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Aviation Daily, August 14, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 32 August 14, 2014
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Airlines

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Nok, ANA Launch Training School In Thailand

Aug 14, 2014
A collaboration between All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air is to begin Airbus A320 pilot training at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport from September. The new facility, called Pan Am Thailand Flight Training Center, will eventually house two A320 and two Boeing 737NG flight simulators. It is part of the Japanese carrier’s expansion plans for its recently acquired subsidiary, Pan Am International Flight Academy (Pan Am).
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LATAM Group Cites World Cup And Weak Seed Exports For 2Q Losses

Aug 14, 2014
LATAM Airlines Group reported a second-quarter net loss of $58.9 million, narrowed from a net loss of $329.8 million in the year-ago quarter The company attributed the quarterly results as being “negatively affected by reduced passenger and cargo demand during the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament held in Brazil, as well as by very weak seed exports in the cargo business.” The LATAM Airlines Group is a consolidation of Chile’s LAN Airlines, LAN Cargo, Brazil’s TAM Airlines and each of the companies’ affiliates and subsidiaries.
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Cathay Sees Improved 2nd Half Following Modest Profit

Aug 14, 2014
Cathay Pacific Group expects its business to improve in the second half of 2014, following a modest profit recorded for the first half. The Hong Kong-based company, owner of Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair, achieved higher passenger and cargo load factors in the first six months of this year by cutting prices.
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Finnair Launches ‘Economy Comfort’ On Long-Haul

Aug 14, 2014
Finnair is introducing an “economy comfort” product as part of the ongoing cabin upgrades of its Airbus widebody fleet and this fall will begin unbundling services on short-haul routes, with the introduction of paid-for meals in economy. Finnair also revealed its initial Airbus A350 routes and said it will deploy the aircraft, for which it is European-launch customer, on services to Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai from the second half of 2015. The Oneworld carrier will subsequently roll out the aircraft on its Hong Kong and Singapore services in 2016.
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Virgin America Reports $37.1 Million In Second-Quarter Profit

Aug 14, 2014
Virgin America reported a $37.1 million profit in the second quarter, a four-fold increase from the same period in 2013, an achievement the airline says is related to a 7.8% jump in revenue per available seat mile (RASM) compared to last year. The profit, after a $22.4 million loss last quarter, comes as Virgin America readies its initial public offering. The seven-year-old carrier, based near San Francisco International Airport, has made money in four of the past five quarters and had its first annual profit last year.
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Virgin America Attendants Sign With TWU

Aug 14, 2014
Flight attendants at Virgin America voted to join the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and will begin negotiating their first contract with the carrier this fall, officials said Wednesday. According to the National Mediation Board, 430 Virgin America flight attendants endorsed the union and 307 voted against it, while about 100 eligible workers did not vote. In 2011, the flight attendants handily rejected the TWU.
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LAN Sees “Hard Road Of Improvement” Ahead For 787 Reliability

Aug 14, 2014
LAN Airlines is reaching the initial in-service reliability target of the Boeing 787 two years after it took delivery of its first aircraft. While the airline has seen significant improvements over time, LAN’s Vice President-Line Maintenance Network Sebastian Domenech says that “we are still far from our long term objectives and expectations. We still have a hard road to improvement on which we expect to continue to receive full support from Boeing.”

Safety

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Better Data Sought To Help Refine Bird Strike Risk Reduction Effort

Aug 14, 2014
ATLANTA — Discussions on whether to mandate bird-strike reporting in the U.S. or change the metric for calculating strike risks are tied to a broader theme underpinning the effort to make aviation safer through wildlife mitigation: the push for better data.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Boeing Strikes Back Against Delta In Letter To Congress

Aug 14, 2014
Boeing is escalating the war of words between it and Delta Air Lines over the role of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im), dispatching a letter to the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee that refutes, point-by-point, a letter the Atlanta-based carrier sent last week.