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Aviation Daily, April 20, 2018

VOL. 412 NO. 15 April 20, 2018
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Airlines

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LATAM Adds Boeing 747-400 To Help Offset Grounded 787s

Apr 19, 2018
LATAM Airlines Group, already facing significant operational disruption dealing with Boeing 787s taken out of service for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine maintenance, has added a fifth leased aircraft—a 747-400—to help fill gaps and could bring in more supplemental lift depending on the outcome of newly mandated Trent 1000 inspections.
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United Concedes Customer Service Needs To Improve

Apr 18, 2018
United Airlines executives believe they have solved the operational performance problems that plagued the Chicago-based carrier in recent years, but concede that in the aftermath of several high-profile customer-service mishaps, strong operational performance is not enough.
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Labor Contract Talks On Tap For JetBlue, Flight Attendants

Apr 19, 2018
JetBlue Airways flight attendants voted to join the Transport Workers Union (TWU), paving the way for negotiations to secure the first contract for the New York-based carrier’s 5,000 flight attendants.
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Demand Strength Boosts Cathay Pacific Yields

Apr 19, 2018
Cathay Pacific saw encouraging signs of demand improvement in March, according to the carrier’s latest report.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ To Fly At Farnborough

Apr 19, 2018
Mitsubishi Aircraft will conduct demonstration flights of its MRJ90 regional jet at the Farnborough Airshow in July, the company said, reiterating its schedule to make a first delivery to All Nippon Airways (ANA) in mid-2020.

Safety

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Congress Pressures FAA On Safety Oversight

Apr 19, 2018
House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Democrats, reacting to a CBS 60 Minutes report on safety standards at Allegiant Air and the April 17 inflight engine failure on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, are leaning on FAA to review how it oversees airlines—and low-cost carriers in particular—and brief lawmakers as soon as possible.
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Following Southwest Incident, FAA Preparing CFM56 Engine Directive

Apr 19, 2018
The FAA will issue an airworthiness directive (AD) in the next two weeks requiring inspections of certain CFM56-7B turbofan engines, the agency announced one day after the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 engine failure.

Regulatory/Legislative

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EU Wildcat Strike Ruling Could Cost Airlines

Apr 19, 2018
Airlines in Europe could face claims for compensation over flight delays and cancellations after the European Union (EU) Court of Justice ruled a “wildcat strike,” or spontaneous industrial action, did not exempt an airline from paying out.
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China Relaxes Visa Requirements For Hainan

Apr 19, 2018
China has taken the surprising step of permitting 30-day visa-free visits to Hainan, a tropical island province in the South China Sea and home of Hainan Airlines.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Majors Fuel Cost 2016/2017

Apr 21, 2018
View the U.S. Majors Fuel Cost 2016/2017 chart in PDF format.