Narita winter schedule 2006/2007-Record-breaking 3,695 Flights

The number of weekly aircraft movements of the winter schedule in 2006/2007 at Narita International Airport has increased to 3,695 times, 162 times more than the summer schedule in 2006 according to Narita International Airport Co. (NAA)'s announcement on October 26. This is the highest number in the past as unused slots originally allotted for domestic flights (20 slots/day, 140 slots/week) were portioned out for international use; i.e., 146 slots/day (20 slots increased) for international flights, and 30 slots/day (20 slots decreased) for domestic flights, and that leads to airlines' decisions to increase their international flights.

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Narita winter schedule 2006/2007-Record-breaking 3,695 Flights
Airport
*Kansai to handle the most flights ever for this winter schedule
*Narita reached monthly record-high foreign passengers in September
Airline
*ANA follows JAL to cut air ticket commission to 5%
*UAL new service for Washington DC forms part of its hub developments
+Narita-Denver service is highly possible, but need to overcome the aircraft matter
*AeroMexico targets load factor of 78% on its new Japan flights
*ANA will introduce another two B767-300BCFs
Defence
*ASDF almost completes a hanger for KC-767 tanker
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Nightmare of Japan's nuclear weapons

JAL CEO highlights his strong wish to achieve a single- year profit

JAL Group CEO and President Haruka Nishimatsu showed his strong wish to achieve a single-year profit for fiscal year of 2006, which is likely to be a big turning point for the future business, at a joint interview with aviation journalists on October 17 this year. Although JAL had a hard time for the first half of FY2006 because of slow recovery of both domestic and international passenger demands and of high fuel price, Nishimatsu is confident that JAL can recoverthe loss through the second half of FY2006, relying on recovery of passenger demands and fuel surcharges on its international flights.

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JAL CEO highlights his strong wish to achieve a single- year profit
Airline
*JAL has decided to cut down commission on international flights to 5%
*JAL and Galaxy agree on code-share cargo flights
Administration
*Japan and India do not reach an agreement on aviation expansion
Industry
*Honda Aircraft Company officially begins selling HondaJet
Defense
*Defense Agency received the first P-X for static loading test
Airport
*Kansai expects another 60 flights a week for China this winter
Helicopter
*JCG selects AW139 to replace aging Bell212
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Fate of Japanese LCC

Japan and China have agreed to promote Haneda-Hongqiao charters

Japan's Prime Minister Shintaro Abe and China's Premier Wen Jiabao agreed topromote charter flight operations between Haneda Airport and Hongqiao Airport, the other Shanghai airport, at the summit meeting on October 8, when Abe visited China for the first time as prime minister. Both leaders have shared a common recognition that it is necessary to begin charter flights to meet growing demand, particularly for possible expansion of passengers between Tokyo and Shanghai in 2010, when Shanghai Expo takes place.

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Japan and China have agreed to promote Haneda-Hongqiao charters
Airline
*HVN to exploit a new market by serving new flights for Laos
*Qatar Airways will serve daily flights between Kansai and Doha next summer
*China Airlines to increase Kansai flights in this winter
*ANA increased international but decreased domestic passengers in August
Airport
*Centrair is ready for transport of B787 components
*Centrair continued reducing passengers in August
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Reduction of labor cost versus rise of fuel cost

ANA has an ambitious plan to expand its flight network for China

Koji Harima, ANA Vice President, China Affairs, Marketing & Sales, said at an interview with the Wing Aviation Press that ANA has a plan to offer daily flight services on all of its China routes or even double daily services on the highly-dema10.10.2006nded routes in the future. Also he revealed that ANA will expand its flights between Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) and China. "We pay attention to Guangzhou for our business expansion, in addition to Beijing and Shanghai currently. I believe the city is highly potential for both business and leisuredemands," Harima added.

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ANA has an ambitious plan to expand its flight network for China
Airline
*JAL Chairman declares JAL will maintain its Guam flights
*JAL issued RFP to two regional jet makers for 70 to 90 seats jet
*JAL almost stopped reduction of domestic passengers
*JAL air transport result for August2006
Airport
*Narita reduced ratio of large aircraft operations for FY2005
*Kansai Increased both domestic and international passengers in August
*New Kitakyushu Airport handled 3.6 times more Haneda passengers than before
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Integration should secure individual powers

New Minister emphasizes organic linkages among three airports in Kansai area

Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, who was inaugurated as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport under the Abe administration on September 26, mentioned international competitiveness of airports in Japan at a news conference with aviation journalists on September 27. He first said, "In preparation for international competition in the future, the Haneda Airport-re-expansion program will allow the airport to handle about 1.4 times more flights than today and to offer 30,000 departure slots annually for international flights. At the same time, the northward extension of Narita Airport B runway will contributeto increase of its capacity."

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New Minister emphasizes organic linkages among three airports in Kansai area
Airline
*ANA aims to raise international e-ticketing rate up to 70% by end of FY2006
*Emirates tries to lead business travelers in Tokyo to use Centrair-Dubai flights
*Finnair will realize its with to increase Narita flights
Industry
*MHI has decided to build a new factory for commercial engines
*Bombardier strengthens customer services in Japan with a new spare depot
Space
*The final M-V-7 was successfully lifted off
Airport
*Narita resulted in 4% increase of passengers for August this year
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New challenge for Mr. Mulally