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Aviation Daily, July 23, 2015

VOL. 402 NO. 16 July 23, 2015
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Cargo

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Hawaiian To Acquire ATR 72s To Launch Freight Service

Jul 22, 2015
The airline intends to purchase three ATR 72s, with service to begin in the first half of 2016. The first two aircraft will come from Canada’s First Air, and are already converted to freight configuration.

Airlines

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Avianca Brasil Sees Further Growth, Possible IPO

Jul 22, 2015
The airline officially joined the Star Alliance on July 22, the latest step of its evolution from an air-taxi operator and regional airline to a major carrier.
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TAP Wants A330neos And A321LRs For Future Long-Haul Flying

Jul 22, 2015
The revised fleet plan comes as a consequence of the airline’s takeover by a consortium that includes Azul and JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman.
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TAP Sees Significant Synergies With Azul

Jul 22, 2015
Pinto told Aviation Daily at a Star Alliance event in Sao Paulo that MRO and several other functions are being analyzed for future cooperation, but he did divulge further details.

Analysis

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FAA Enplanement Figures Show Consolidation’s Effect On Smaller Airports

Jul 22, 2015
An Aviation Daily analysis of FAA’s recently released preliminary 2014 enplanement figures shows relative health shared nearly equally among the nation’s large hubs.

Intelligence

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Alaska Airlines Adds Hainan Airlines To Frequent-Flier Program

Jul 23, 2015
Alaska Airlines will add Hainan Airlines as a Mileage Plan partner on July 22, a move the Seattle-based carrier hopes will help it “appeal to our culture-savvy Northwest customers,” and ensure it more forcefully competes with Delta Air Lines’ global gateway in Seattle. Members of Alaska’s program may earn miles on Hainan flights immediately, but they will not be able to redeem miles for flights until later this year. By fall, the airlines say they’ll offer reciprocal elite-status benefits.

Airframers/Suppliers

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Large Hub Commercial-Service Enplanements, 2014 vs. 2013

Jul 23, 2015
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Airline Snapshot: Singapore Airlines

Jul 23, 2015
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Safety

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ALPA, DeFazio Vow To Fight Attempts To Lower ‘1,500-Hr. Rule’

Jul 22, 2015
The so-called “1,500-hr. rule” stems from aviation-safety legislation passed by Congress in 2010, in response to the 2009 Colgan Air flight 3407 crash.

MRO

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Lufthansa Technik Starts MRO In Puerto Rico With Spirit

Jul 22, 2015
The MRO plans to open a second line in November, to perform four C checks for JetBlue, according to Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico CEO Elmar Lutter.