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Airlines

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German Pilots Union Agrees To Arbitration With Lufthansa

May 13, 2015
VC said on May 13 that arbitration on all outstanding issues might be “doable.” It warns, however, that it is skeptical about trying to resolve “job-related topics” outside of arbitration, as proposed by Lufthansa.
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Air France-KLM Touts Maritime Tax Regime To Level Playing Field With Gulf Carriers

May 13, 2015
De Juniac’s proposal draws its inspiration from European Union (EU) maritime guidelines in place since 1997 to address the lack of competitiveness of EU/European Economic Area (EEA) fleets in the global-shipping market and end the flagging-out of the European fleet and loss of EU seafarer jobs.
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Cebu Rebrands Tigerair Philippines Subsidiary

May 11, 2015
Philippines low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has taken another important step in the integration of its Tigerair Philippines subsidiary, rebranding it Cebgo.
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Hainan Leasing Two 787-9s From Air Lease Corp.

May 12, 2015
The aircraft from Air Lease will apparently begin flying for the Chinese airline in the first half of next year.
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Streamlined Fleet Aids Thai Airways Turnaround

May 13, 2015
Thai reported a solid first-quarter profit this year, which it attributed to its recovery plan and an increase in demand.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Mitsubishi On Track With Trans States And SkyWest Deliveries

May 13, 2015
Trans States is supposed to take the MRJ90, but the base model of that aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight of 87,303 lbs., making it just heavier than the permitted scope limit at major U.S. carriers.

Safety

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UAE Cites Chart Problems In IL-76 Close Call

May 14, 2015
Pilots of an Ilyushin IL-76TD came within feet of landing on workers and equipment on a new, unfinished runway at Sharjah, partly because of a Jeppesen airport diagram that appeared to show the runway was open.

Intelligence

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Aviation Week Airline Snapshot: Spirit Airlines

May 15, 2015
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