet Asia Airways (SNA) and ANA announced on January 26 that ANA will begin placing its flight code on SNA's Haneda-Miyazaki, -Kumamoto and -Nagasaki flights on April 1 this year. SNA already revealed a plan on the code-sharing agreement with ANA in its three-years midterm corporate plan, which was released in November last year.

Under the agreement, ANA will be in charge of selling 25% of all seats for the SNA flights at the maximum. The tie-up will help SNA earn stablerevenue and ANA serve more flights on the three routes than JAL. From April 1, SNA will move form the 1st passenger terminal to the 2nd passenger terminal, the same terminal as ANA.

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SNA and ANA tie up for code-sharing flights
Industry
*Airbus Japan President hopes to make a demo flight of A380 to Japan
Space
*H-IIA F8 was successfullylifted off
Airline
*ANA Group increased international passengers for the first time since April
*ANA will also raise fuel surcharges on its international flights
*International charters toHokkaido for 2005 were up more than 40%
*More flights to meet higher demand on Japan-Taiwan routes
Airport
*Kansai increased annual passengers for 2005
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Active former ANA President Tokuji Wakasa

JAL will additionally suspend some leisure international flights

JAL has decided to suspend daily Kansai International Airport (KIX)-Los Angeles flights and three Narita-Las Vegas flights weekly in October this year, when the 2006 winter schedule begins. Also, JAL will suspend daily KIX-Brisbane-Sydney flights in the end of March 2007, though it will serve the flights through FY2006 to support the Japan-Australia Year of Exchange.

In the 2006 summer schedule that will begin in the end of March this year, JAL will also shrink its international flights as follows: Reducing from double-daily flights to daily flights on Narita-London route Changing from daytime flights to night flights and also changing to smaller B767 on KIX-Guam route Suspending four Komatsu-Seoul flights weekly and three Hiroshima-Seoul flights weekly

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JAL will additionally suspend some leisure international flights
Airline
*JAL will raise fuel surcharges on its international flights again
*Star Flyer begun selling tickets two months before taking off
*Japanese carriers carried1.5 times more passengers on Haneda-Gimpo charters
*Turkish Airlines will reopen its Istanbul-Kansai route
Airport
*Departures from Kansai for this New Year holidays slightly decreased
*Kansai passengers marked 7% increase for December 2005
*Kansai will begin equipping a PBB exclusively for A380
Industry
*MHI received a huge autoclave for the 787 wing section
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In memory of former ANA president Tokuji Wakasa

Star Flyer accepts an approval for an air transport business

Star Flyer accepted an approval for an airtransport business from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on January 11 this year. With the approval, the start-up airline will officially be able to begin serving Haneda-New Kitakyushu flights on March 16 this year, when New Kitakyushu Airport opens.Before beginning of the business, it must take inspections for its operation and maintenance facilities. Air tickets will be sold from January 16 this year.

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Star Flyer accepts an approval for an air transport business
Airline
*New Year's air traffic was active on domestic routes but lower on international routes
*SKY slumped growth, ADO increased passengers during New Year holidays
*ANA begins operating the third B767-300ER freighter
*A new Russian cargo operator will fly into Japan
*JAL air transport result for November 2005
Airport
*Narita handled 1.0% more departures during New Year holidays
Industry
*JA2008 International Exhibition will be held in Yokohama
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Difference of an accident cause between two major newspapers

*Japan and Korea agree to increase flight capacities between both nations

The Japan-Korea bilateral aviation talks, which were held in Seoul on December 21 and 23 2005, has agreed to increase flight capacities largelybetween both nations to meet higher demands from Korea and requestsfrom several Prefectures of Japan and also to propel the Japanese government's leading Visit Japan Campaign.

According to the agreement, four new routes of Asahikawa-Seoul, Sapporo-Busan, Hakodate-Seoul and Hiroshima-Busan will be opened, and additional flights by Korean carriers will be approved on Aomori-Seoul, Akita-Seoul and Toyama-Seoul. Also, Komatsu-Seoul will be opened by a Korean carrier. Larger aircraft will be operated on Nagoya-Jeju, Nagoya-Seoul (cargo), Kansai International-Jeju, Fukuoka-Seoul, -Jeju and-Busan and Hiroshima-Seoul. In addition, the agreement includesunrestricted code-sharing flights with the third countries' airlines on routes between Japan and Korea.

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Headline
Air Do will more focus on tourist demands from Tokyo
Administration
*Japan and Korea agree to increase flight capacities between both nations
Airline
*High fuel cost forces JALto raise its domestic airfares
*JAL and ANA CEOs releasedNew Year messages
Airport
*Narita passengers for November 2005 were almost the same as a year ago
*Centrair increased international flight passengers for November 2005
Industry
*MHI delivered the middle and rear fuselages for the first P-X
Space
*The FY2006 budget draft for space developments has increased
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Civilian Control spoiled FSX