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Aviation Daily, December 7, 2017

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Airlines

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Delta Air Lines And WestJet Move To Form JV

Dec 06, 2017
U.S.-based Delta Air Lines and Canada’s WestJet Airlines have signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture (JV) that will include coordinated schedules and pricing on U.S.-Canada trans-border flights.
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EasyJet Announces First Batch Of German Domestic Services

Dec 06, 2017
EasyJet will launch flights in four German markets in January, as it picks up routes formerly served by now-bankrupt Air Berlin.
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European Airline Group Hires Former IATA And DFS Executive

Dec 06, 2017
Achim Baumann comes to Airlines for Europe after working for German air navigation service provider Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS).

Suppliers

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Triumph Combining Two Groups Into New Business Unit

Dec 06, 2017
Pete Wick, who this summer took over Precision Components, will become executive vice president of the new combined Aerospace Structures.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Lindbergh Cruises Into Electric VTOL Air Taxi Market

Dec 06, 2017
Adding to the scores of similar projects already in the works, Erik Lindbergh—grandson of Charles Lindbergh and long-time advocate for electric flight—has formed a company to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
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Paris-Based ATR 72-600 Simulator Receives EASA Nod

Dec 05, 2017
ATR CEO Christian Scherer announced the installation of the simulator in Paris earlier this year, citing his customers’ difficulties to retain pilots.

Regulatory/Legislative

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U.S. Industry Cautious About Republican Tax Plan

Dec 05, 2017
Some analysts suspect U.S. defense budgets may be set up for a squeeze play by the early 2020s, while business aviation could feel an effect right away--good or bad.

Technology

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Japan Testing Airframe Noise Reductions On MRJ

Dec 04, 2017
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is preparing to flight-test airframe noise-reduction technologies on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), following completion of a second phase of flying on its Cessna Citation Sovereign testbed.

Airline Snapshot

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Airline Snapshot: JetBlue

Dec 08, 2017
View the Airline Snapshot: JetBlue chart in PDF format.