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Aviation Daily, December 19, 2018

VOL. 414 NO. 56 December 19, 2018
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Airlines

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ExpressJet Sold To Company Partiality Owned By United Airlines

Dec 18, 2018
ManaAir, a new regional airline operation partially owned by United Airlines, has agreed to purchase ExpressJet, setting the mainline carrier up with a purpose-built exclusive partner that it can use to support its hub-feeding growth strategy.
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Air Italy To Launch Chicago, Toronto Routes In 2019

Dec 18, 2018
Newly rebranded Air Italy has announced new routes to Toronto and Chicago, bringing to six the number of North American destinations the carrier will fly to from Milan Malpensa Airport.
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Indigo May Invest Up To $75 Million Into WOW Air

Dec 18, 2018
Indigo Partners, the U.S.-based private equity firm that specializes in ULCCs, is looking to invest up to $75 million in Icelandic carrier WOW air.
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Wizz Air Seizes Opportunity, Increases London Luton Presence

Dec 18, 2018
Central European ULCC Wizz Air plans further expansion at London Luton Airport as the UK capital’s air travel market shows few signs of being affected by the continuing uncertainty over the country’s rapidly approaching exit from the European Union (EU) (Brexit).
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Airberlin Administrator Files Damages Claim Against Etihad

Dec 18, 2018
Bankrupt German carrier airberlin’s administrator is seeking damages of up to €2 billion ($2.28 billion) from former majority shareholder Etihad Airways.
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Beijing City Stake In HNA’s Capital Airlines To Surge

Dec 17, 2018
The acquisition by the Beijing city government of new shares in Capital Airlines—announced Dec. 12—will greatly enlarge the city’s holdings in the HNA Group’s second-largest carrier, industry sources said.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Canadian TSB Calls For Improvements To De-Icing Deficiencies

Dec 18, 2018
Pilots in northern Canada are frequently taking off with ice-contaminated wings, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has found.

Air Navigation

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Swiss Air Traffic Controller Conviction Draws Ire

Dec 18, 2018
Switzerland’s air navigation service provider Skyguide and the Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) are protesting the conviction of a controller after an error that caused an incident.