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Aviation Daily, September 29, 2015

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Airframers/Suppliers

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Joint Management Risk For Sino-Russian Widebody

Sep 28, 2015
Multinational management has emerged as a major risk to the Sino-Russian program tasked to build a Boeing 787-10 and Airbus A330-900 competitor.

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Nightmare: A Million Christmas Drones

Sep 28, 2015
A top FAA official has said as many as one million small UAVs could be sold during the upcoming U.S. holiday season.

Intelligence

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JetBlue Adds Havana Flight

Sep 28, 2015
JetBlue is adding a second New York Kennedy-Havana, Cuba charter frequency, the carrier said on Sept. 28. Operated in conjunction with Cuba Travel Services, the flight will leave JFK every Tuesday from Dec. 1. JetBlue already operates a weekly charter to Havana, which leaves every Friday. The carrier began the charter flights when the U.S. loosened travel restrictions to Cuba earlier this year.

Labor

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Republic Airways Reaches Tentative Labor Deal With Pilots

Sep 28, 2015
Republic Airways said on Sept. 28 it had reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union on a new three-year contract after the National Mediation Board (NMB) stepped in and brokered a deal.
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Air France Sets Deadline For Agreement With Pilots, Cabin Crew

Sep 28, 2015
Air France will announce at an extraordinary works council on Monday, Oct. 5 whether it will move toward a “Plan B” that could result in a 10% reduction of long-haul capacity, massive layoffs and the deferral of the airline’s Boeing 787 deliveries.

Airlines

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Philippine Airlines Overhauls North American Network

Sep 28, 2015
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is preparing to reshuffle operations in the key North American market and is also considering adding another U.S. destination.
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Fastjet Suffers From Zambia, Zimbabwe Delays

Sep 28, 2015
Fastjet is revising its 2015 guidance downward, after economic downturns in key markets and significant delays in establishing new bases in the southern African cities of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Copa Chooses Amadeus For New Loyalty Program Software

Sep 28, 2015
After recently splitting its frequent-flier program from United Airlines’ MileagePlus, Copa Airlines this week said it is operating its new platform using Amadeus software.

Industry Data

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Airport Profile: Buffalo Niagara International

Sep 28, 2015
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