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Aviation Daily, April 28, 2015

VOL. 401 NO. 20 April 28, 2015
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Airlines

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Air France Unions Object To Management’s New Staff-Reduction Plan

Apr 27, 2015
The airline in January announced a new voluntary departure plan as part of Air France-KLM Group’s comprehensive Perform 2020 restructuring effort, which eyes a cost reduction of €650 million ($706.7 million) between 2015 and 2017 at Air France.
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Cebu Urges Progress As Philippines-Australia Talks Resume

Apr 27, 2015
The carrier uses its full allocation of weekly seats in the Australian market, with five weekly services from Manila to Sydney. Cebu executives have told Aviation Daily they want to increase the frequency of the Sydney flights, as well as introduce new routes (Aviation Daily, Feb. 13).
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Hainan Airlines Seeking Six Leased 787-9s

Apr 27, 2015
Hainan Airlines, China’s fourth-largest carrier, hopes to enter leased 787-9s into service from next year, an industry official familiar with the airline’s fleet plans said.

Safety

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Report: Germany Knew About Ukraine Risks Before MH17

Apr 27, 2015
According to an analysis published April 27 by a group of investigative reporters, the federal government received two separate warnings from its own diplomats and intelligence-service Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) after a Ukrainian military transport aircraft was shot down while flying at high altitude over Eastern Ukraine on July 14.
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Asia-Pacific Airlines Seek More Safety Oversight

Apr 27, 2015
The association’s data analysis shows that smaller Asian carriers, following years of dramatic safety improvements, are now suffering more crashes than they did around 2010. This seems to point to how new airlines are assessed as a cause for concern.

MRO

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Christchurch First Facility In Pratt GTF MRO Network

Apr 27, 2015
Pratt & Whitney’s Christchurch Engine Center will be the first facility in its geared turbofan MRO network, outside of the OEM and its partners MTU and Japan Aero Engine Corp. The Christchurch MRO—a joint venture (JV) between Air New Zealand and Pratt & Whitney—will overhaul the PW1100G-JM, which powers the Airbus A320neo. Air New Zealand ordered three A321neos and 10 A320neos in 2014. Pratt controls 51% of the JV.
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Solid Engine MRO Figures Not Tied To Low Fuel Prices

Apr 27, 2015
Healthy first-quarter commercial aftermarket figures from several engine manufacturers point to pent-up demand and predicable maintenance schedules, rather than a surge in aftermarket work tied to lower fuel prices or changes in fleet utilization.

Airports

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Lockheed Martin Pushing Simulation And Data To Give Airport Marginal Gains

Apr 23, 2015
LONDON—Lockheed Martin says that computer simulation models and data collection are helping European airports make marginal but important gains in capacity through minor changes in operations.

Industry Data

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Airport Profile: Santa Ana John Wayne Airport - Orange County (SNA)

Apr 27, 2015
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