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Aviation Daily, August 21, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 36 August 21, 2014
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Airlines

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Finnair Shrugs Off Concerns Over Flybe JV

Aug 21, 2014
LONDON — Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo has shrugged off concerns raised by Flybe about the two airlines’ loss-making joint venture (JV), insisting that it is “business as usual” at Flybe Finland.
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Scoot’s 787s Will Boost Fleet Size After 777 Replacement

Aug 21, 2014
SYDNEY — While Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot will use Boeing 787 deliveries to grow its fleet next year, initial deliveries will be focused more on fleet replacement than expansion, CEO Campbell Wilson says.
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Thai Regulator Grounds LCC , Citing Maintenance

Aug 21, 2014
Thailand’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has canceled Thai airport landing rights for Don Mueang-based LCC City Airways. The DCA has also asked the Civil Aviation Department in Hong Kong to withdraw rights for the airline at Hong Kong International. The move follows claims that the carrier had not been following scheduled maintenance operations on its 20-year old Boeing 737-400 and 737-800 aircraft. To date, there is no ban in place on the China destinations from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
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Air Berlin To Cut Capacity, Crew Bases Further

Aug 21, 2014
Air Berlin plans to make significant cuts to its network, fleet and the number of crew bases as it prepares the fundamentals of yet another restructuring program.
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Garuda Plans Longhaul Route Cuts

Aug 21, 2014
On the heels of its poor half-year financial report, Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has signaled it will pull back from several route introductions planned for later this year. The airline is to abandon at least two intended new routes between its base at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta and Manila, and from Jakarta to Mumbai. Both were slated to start operations in the second half of 2014. The airline shut down its Jakarta-Taipei last week as part of what it called a “current efficiency campaign.”
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Envoy Airlines And Pilots Union Reopen Discussions On New Contract

Aug 21, 2014
The pilots union at Envoy Airlines has restarted discussions with American Airlines Group over a deal that could allow the regional carrier to eventually fly Embraer E-175 aircraft, but it’s unclear whether agreement can be reached before American assigns its next batch of large jets.
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Swiss Authorities Say Etihad Control Over Darwin May Go Too Far

Aug 21, 2014
FRANKFURT — Swiss aviation regulator Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt (BAZL) has concluded that contracts over cooperation between Etihad Airways and Swiss regional carrier Darwin could lead to Etihad having effective control over the airline and thus would not comply with legal requirements.

Safety

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Flight Safety Foundation Backs Deployable Flight Data Recorders

Aug 21, 2014
Independent aviation safety body Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is backing the use of deployable flight-data recorders (FDRs), or triggered flight-data transmission, as the search for Malaysian Airlines MH370 continues. “We are publicly endorsing the use of deployable FDRs or burst data. The technology already exists and is used by the U.S. Navy for their helicopter operations. It is time that the airline industry started taking a good look at this to avoid delays in the recovery of FDRs,” Emily McGee, FSF director of communications and board relations, said.
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Icelandic Authorities Remain On Volcano Alert

Aug 21, 2014
LONDON — European air traffic control agencies are continuing to monitor the status of the Icelandic volcano, Bárðarbunga [Bardarbunga], where hundreds of earthquakes in recent days have signaled a possible impending eruption. Icelandic authorities raised their aviation alert level on August 18 from yellow to orange following a swarm of around 1,200 earthquakes; several measuring higher than three on the Richter scale were recorded near the volcano.

Lessors

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BOC Aviation Posts $163m Interim Net Profit

Aug 21, 2014
Singapore-headquartered lessor BOC Aviation has posted a $163 million net profit for the first six months of 2014 and is on track to hit a full-year delivery record. Over the six months ended June 30, BOC Aviation received 37 new aircraft and sold 12, taking its total portfolio to 251 aircraft (232 owned and 19 managed). The aircraft are placed with 56 airlines worldwide and valued at $10.8 billion.

Labor

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ALPA: Ex-Im Widebody Financing Tilts Competitive Playing Field

Aug 21, 2014
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) takes a different stance from others that are calling for the reform of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im): the union says the bank should get out of the business of widebody-aircraft financing altogether.