*Jetstar offers 20% cheaper airfares on its Japan route than usually

Jetstar Airways, beginning serving scheduled flights between Sydney and Kansai International Airport (via Brisbane from Sydney to Kansai) on March 25 next year, announced at a news conference in Osaka on July 26 that the Qantas-affiliated low cast airline would offer special airfares of 20,000 yen, except fuel surcharges, for the flights during the limited period from March 25 to June 60 next year, for whicha ticketing term is effective until August 1 this year. The airlinesaid that it has ensured 25% of all seats a flight (65 seats approximately) for the special airfares.

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Headline
*Jetstar offers 20% cheaper airfareson its Japan route than usually
Airport
*Narita recorded the most monthly passengers ever for June
*International departures from Centrair is expected to grow largely this summer
Airline
*Domestic flight passengers slightlygrew for June this year
*China finally approved fuel surcharges on China-Japan flights
*JAL extends interline e-ticketing for international flights
*ANA and IBEX expand code-share flights
Industry
*Honda will start receiving orders of Honda Jet in the U.S.
*KHI consolidated financial result for the first quarter of FY2006
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My baggage traveling alone

*Kansai forecasts more international passengers will depart this summer

Kansai International Airport released the passenger forecast for this summervacation season (July 21 to August 20) on July 19, reporting that the number of international flight passengers will be up 1% to 1,050,000 during the period compared to a year earlier. The forecasted number is the third most international flight passengers since it opened.

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Headline
*Kansai forecasts more internationalpassengers will depart this summer
Airline
*JAL and ANA re-change fuel surcharges on their China flights
*JAL will collect 138.6 billion yen by issuing new stocks
*Fifty-nine charters will come from Korea this summer
*ANA has decided to sell off its B747-400s
*ANA carried 17% more international flight passengers for May
*COA will serve four flights betweenSapporo and Guam earlier than usually
Defense
*Defense Central Contract Office expects to reduce aircraft procurements in FY2006
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My memories of Admiral Ryohei Oga

*Japan and China have agreed on 20% increase of airtransport capacities

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan (MLIT) Kazuo Kitagawa and Director of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) Yang Yuanyuan met in Beijing on July 13 to reach a final agreement on respectively 20% increase of air transport capacities between both countries. According to the agreement, each country will be able to serve another 92 passenger flights a week in the equivalence to B767-300 and another 76 cargo flights a week in the equivalence to B767-300F.

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Headline
*Japan and China have agreed on 20% increase of air transport capacities
Administration
*New Vice Minister hopes short-haul international flights will fly from Haneda
Airline
*Galaxy Airlines decides to postponethe original start-up
*Vladivostok Air receives a business license for Kitakyushu flight services
Airport
*NAA applies to the Ministry for a 2,500 m extension plan of the 2nd runway
*Centrair suffered backlash against the Expo prosperity
*Kobe Airport is buoyed by Sapporo and Haneda flights
Industry
*KHI completes its new facility for the B787 program
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My memories of Admiral Ryohei Oga

*JAL ties up with JTB for overseas charter flight products

JAL Group and JTB Group, the leading travel company of Japan, announced on July 5 that the pair has signed a basic agreement on business tie-ups, including joint planning of overseas charter flight products, joint development of JTB and JAL PAK package products and partnerships in arranging trips for foreign visitors to Japan. Regarding jointplanning of charter flights, JTB World Vacations, a travel wholesale company of JTB Group, and JAL PAK, a travel wholesale company of JAL Group, will jointly make travel products for more than 100 charter flights available nationwide.

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Headline
*JAL ties up with JTB for overseas charter flight products
Airport
*Narita 1st PTB enjoys increasing sales from retail shops
*Narita estimates to handle 2.4% more passengers during summer vacation
*Transport Minister says: "The Narita runway project must be completed in FY2009"
Airline
*JAL expects to raise capital of 200billion yen
*Star Flyer suffers from low load factor with lower demand from Tokyo
*JAL air transport result for May 2006
Space
*JAXA initiates R&D on next generation air-safety management for small aircraft
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Fueling nuclear missile!

Bombardier is making every effort to improve dispatch reliability in Japan

Trung Ngo, Bombardier Aerospace Vice President Marketing Communication, saidat an interview with the Wing Aviation Press that the top priority is to meet a high standard of dispatch reliability required by Japanese airlines. For that, Bombardier is making every effort, working together with airlines and suppliers, Ngo explained.

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Headline
Bombardier is making everyeffort to improve dispatch reliability in Japan
Airport
*Narita enjoyed 4% increase of passengers for May
*Kansai resulted in 4% growth of passengers for May
Airline
*JAL Ways suffered from 98.6% reduction of net profit
*J-Air fell into net loss due to rise of fuel cost
*ANA to introduce LOSA forthe first time in Japan
Industry
*FHI begins assembling thecenter wing for B787
*Yokohama Rubber acquires a certification for prepreg for A380
Column "COCKPIT"
Fueling a Taepodong-2?