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Aviation Daily, July 22, 2015

VOL. 402 NO. 15 July 22, 2015
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Airlines

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Air France To Further Restructure Its Regional Airlines

Jul 21, 2015
Airlinair, Brit Air and Regional were brought under the HOP! brand in 2013, with all three carriers continuing to operate under three distinct air operator certificates (AOC).
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EASA Certifies ROPS For A330

Jul 21, 2015
ROPS is alerting pilots to runway-overrun risks and can also interfere with braking action to keep the aircraft on the runway after landing.
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12 Chinese Secondary Cities Have Long-Haul Flights

Jul 21, 2015
Chengdu—now officially appointed the role of China’s fourth long-haul gateway—has nine of those routes, as many as the next three rivals combined. As recently as 2011, secondary cities only had four such routes.

Safety

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Indonesia Restricts New Service By Thai Carriers

Jul 21, 2015
The Indonesian government has informed its Thai counterpart that carriers from Thailand will not be able to add new Indonesia services. This is similar to actions taken by Japan and some other Asian nations, and the FAA is also considering such a move.

Intelligence

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DOT Approves AirBaltic U.S. Service

Jul 22, 2015
Latvia’s flag carrier, airBaltic, is allowed to start scheduled and charter passenger, cargo and mail flights between the U.S. and the EU after being granted a foreign air carrier permit and route exemption authority by the U.S. Transportation Department. The airline does not intend to start operating transatlantic flights with its own metal, but plans to add its BT code to Uzbekistan Airways’ twice weekly Tashkent International-Riga-New York Kennedy service.

Airports

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Labor Unions Lobby For PFC Rate Increase

Jul 21, 2015
The effort is being coordinated by UniteHere, a union representing roughly 33,000 employees at airports, many of them in concessions and catering.

Analysis

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Intra-European Market Boost Helps Lift International Traffic Trends

Jul 22, 2015
International market travel, driven by a long-awaited rebound in intra-Europe traffic, received a welcomed boost in May, but the premium share of loads continued to lag, IATA data show. “The key driver of the faster growth in international air travel is acceleration [in] the Europe market,” IATA noted. “In May, the market was up 5.1%, almost double the rate of growth seen year-to-date, supported by gains in business confidence. which confirm that the economic recovery is on track.”

Technology

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FedEx Buys Jet Fuel From Waste Wood

Jul 21, 2015
The cargo carrier will buy 3 million gal. of renewable jet fuel per year produced from woody biomass by Red Rock Biofuels.
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U.S. Free Clinic Demos UAV Delivery Of Medicines

Jul 21, 2015
The demo took place during the annual Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise, Virginia, on July 17 and was overseen by the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership using its certificate of authorization as an FAA-designated UAV test site.
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FedEx Buys Jet Fuel From Waste Wood

Jul 21, 2015
The cargo carrier will buy 3 million gal. of renewable jet fuel per year produced from woody biomass by Red Rock Biofuels.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Leisure and Business Fares: Week Of July 13

Jul 22, 2015
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