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Aviation Daily, April 11, 2018

VOL. 412 NO. 8 April 11, 2018
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Air Navigation

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Huerta Laments Lack Of ‘Facts-Based Discussion’ In ATC Debate

Apr 10, 2018
Michael Huerta, whose five-year term as FAA administrator ended in January, said the effort to spin off U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from FAA failed because it became too focused on the structure of a proposed ATC entity instead of detailing solutions for making air traffic management more efficient in the U.S.
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American To Equip 320 A321s For ADS-B In

Apr 10, 2018
American Airlines plans to equip 320 Airbus A321s to display nearby air traffic on the flight deck via Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In (ADS-B In), spearheading the industry’s next step after the 2020 mandate to equip for ADS-B Out position reporting.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Airbus Shelves A320neo Upgrade For Now

Apr 10, 2018
Airbus is pushing out a decision on whether to go ahead with upgrades of its A320neo family aircraft, as the company continues to face tough challenges in ramping up narrowbody production and with the in-service A320neo fleet.

Regulatory/Legislative

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CAAC Moves To Increase Eastern Load Factors

Apr 10, 2018
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has decided to go ahead with a policy of forcing up load factors in the east of the country.

Airlines

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Air New Zealand Boosts Network After Virgin Australia Breakup

Apr 10, 2018
Air New Zealand moved quickly to add services to Australia, following the breakup of its partnership with Virgin Australia.
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Hi Fly Leases A330-900 From ALC

Apr 10, 2018
Wet lease specialist Hi Fly signed a medium-term lease with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for one Airbus A330-900, kick-starting the carrier’s fleet modernization.

MRO

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UTAS Unveils Tiered, Data-Driven Systems Monitoring Service

Apr 10, 2018
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), seeking to expand its presence in the data-driven maintenance prognostics arena, launched a multi-tier set of aircraft subsystem monitoring and health management services running on an expanded and re-branded version of its five-year-old aircraft system health management (ASHM) product.

Airports

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CAAC Halts Service Applications For Shanghai Pudong

Apr 10, 2018
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is temporarily refusing to consider applications for service to and from Shanghai Pudong International Airport because of poor on-time performance for flights at the airport.