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Aviation Daily, May 6, 2014

VOL. 396 NO. 22 May 06, 2014

Obituary

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Former U.S. Lawmaker Oberstar Dead At 79

May 06, 2014
James Oberstar, former chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, died May 3 at age 79, at his home in Potomac, Md. No cause of death was given.

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Expands Time Period For Foreign MRO Drug/Alcohol Comments

May 06, 2014
FAA will give industry 60 additional days to weigh in on the agency’s request for information that is expected to help shape a new drug and alcohol testing policy for certain foreign repair stations. Industry representatives, including the Aeronautical Repair Station Association, Airlines For America, the International Air Transport Association, and Lufthansa, asked FAA to add 120 days to the comment period, which is set to expire May 16. FAA split the difference, pushing the comment deadline out to July 17.

Industry Data

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World Capacity Trends May 15 -21, 2014

May 06, 2014
Scheduled Capacity* ASMs Region Departures Seats (000) Africa/Middle East 49,155 7,907,797 4,135,892
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Top 30 Worldwide ACI Airports: Ranked By Enplaned Passengers, Cargo and Movements: January 2014

May 06, 2014
Total % Passengers Change 1 Beijing Capital 7,060,527 9.2 2 Atlanta 6,779,582 &nbs

Airframers/Suppliers

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B/E Aerospace Discussing Sale, Other ‘Strategic Alternatives

May 06, 2014
B/E Aerospace, in a surprise move, is exploring “strategic alternatives” that could include divestiture of part of its rapidly growing business or—in what would be one of the largest deals in aerospace history—even an outright sale.

Asia-Pacific

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Subsidies Equal More Than Half Of Spring Airlines’ Profits

May 06, 2014
Local Chinese governments have paid subsidies greater than half of the net profit of budget carrier Spring Airlines during the past three years, according to the prospectus for the company’s current initial public offering of shares.

Europe

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European Commission Assessing State Aid To Brussels Airport

May 06, 2014
Brussels Airlines might have to restate its accounts for 2013 to show higher losses than reported last month if the European Commission (EC) concludes that a new financial subsidy to Brussels Airport contravenes European rules on state aid.
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Etihad Claims Compliance With EU Ownership And Control Rules

May 06, 2014
Etihad CEO James Hogan is rejecting allegations that the airline is violating European rules on ownership and control at its affiliates Air Berlin, Air Serbia and Darwin Airline (Etihad Regional). “We comply very clearly with the rules of the European Commission, we have to,” Hogan said on the sidelines of its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 product presentation in Abu Dhabi. In his view, the notion of Etihad not complying with the rules is “propaganda by our competitors.”

Alliances

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Air India To Join Star Alliance In July

May 06, 2014
Air India’s Chairman Rohit Nandan says the airline has already completed 45 of the 64 requirements for joining the Star Alliance and will finish the remaining this month, setting the stage for the carrier to be the first Indian airline to be part of a global interlining network. The board of the Star Alliance, a group of 26 global carriers, will meet in London on June 23 to call on a vote of support for the entry of Air India, with a fleet of 123 aircraft, into the group, Star Alliance’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Schwab says.