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Aviation Daily, August 20, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 35 August 20, 2014
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Airlines

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AirAsia Dismisses Speculation About Skymark Investment

Aug 20, 2014
The Malaysia-based AirAsia Group has ruled out the possibility of investing in troubled Japanese domestic carrier Skymark Airlines. Speculation about AirAsia buying into Skymark had grown to such a degree that AirAsia felt compelled to issue a statement on Aug. 19 refuting it. “We dismiss the speculation as just another industry rumor and continue to focus our efforts on growing the businesses of all existing airline affiliates within our group,” AirAsia said.
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Allegiant Air Adds Five New Routes In Florida

Aug 20, 2014
Allegiant Air will add five new routes this fall to Florida, continuing its strategy of connecting smaller U.S. cities with popular vacation destinations.
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Finnair Sets Sept. 7 Deadline For Pilot Talks

Aug 20, 2014
Finnair is aiming to conclude cost-savings negotiations with its pilot corps by Sept. 7 and is proceeding with plans to outsource 540 cabin crew positions. Finnair is aiming to slash €60 million ($80.4 million) from its labor costs under the second phase of its cost-savings plan, but so far it has only reached firm agreement on €6 million of the total. The cabin crew talks ended without agreement in May, after Finnish Cabin Crew Union SLSY failed to meet Finnair’s €18 million cost-savings target.
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Turkish Plans Permanent Split Operations in Istanbul

Aug 20, 2014
ISTANBUL—Turkish Airlines plans to keep a significant presence at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökcen airport even after the city’s massive new airport opens in little over three years. The carrier is developing Sabiha Gökcen—situated on the Asian side of the city—into a stronger base to deal with capacity constraints at Atatürk International, Istanbul’s current main airport.
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DOT Inundated With Comments For, Against NAI Application

Aug 20, 2014
Norwegian Air International (NAI) and its supporters say the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) does not have the right to deny its application for a foreign air carrier permit to operate in the U.S., while organized labor, led by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), argue the opposite: that the public interest is best served by the DOT unilaterally denying NAI’s application.

Safety

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AAIU Links Climate Change To Aircraft Design Requirements

Aug 20, 2014
Ireland’s Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) wants the FAA to study the effects of “extreme ground gusts” on aircraft control systems in response to an increase in “extreme weather events” associated with climate change. The recommendation comes from the final report on a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 that experienced rudder control problems after departure from Faro Airport in Portugal on October 24, 2011.
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FAA Finalizes 737NG Autothrottle Upgrade

Aug 20, 2014
FAA has given operators of nearly 500 U.S.-registered Boeing 737NGs until September 23, 2017 to replace autothrottle computers—a fix that eliminates a design flaw which contributed to a 2009 Turkish Airlines accident in Amsterdam. While the fix mandates changing the GE-supplied computer, the directive’s purpose is getting new software, contained on the computers, installed.

Airports

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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport To Build New Terminal; Committed To Lelystad

Aug 20, 2014
Schiphol Group is firming up plans to build a new terminal and pier at Amsterdam Schiphol airport (AMS) while awaiting final governmental authorization for the development of nearby Lelystad airport (LEY) as a twin gateway to AMS. The Netherlands’ Minister of Transport and Environment is expected to issue the airport decree required to undertake the intended development and operation of Lelystad airport in November.