Jetstar to start non-stop services between Nagoya &Osaka and Cairns

Jetstar, the Qantas Group's low cost carrier (LCC), will start non-stop services from Central Japan International Airport (Nagoya) to Cairns onAugust 2, and from Kansai International Airport(Osaka)to Cairns on September 8, 2007.Jetstar is taking over the services that were originally Qantas'(QFA), including the services from Kansai to Sydneyand from Sydney via Brisbane back to Kansai beginning from March 25, 2007.

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Headline
Jetstar to start non-stop services between Nagoya &Osaka and Cairns
Industry
*A380 showed up at Narita for demonstration to airlines of Japan
*Bridgestone is increasing its production scale of radial tires for aircraft
Airport
*Charge for one A380 landing may be 924,000 yen at Narita
*NAA posted decrease in midterm net income by 45.9% to 6.6 billion yen
Airline
*The difference of domestic passengers between JAL and ANA was wider in October
*JAL will launch a joint venture forlanding gear maintenance in China
Defence
*JCG has selected three Dash8-300s to replace aging YS-11s or Beechcraft 200T/B200Ts
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JAL and ANA will reduce fuel surcharges on international flights next January

JAL and ANA have decided to reduce fuel surcharges on their international flights, depending on the current downward trend of oil price on a Singapore Kerosene basis. The reduction will be effective to international air tickets on January 1 next year. However, several foreign airlines serving flights to Japan will carry out reduction of fuel surcharges on November 1 or December 1 at the latest.

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Headline
JAL and ANA will reduce fuel surcharges on international flights next January
Airport
*ANA strengthens domestic E-ticketing service as well as international interline
*Result of domestic transport in thefirst half of FY2006 shows big rise in passengers on local routes
*Vladivostok Air made a good start with 70% load factor on New Kitakyushu flights
Airline
*ANA strengthens domestic E-ticketing service as well as international interline
*Result of domestic transport in thefirst half of FY2006 shows big rise in passengers on local routes
*Vladivostok Air made a good start with 70% load factor on New Kitakyushu flights
Industry
*KHI will transfer its own stocks for KHS to Aero Asahi
*KHI aerospace increased revenue butdecreased operating profit
*FHI aeros

ANA posted record-breaking midterm net profit for the first half of FY2006

ANA released the financial result for the first half of FY2006 (April 1 to September 30 2006) on October 31 this year, reporting that it achieved record-breaking operating revenue at 752.8 billion yen, 9.0% more than the same period FY2005. However, the rise of fuel price forced ANA to increase operating expenses by 10.1% to 684 billion yen, compared to a year earlier, and operating profit accordingly decreased by 1.2% to 68.7 billion yen.

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Headline
ANA posted record-breaking midterm net profit for the first half of FY2006
Airport
*Additional international departuresenable Narita to increase revenue
*Centrair expands to 388 flights perweek in the winter schedule 2006
*Centrair largely expanded international cargos for the FY2006 first half
*Growth of international passengers at Kansai was boosted by foreign visitors
Airline
*SFJ suffered from midterm net loss,but expects FY2007 to turn into black
Industry
*MHI aerospace largely reduced midterm profit
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