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Aviation Daily, July 28, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 19 July 28, 2014

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Drug, Alcohol Testing Push Stuck Between U.S. Mandate, International Law

Jul 28, 2014
The congressional mandate that FAA impose drug and alcohol testing standards on some workers at foreign repair stations has the agency between a rock and a hard place: opponents say the requirements would be unnecessary or illegal, while many U.S.-based entities believe the playing field can’t be leveled soon enough.

Industry Data

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Top 20 Airports in Latin America Only 2013

Jul 25, 2014
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Top 20 Domestic and International City Pairs: Latin America Only 2013

Jul 28, 2014
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Safety

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Taiwan Investigating ATR 72 Crash On Landing

Jul 28, 2014
Taiwan has begun an investigation into the crash of a TransAsia Airways ATR 72 in weather that was bad but deemed acceptable for the aircraft’s attempted landing. Of 58 people aboard, 48 died. The aircraft crashed short of the runway at Makong in the Penghu Islands on July 23 after a flight from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The pilots were making their second landing attempt.

Airlines

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Southwest Airlines Says It Is Looking at 50 New Markets

Jul 28, 2014
As its integration with Air Tran Airways nears completion, Southwest Airlines says it is evaluating 50 new destinations in Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Northern South America, all of which it says are within the range of its Boeing 737 fleet.
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People Express Says Bookings ‘Exceeding Projections’

Jul 28, 2014
Startup People Express has put its effort to obtain FAA certification on hold to focus on its fledgeling start-up that--for the time being--relies on a wet-lease deal with Vision Airlines. The operation began service June 30 as Vision Airlines, Inc., doing business as (DBA) People Express, a move that was required when the airline could not gain its own operating certificate (Aviation DAILY, May 26, 2014.)
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Allegiant Eyes Mexico In Late 2015; Still Bullish On Domestic Growth

Jul 28, 2014
Allegiant’s long-planned and now-pending push into Mexico will not signal a souring of the carrier’s U.S. domestic growth prospects, the airline’s top executive emphasizes.
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Alaska, Delta Fine-Tune Seattle Strategies

Jul 28, 2014
Alaska Airlines has no plans to unravel its codeshare relationship with Delta Air Lines, despite the two carriers fighting over dominance in Seattle--a fight analysts say may be overblown.
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Air France-KLM Eyes ‘Metallic Blend’ Of Growth And Performance

Jul 28, 2014
Air France-KLM is readying a follow-up for its three-year Transform 2015 restructuring plan, which ends in a couple of months and has “delivered as planned, is on schedule and on track,” CEO Alexandre de Juniac said. The results “are satisfactory, even for us,” he noted. While Transform 2015 focused on rapidly mending the Franco-Dutch group’s deficient financial state, the successor plan will emphasize growth and performance. Dubbed Perform 2020, the new restructuring plan will stretch over five years.

Suppliers

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Deliveries Soon From Chinese Aleris Aluminum Mill

Jul 28, 2014
Aleris is working on getting major aircraft manufacturers to qualify production from its new aluminum rolling mill in Zhenjiang in eastern China, and intends to begin shipping product to them this quarter. The mill’s move into the final stages of the qualification process follows its achievement of Nadcap accreditation, a necessary precondition that was announced last month.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jul 25, 2014
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 28-30—AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2014 Forum and Exposition, Cleveland, Ohio, www.aiaa.org/propulsionenergy2014/all/conferences July 28-Aug. 3—EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2014, Oshkosh, www.airventure.org/

Aviation Week Conference & Exhibits

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AviationWeek Conferences & Exhibitions

Jul 28, 2014
You can now register online for Aviation Week events. Go to www.aviationweek.com/conferences or contact: Lydia Janow, 212-904-3225 or 800-240-7645 ext. 5 (U.S. and Canada only) Oct. 7-9—MRO Europe, Madrid Spain Nov. 4-6—MRO Asia, Singapore Nov. 19-20—A&D Programs, Wigwam Resort, Liltchfield Park, Ariz.