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Aviation Daily, August 18, 2015

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Airlines

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Turkish Airlines To Continue Steep Growth Path

Aug 17, 2015
Turkish Airlines says it has no intention to slow capacity growth and is planning to increase available seat-kilometers (ASKs) by 15% this year compared with 2014. The carrier said it is not changing its capacity guidance for this year.
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IndiGo Confirms Order For 250 Airbus Aircraft

Aug 17, 2015
India’s biggest and most profitable privately owned airline, IndiGo, has finalized its order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft, ending months of uncertainty stemming from the expiration of the term sheet. The airline “firmed up” its commitment to buy the 250 A320neos on Aug. 15. “This new order further reaffirms IndiGo’s commitment to the long-term development of affordable air transportation in India and overseas,” IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh says.
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International Focus Boosts Thai AirAsia

Aug 14, 2015
Thai AirAsia (TAA) appears to be outperforming the country’s other LCCs, thanks to its greater exposure to the rebounding international tourist market.

Safety

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Probable ATR 42 Crash Site Identified

Aug 18, 2015
Wreckage believed to be from a missing ATR 42 aircraft has been located in mountainous terrain in the Papua region of Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea.

MRO

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FAA To Boost Foreign Repair Station Oversight Guidance, Inspector Training

Aug 17, 2015
FAA has pledged to improve internal guidance and training of foreign civil aviation authority inspectors in response to a U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that expresses concern about the shift in oversight of foreign repair station compliance with U.S. regulations.
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Foreign Repair Station Oversight Guidance, Inspector Training To Be Boosted By FAA

Aug 17, 2015
FAA has pledged to improve internal guidance and training of foreign civil aviation authority inspectors in response to a U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that expresses concern about the shift in oversight of foreign repair station compliance with U.S. regulations.

Technology

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Grant To Aid Universities In Developing Small, Weather-Forecasting UAS

Aug 12, 2015
With an NSF grant of $6 million for the Cloud Map project, a team of four universities will develop an integrated unmanned aircraft system to monitor and investigate the lower atmosphere.

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