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May 2006CONTENTSO R I E N T A V I AT I O N V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 0 7COVER STORY34 THE RELUCTANT PRESIDENTSet to become Japan Airlines’ third presidentin 18 months, Haruka Nishimatsu initiallydeclined the job. But he changed his mindand in June he will begin the considerablechallenge of restoring JAL to profitability,eliminating disharmony within its ranks andre-building a dented safety imageMAIN STORY14 ASIA’S TRAINING STAMPEDEAs the region faces growing pilot shortages,training organisations are rushing to fill thegap. But will it be too little, too late?NEWS BACKGROUNDER28 Struggling MalaysiaAirlines has struck asurvival deal withAirAsia. But will itwork? Views differ.LOW- COST CARRIERS46 Indonesia proving a tough nutto crack47 India’s Air Deccan increasesdomestic market shareAlso:Philippines president becomes involved in pilotpoaching debate; training money pouring intoIndia; new training centres ‘will not scratchthe surface’; GA landmark to help China’spilot shortfall.CARGO49 Cargo proving a winner forAir Macau6 ORIENT AVIATION MAY 2006