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Aviation Daily, January 12, 2017

VOL. 407 NO. 8 January 12, 2017
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Airlines

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Iran Air Details Strategic Outlook After Delivery of First Airbus A321

Jan 11, 2017
Iran Air sees significant geographic advantages for a hub airport in Teheran, Iran, compared with three Persian Gulf carriers’ hubs, but warns infrastructure delays will likely mean connecting traffic can only be developed slowly.
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Kelly: No Plans For Retirement Anytime Soon

Jan 11, 2017
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly dismissed questions that he is planning to retire soon, but he acknowledged that succession planning had a role in the appointment of Thomas Nealon as president.
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United Accelerates 747 Retirements

Jan 11, 2017
United Airlines will retire its Boeing 747-400 fleet by the fourth quarter of 2017, a year earlier than previously announced.
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Vanilla Air Grows Japanese Domestic Network

Jan 11, 2017
Japan’s Vanilla Air plans to launch new routes from Osaka and Tokyo over the next few months as the LCC looks to expand its domestic network.
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Indonesian Action Forces Tigerair To Stop Bali Flights

Jan 11, 2017
Tigerair Australia had to abruptly halt all of its flights to Bali after Indonesian authorities changed the terms of the LCC’s authorization to serve the popular tourist destination.
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Alaska Airlines Increases Flights From Portland

Jan 11, 2017
Alaska Airlines is adding a handful of new routes to boost its summer schedule at its secondary hub in Portland, Oregon.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Airbus Will Increase Production Despite Order Decline

Jan 11, 2017
TOULOUSE – Airbus is sticking to its plans to ramp up production despite the recent slowdown of aircraft orders, the manufacturer insisted at its annual press conference here.
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Latest MRJ Prototype In U.S. Begins Flight Tests There

Jan 11, 2017
The latest Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ prototype to arrive at the program’s U.S. test base has begun flying there.

Safety

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FAA Eases General Aviation Medical Process

Jan 10, 2017
The FAA has issued new rules that make it easier and cheaper for general aviation pilots to gain required medical certifications to fly.

Air Traffic Management

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FAA Launches High-Altitude Route Modernization

Jan 11, 2017
The FAA is proposing 12 new high-altitude jet routes along the U.S. East Coast, part of a modernization strategy to replace legacy ground-referenced routes with GPS-based, performance-based navigation (PBN) routes.

Technology

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Lufthansa Launches Broadband On Short-Haul Flights

Jan 10, 2017
Lufthansa Group plans to equip all 227 narrowbody aircraft in the fleets of Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings with broadband internet access within the next 15 months.
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German Carrier Launches Short-Haul Broadband Service

Jan 10, 2017
Lufthansa Group plans to equip all 227 narrowbody aircraft in the fleets of Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings with broadband internet access within the next 15 months.

MRO

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Airbus Supporting China Airlines Maintenance Buildup

Jan 10, 2017
Airbus has agreed to upgrade the capabilities of China Airlines in maintenance, engineering and technical training, supporting a specialist offshoot of the Taiwanese carrier that will commence operations this year.

Airline Snapshot

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Airline Snapshot: Japan Airlines Co.

Jan 13, 2017
View the Airline Snapshot: Japan Airlines Co. chart in PDF format.