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Aviation Daily, November 25, 2014

VOL. 399 NO. 37 November 25, 2014
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Airlines

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Hainan Airlines’ Fuzhou Unit Aims At Fleet of 40

Nov 25, 2014
BEIJING—The latest Hainan Airlines subsidiary created with local-government backing, Fuzhou Airlines, aims at an initial fleet of five aircraft, with 40 to be in service by 2020. The carrier began flying on Oct. 30 from the east coast city after which it is named. The local government is a shareholder.
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Air New Zealand, Air China Seek Strategic Alliance

Nov 25, 2014
TOKYO—-Air New Zealand and Air China intend to establish a strategic partnership, with Air China launching service to Auckland as part of the proposal. The two carriers have signed a statement of intent and will begin detailed discussions aimed at reaching an agreement early next year, which can then be submitted for regulatory approval. While their statement of intent is non-binding, the airlines have committed resources to further partnership talks, an Air New Zealand spokeswoman says. New Service
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Frontier Will Buy Nine New A321s in 2015

Nov 25, 2014
Frontier Airlines has placed an order for nine Airbus A321 current engine option (ceo) aircraft with deliveries starting in late 2015, a move that will help the carrier lower its unit costs on heavily-trafficked routes and should help it compete better with rival Spirit Airlines.
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American Will Transfer 50 ERJ145s From Envoy To Other Carriers

Nov 25, 2014
Citing a pilot shortage, American Airlines will transfer at least 50 Embraer E145s from Envoy Air to other regional carriers beginning in the first quarter of 2015. Trans States Airlines and the other unnamed airline will each receive 15 aircraft, at a rate of one to two per month, beginning in the first quarter. Piedmont Airlines will take “at least” 20 aircraft beginning in 2016.

Airports

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San Antonio Adds Virtual Checkpoint Assistant

Nov 25, 2014
San Antonio International is the latest airport to install Airus Media’s virtual in-terminal assistant, and the first to use the avatar specifically for TSA Pre-Check. Each of the airport’s two avatars—one in the regular checkpoint area and one in Pre-Check—are located where passengers begin to stand during peak times. Motion sensors activate the avatar—named Ava—triggering a 90-sec. message in either English or Spanish.
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Dubai Looks At Flexible Minimum Connecting Times For DWC

Nov 25, 2014
Dubai Airports is seeking to implement dynamic minimum-connecting times (MCT) at Dubai World Central (DWC) to reflect actual aircraft gate information in passenger itineraries. The airport operator tries to stay within the 75-min. minimum connecting time in place at Dubai International Airport (DXB), but would like to move away from applying one MCT across the entire airport, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths says, potentially allowing more city pairs to be offered at competitive travel times.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Reputation A Priority For GE-Avic Company Aviage

Nov 25, 2014
ZHUHAI, China—Establishing a reputation in the global aerospace sector is an early task for Aviage, a joint avionics company of Avic and General Electric aimed at developing its initial project, systems for the Comac C919, into higher standards for later programs. A key step in achieving the reputation will be good performance on the 158-seat C919, the development program for which prompted creation of the Shanghai-based company.
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Chenevert Departs In UTC Leadership Shift

Nov 25, 2014
Louis Chenevert, the architect of the biggest aerospace and defense (A&D) acquisition ever and a driving force behind Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan (GTF) engine, has stepped down as chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp. (UTC). Gregory J. Hayes, UTC’s chief financial officer, is replacing him as CEO. Edward A. Kangas, a member of UTC’s board, will become non-executive chairman.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Drug/Alcohol Testing Rates To Stay At Minimums in 2015

Nov 25, 2014
FAA is maintaining the minimum percentages for random drug and alcohol testing in 2015, after the industry once again remained well-below its positive-rate thresholds for 2013. Federal law requires randomly testing a minimum of 25% of employees in safety-sensitive roles for drugs, and 10% for alcohol. But to be able to test to those minimum percentages, the prior year’s positive rate must remain below 1% for drug testing, and below .50% for alcohol.

Industry Data

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Airport Profile - Boston Logan International (BOS)

Nov 25, 2014
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