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Aviation Daily, December 13, 2017

VOL. 410 NO. 51 December 13, 2017
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Regulatory/Legislative

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U.S. To Gulf Nations: We Won’t Reopen Open Skies Talks

Dec 12, 2017
The U.S. State Department has informed U.S. airlines and labor groups that it will not formally reopen negotiations on open skies agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, but instead will engage the Gulf countries in informal talks over alleged subsidies to their home-based airlines.
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Traffic Expansion Seen As EU, Tunisia Near Aviation Pact

Dec 12, 2017
The EU and Tunisia have agreed on the terms for a new aviation agreement, which is expected to bring an annual traffic expansion of up to 13% when finalized.

Airlines

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Malaysia Airlines Now Will Use A380s For Peak-Period Flying

Dec 12, 2017
Malaysia Airlines Berhad has adjusted its plans for how it will use its six Airbus A380s next year and will shift some of the aircraft to the carrier’s peak-period flights and charters.
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EasyJet Cleared To Take Over Air Berlin’s Tegel Base

Dec 12, 2017
The European Commission has allowed EasyJet to take over Air Berlin’s Tegel Airport base, but there are increasing concerns that Niki may collapse if the authority blocks its takeover by Lufthansa.
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HNA’s Suparna Airlines Begins Receiving Hainan’s 787-8s

Dec 12, 2017
Hainan Airlines has begun moving its Boeing 787-8 fleet to Suparna Airlines, a passenger carrier that the HNA Group converted from an all-freight business to serve as its main operator in the Shanghai market.
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Norwegian Air Argentina Granted Route Rights

Dec 12, 2017
Norwegian Air Argentina has received government approval to operate domestic and international routes.
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Air China Moving Into SAS’ Beijing-Copenhagen Market

Dec 12, 2017
Air China is planning to enter the profitable Beijing-Copenhagen market of its Star alliance partner SAS Scandinavian Airlines, applying to fly the route five times weekly.

Labor

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Ryanair Labor Issues Escalate As Irish Pilots Vote To Strike

Dec 12, 2017
Conflict between Ryanair and its pilots is escalating in the run-up to the busy holiday period after some Irish pilots said they would strike on Dec. 20 and a German union asserted that negotiations were the only way to avert a strike, adding to similar recent calls in Portugal and Italy.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Leisure and Business Fares: Week of December 4

Dec 14, 2017
View the Leisure and Business Fares: Week of December 4 chart in PDF format.