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to AHK Air Hong Kong (AHK) and 11 to Hong Kong Airlines (CRK). The Procedural Guide on the Authority's procedures for processing licence applications is available at: www.thb.gov.hk/eng/boards/transport/air/atla_procedural_guide.pdf.

With its fleet of 124 aircraft, CPA operated scheduled services to 61 destinations worldwide, including the newly added Milan, Moscow and Haneda.

During the year, HDA launched scheduled passenger air services to Okinawa and Hongqiao and resumed services to Fukuoka and Sendai. By the end of the year, HDA was operating scheduled services to 29 destinations, including 15 cities in the Mainland with its fleet of 31 passenger aircraft.

AHK focused on its all-cargo services in Asia. The airline operated scheduled services to 11 destinations.

Hong Kong Express Airways (HKE) continued to develop regional scheduled air services. By the end of the year, HKE operated scheduled services to 10 destinations in the Mainland, Japan and Southeast Asia with its five aircraft.

CRK received five Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft and three Boeing B737-300 and two Airbus A330-200 freighters during the year. By the end of the year, CRK operated scheduled services to 15 destinations including long-haul passenger services to Moscow and all cargo services to the region.

Ten non-Hong Kong airlines commenced or resumed scheduled services to Hong Kong in 2010, eight operating passenger services and two operating all-cargo services. For passenger services, Delta Air Lines took over the services from the USA and Tokyo to Hong Kong in January after it merged with Northwest Airlines. In February, Tiger Airways launched its services between Singapore and Hong Kong and Sichuan Airlines resumed its services between Chongqing, Chengdu and Hong Kong. Continental Micronesia Airlines resumed its services from Guam in April; and in July, Mandala Airlines and Transaero Airlines resumed their services from Jakarta and Moscow respectively. In September, Spring Airlines commenced services from Shanghai and in October, Jeju Air launched services from Seoul.

All-cargo services were introduced by Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi in October while Aryan Cargo Express launched services from Mumbai via Bangkok in December.

For helicopter services, planning work commenced on a supporting facility for the proposed cross-boundary heliport at the Kai Tak Development Area was commenced. For domestic helicopter services, commercial helicopters share the use of the Wan Chai Temporary Helipad with the Government Flying Service. This temporary arrangement will continue until the commissioning of the permanent government helipad near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is expected to take place in 2012.

Air Traffic Management

The Air Traffic Management (ATM) system continued to operate efficiently during the year. It handled 308 004 movements at HKIA and 161 437 over-flights,