1.   Honolulu is an efficient seaport, an aviation hub and the center of island government, business, education, culture and industry.

2.   Various proposals have been submitted to the Government on the function of the airport in Subang after the opening of KLIA, including turning it into an aviation hub.

3.   French aircraft engine manufacturer Snecma said Wednesday it would launch an Indian subsidiary and a design and research center in the southern aviation hub of Bangalore.

4.   But five carriers including British Airways, Qantas and Lufthansa have stopped flying to the futuristic KLIA, dealing a blow to make it a regional aviation hub.

5.   The Philippines has converted Clark into an international airport and has designated an area for aviation industries as part of a plan to develop an aviation hub.

6.   The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is planning to build two runways at its new airport in order to boost its status as an aviation hub in southern China.

7.   Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which opened in almost four years ago, was conceived as an aviation hub but has not taken off as officials expected.

8.   Malaysia said Thursday it will adopt a flexible approach related to negotiations in a bid to become a regional aviation hub to compete with Singapore.

9.   Malaysia in particular has emerged as a formidable rival, making no secret of its desire to dislodge the island as the regional container and aviation hub.

10.   Malaysia has been searching for ways to attract more airlines to the airport so it can compete with the nearby aviation hub of Singapore.