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Aviation Daily, October 9, 2015

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Airframers/Suppliers

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Airbus CEO Admits A350 Delivery Challenges, Slams Cabin Suppliers

Oct 08, 2015
Airbus remains confident it will meet its target of delivering 15 A350s this year, but CEO Fabrice Bregier admits the ramp-up is challenging, and criticized cabin-supplier delays.
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Avic’s MA700 Program Faces Certification Challenges

Oct 08, 2015
Obtaining Western airworthiness acceptance is looming as a key difficulty for the Avic MA700 turboprop airliner program.

Airlines

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United Asked ALPA To Open Talks On Contract Extension

Oct 08, 2015
United Airlines would place an order for new small narrowbody aircraft, such as the Embraer 190 or Bombardier CS100, but only if pilots agree to an extension of their collective bargaining agreement, the airline said in an Oct. 2 letter to United’s top pilot union official.
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United, Air NZ Plan Closer Transpacific Cooperation

Oct 08, 2015
United Airlines is planning to launch a new route, from San Francisco to Auckland, and intends to form a closer commercial partnership with Air New Zealand on the U.S.-New Zealand market.
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Southwest To Focus On Domestic Growth Next Year

Oct 08, 2015
HOUSTON—Southwest Airlines will focus on adding new routes in its domestic network next year, but may add a “few routes south of the border,” an airline executive said.
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Air Wisconsin Pilots Reject Tentative Agreement

Oct 08, 2015
Pilots at Air Wisconsin overwhelmingly rejected a new tentative agreement (TA), the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said this week.

Fuel Watch

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Global Jet Fuel Prices As of October 7, 2015

Oct 10, 2015
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Regulatory/Legislative

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U.K. Government Wants To Accelerate UAV Revolution

Oct 08, 2015
The British government has outlined plans to accelerate the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and potentially to open non-segregated airspace for use by such systems by the end of the decade.
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FAA To Test UAV Detection System

Oct 08, 2015
The FAA will evaluate technology to detect unmanned aircraft near airports under a Pathfinder program with developer CACI International.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Southwest Airlines Fuel Cost 2014 vs 2015

Oct 10, 2015
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