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Aviation Daily, January 12, 2015

VOL. 400 NO. 5 January 12, 2015
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Safety

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ICAO Working Group Highlights Surveillance Issues In Oceanic Airspace

Jan 10, 2015
Safety upgrades for how the ground handles distress reports from airliners flying in remote regions will be on the agenda for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) high-level safety conference next month in Montreal.

Airlines

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Aer Lingus Board Rejects Second IAG Takeover Attempt

Jan 09, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG) has once again been rebuffed by Aer Lingus, despite increasing its offer from €2.30 ($2.72) to €2.40 per share. “IAG notes recent press speculation and confirms it submitted a revised proposal to make an offer for Aer Lingus on Dec. 29, 2014, which has been rejected by the board of Aer Lingus,” IAG said in a stock market disclosure on Friday. It confirmed that it had made a second cash offer €2.40 per Aer Lingus share, “subject to certain pre-conditions”.
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Southwest Argues For Houston- Mexico Route Authorities

Jan 10, 2015
Southwest Airlines maintains the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) should reallocate one of United Airlines’ designations for service between Houston and San Jose del Cabo and Mexico City, arguing its service is more in the public interest than the regional jet flights operated by SkyWest on United’s behalf.
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Scoot Due To Receive Its First 787 This Month

Jan 10, 2015
Singapore low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot expects to take delivery of the first of its Boeing 787-9 orders in the second half of January, which will trigger the start of a rapid fleet-replacement program. After the formal handover in Seattle, the carrier is targeting Feb. 2 for the 787-9’s first arrival in Singapore, an airline spokeswoman says. The carrier plans to receive two additional 787s, and in turn phase out two of its Boeing 777-200ERs, by the end of March.
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Cebu Pacific Awaits Significant Regulatory Rulings

Jan 09, 2015
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is due to argue its case next week regarding its application to start flights to Italy, while the airline is also waiting to hear what penalties may be imposed for a rash of delays over the Christmas period.
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IAG Posts Strong 2014 Traffic Growth; Air France-KLM Stagnates

Jan 09, 2015
Traffic figures at International Airlines Group (IAG) and Air France-KLM diverged further in 2014, as IAG posted a strong 15% increase in passenger numbers while the Franco-Dutch group ended the year with just 0.2% growth. IAG carried about the same number of passengers as Air France-KLM in the 12 months ended Dec. 31. British Airways (BA), Iberia/Iberia Express and Vueling transported jointly 77.3 million passengers while Air France-KLM’s airlines carried 77.4 million passengers.

Analysis

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Low Fuel Costs Setting Up Several Fleet-Strategy Shift Scenarios, Analysts Say

Jan 10, 2015
Analysts eyeing long-term ramifications of low oil prices on airline-fleet strategies see several potentially significant scenarios lining up, but most don’t expect any trend-altering shifts for another 6-12 months.

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