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Aviation Daily, August 26, 2015

VOL. 402 NO. 40 August 26, 2015
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Airlines

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AirAsia X Cuts Fleet Growth Plans Again

Aug 25, 2015
AirAsia X is one of the leading proponents of the long-haul, low-cost business model, but the airline has struggled to make it profitable.
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Gogo Gets FAA Approval To Test New Wi-Fi System

Aug 25, 2015
The agency has granted Gogo a supplemental type certificate allowing it to fly with all of the needed 2Ku equipment on its Boeing 737-500 test aircraft—a key milestone for starting installations with airline customers.
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U.S DOT Concerned With Silver Airways EAS Reliability

Aug 25, 2015
It is not clear whether Silver has responded to the DOT.
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U.S. Carriers Claim Etihad Got Additional Funds In 2014

Aug 25, 2015
The Partnership for Fair & Open Skies—a group comprising Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines and several labor groups—said Abu Dhabi has given Etihad annual cash infusions since 2007, but last year the total government investment in Etihad reached a record $5 billion.
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Delta, Virgin Atlantic To Add New Transatlantic Routes

Aug 25, 2015
Delta will offer daily seasonal service between Salt Lake City-London Heathrow Airport from May 1. The airline will operate a 210-seat Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on the route, Delta spokeswoman Liz Savadelis said.
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Virgin America Asks For Approval For China Southern Codeshare

Aug 27, 2015
China Southern Airlines will place its code on most Virgin America flights to and from San Francisco and Los Angeles, pending government approval,…

Airframers/Suppliers

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Boeing: Chinese LCCs To Take More Narrowbodies

Aug 25, 2015
Growth in international travel—already much faster than the rate of expansion in the domestic market—will accelerate, the manufacturer says.

Technology

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Astronautics Gets EASA Nod For Nexis

Aug 25, 2015
Virgin America—which provided an aircraft for the EASA STC—was the U.S. launch customer for Nexis. The system includes two electronic flight bags (EFBs) and two servers that offer connections to aircraft-avionics data, in part to run Astronautics’ ADS-B applications, as well as partitions to allow for safely using third-party applications.

Intelligence

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ExpressJet COO To Go To Hertz

Aug 27, 2015
ExpressJet Airlines COO Alex Marren is leaving the airline to run Hertz’s North American car-rental operations, the regional carrier said recently…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Leisure and Business Fares: Week of August 17

Aug 27, 2015
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