CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence – Sendai Airport – Special Airport Leadership Award Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) this year awarded two special Airport Leadership awards to recognise the community and industry leadership and teamw... airportsjapan0 Comments 0
Haneda Airport Resumes Comprehensive International Operations Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 Tokyo's Haneda airport has resumed comprehensive international operations for the first time in thirty-two years, with services operating or planned to seventee... airportsjapan0 Comments 0
Japan Airlines and oneworld global alliance face new futures Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 On the eve of Japan Airlines (JAL) filing for bankruptcy, many communities and stakeholders in Japan and across the world wait to find out their fate from the i... airlinesjapanjapan airlines0 Comments 0
Japan Airlines – Tourism, airports and airlines are all in play Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 Japan Airlines (JAL) can be said to be a mirror of the country whose flag it carries. Problems at JAL have been building for years, but action has been delayed ... airlinesairportsjapanjapan airlinestourism0 Comments 0
Airports – The key to realising Japan’s potential in aviation and tourism Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 In the latter half of 2009, two young politicians challenged the status quo of investing in airport infrastructure with no regard to its cost, need, long-term v... airportsjapan0 Comments 0
Singapore Airlines expands Tokyo choice with A380 to Haneda Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 International service at Haneda after the opening of the fourth runway in autumn 2010 is now coming to fruition as Singapore Airlines has been awarded fourteen ... airlinesjapan0 Comments 0
JTB plans to boost online business Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 JTB - Japan's largest travel agency - plans to increase online transactions from a current 7% in 2008/9 to a planned 12% in 2010/11. This action is in response ... japantravel0 Comments 0
60 000 slots for international flights at Haneda airport from October, 2010 Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 Japan's new government continues to push to turn Haneda airport into a twenty-four-hour international airport. Mr. Seiji Maehara, Transport Minister, advised th... airlinesairportsall nippon airwaysjapanjapan airlines0 Comments 0
JAL seeks cut in pension benefits to secure it’s future Simon C. Pitt2009-11-30 Japan Airlines (JAL) is meeting with retirees and current employees this week to secure cuts in pension benefits of 30% and 50% from each group respectively. Th... airlinesjapanjapan airlines0 Comments 0
Japan keeps Anne of Green Gables close to its heart. Simon C. Pitt2009-11-12 Canada promotes new movie, a love story rooted in a Canadian classic, to boost travel to PEI. The Japanese love affair with all things Anne of Green Gables sho... canadajapantourismtravel0 Comments 0