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Aviation Daily, December 15, 2015

VOL. 403 NO. 52 December 15, 2015
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Safety

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Egyptians Downplay Bomb Angle In Metrojet Investigation

Dec 14, 2015
Egypt’s investigator-in-charge for the Metrojet Airbus A321 accident says his committee has not received “information indicating unlawful interference” or a “terrorist act” in the Oct. 31. crash, contradicting assertions made by Russia’s Federal Security Police in mid-November that “a self-made explosive device equivalent of up to 1 kg of TNT” had been set off on board.
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FAA Sets Launch Date, Fee For UAS Registration

Dec 14, 2015
Buyers and owners of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and model aircraft must register their aircraft with the FAA beginning on Dec. 21.

Airlines

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Virgin Atlantic Borrows Against Heathrow Slots For Fleet Renewal

Dec 14, 2015
Virgin Atlantic Airways is adding a new dimension to the well-established practice of secondary slot trading at London Heathrow Airport, by borrowing against its valuable slot portfolio at the airport.
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Delta, KLM To Codeshare With Jet Airways

Dec 14, 2015
SkyTeam alliance partners Delta Air Lines and KLM are launching a new codeshare program with Jet Airways, the Indian airline that is 24% owned by Gulf carrier Etihad Airways.
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United Reaches Boeing 787 Milestone

Dec 14, 2015
United Airlines now has a fully integrated pilot group, as the airline took delivery of its 25th Boeing 787 on Nov. 30.

Cargo

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Cathay Cargo Concerns Underline Regional Trend

Dec 14, 2015
Trends suggest that the peak year-end cargo period is not immune from demand weakness affecting many Asia-Pacific carriers.

Air Traffic Management

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Honeywell Readies TCAS-Coupled Autopilot Option

Dec 14, 2015
Honeywell says it will begin offering a traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system (TCAS)-coupled autopilot option as part of a Primus Epic avionics-suite upgrade that will be available within the next two years.
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Arrivals Management System Begins Operation At Heathrow

Dec 14, 2015
A system developed to reduce the need to stack air traffic arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport is now in operation, following successful trials.

Industry Data

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Airport Profile: Norfolk International

Dec 16, 2015
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Correction

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Correction

Dec 15, 2015
A story in the Dec. 14 issue of Aviation Daily should have said the capital of China’s Fujian province is Fuzhou.