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Aviation Daily, August 6, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 26 August 06, 2014

Regulatory/Legislative

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Lawmakers Want Details On FAA ATC ‘Right-Sizing’

Aug 05, 2014
A bipartisan group of 168 congressmen has asked FAA to provide details on what the lawmakers call the agency’s “vague” plans to “right-size” the National Airspace System and explain how the effort might affect the Contract Tower Program (CTP). In a pair of identical July 31 letters to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, 54 senators and 114 House of Representatives members expressed concern that two FAA initiatives—the big-picture, right-sizing effort and a more focused working group—could threaten CTP.

Data Watch

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Data Watch: Top 5 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Aug 06, 2014
Top 5 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements Apr 2014 Rank Carrier Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Apr 2013 Rank Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 10.564 1 9.643 9.6 2 Delta (DL) 8.961 2 8.129 10.2 3 American (AA) 5.501 3 5.349 2.8 4 United (UA) 5.264 4 5.263 0.0 5 US Airways (US) 4.304 5 4.141 3.9

Industry Data

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Airport Profile: Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)

Aug 05, 2014
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Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, May 2010-2014

Aug 05, 2014
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Airframers/Suppliers

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A350 ‘Catalog’ Interiors Seeing Customer Acceptance

Aug 05, 2014
Airbus’s decision to offer a “Standard Catalog” cabin interior offering for the A350 is seeing good response from within the industry, the airframer says. To date, “by far the majority” of operators from its lineup of 38 customers have accepted its standardized-design approach, said the company’s Head of Interiors Marketing, Zuzana Hrnkova. Its range of pre-specified seats, interior fittings, luggage bins and fittings is designed to keep initial build costs down and supply lines as short as possible.

Air Traffic Management

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Watchdog Critical Of FAA Runway Safety Technologies

Aug 06, 2014
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) says three FAA technology programs designed to decrease the risk of…
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FAA Targets March For Nationwide ERAM Completion

Aug 06, 2014
The FAA is on the verge of achieving initial deployment of a new air traffic control (ATC) system at all of its en route centers, although it could…
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Indian Satellite Navigation System On Track For 2015 Debut

Aug 05, 2014
NEW DELHI — An official with India’s space agency says the country’s homegrown satellite navigation system is on track to become fully operational for Indian users in July/August 2015. With the development of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), an indigenous GPS system “is on the anvil,” says K. Sivan, director of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Liquid Propulsion Systems Center. India currently uses other countries’ satellite services for navigation applications requiring GPS.
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Indonesian Defense Minister: MH370 Never Flew Over Indonesian Air Space

Aug 05, 2014
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was never detected on Indonesian radar because the aircraft never flew over Indonesian air space, says Indonesia’s Defence Minister, Purnomo Yusgiantoro. He disputes news reports that have said MH370 flew over the northern tip of Sumatra. According to Purnomo, the aircraft flew further north of the island.
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FAA Considers Broadening ADS-B Traffic Output

Aug 05, 2014
The proliferation of low-cost portable automatic-dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) “in”-systems in the general aviation fleet has prompted the FAA to reconsider how it disseminates traffic information from its now-completed ADS-B ground infrastructure. Bob Nichols, head of the FAA’s Surveillance and Broadcast Services office, told Aviation Week last week that the agency is investigating whether it might begin openly broadcasting secondary-surveillance radar (SSR) information on the Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) link that the portables receive.
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Chinese Military Ends Severe Flight Restrictions

Aug 05, 2014
More than a week of widespread flight delays in China have ended, with the authorities promising that the military, which caused the chaos, will cooperate in minimizing such disruption. “The capacity reductions at airports in eastern and southeastern China are canceled with effect from Aug. 1,” the Shanghai city government said.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Aug 06, 2014
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/08/avd_08_06_2014_cht1.pdf Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Apr 2014 Rank Carrier Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Apr 2013 Rank Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 10.564 1 9.643 9.6 2 Delta (DL) 8.961 2 8.129 10.2 3 American (AA) 5.501 3 5.349 2.8 4 United (UA) 5.264 4 5.263 0.0
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Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by January-April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Aug 06, 2014
Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by January-April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Jan-Apr 2014 Rank Carrier Jan-Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Jan-Apr 2013 Rank Jan-Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 38.460 1 35.831 7.3 2 Delta (DL) 32.143 2 30.320 6.0 3 American (AA) 21.283 3 21.040 1.2 4 United (UA) 20.262 4 20.608 -1.7 5 US Airways (US) 16.508 5 16.287 1.4 6 ExpressJet (EV) 8.908 6 9.361 -4.8 7 JetBlue (B6) 8.334 7 8.405 -0.8

Cargo

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IATA: Air Freight Up Solid 4.1% In 2014 First-Half

Aug 06, 2014
At the 2014 half-year mark, global air freight markets registered a combined 4.1% increase in volume compared to the same period in 2013, according…
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Atlas Air Worldwide Posts 48% 2Q Net Profit Rise

Aug 05, 2014
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted second-quarter net income of $29.6 million, up 47.5% from the $20 million net profit reported in the year-ago quarter. Purchase, New York-based, Atlas Air Worldwide is parent company to Atlas Air and Titan Aviation Leasing, as well as majority owner of Polar Air Cargo.

Airlines

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Virgin America Filing Reveals Carrier’s Reliance On Few Markets

Aug 06, 2014
Virgin America’s initial public offering registration statement underscores the carrier’s significant reliance on three elements—its two base cities…
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Southwest’s DAL-SFO Flights Could Grow As Carrier Tests Market

Aug 06, 2014
Southwest Airlines’ newly announced flights from Dallas/Love Field (DAL) to the Bay Area illustrate the airline’s shifting strategy as it moves from…
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Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Report, Again, Double-Digit Traffic Growth

Aug 06, 2014
Turkey’s two main airlines maintained high seat-load factors in the first six months of the year despite double-digit capacity hikes and a continuous expansion of their networks, which saw Turkish Airlines operate 23 destinations more than a year ago and its smaller low-cost rival, 13.
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Oman Air Taps Paul Gregorowitsch as CEO

Aug 06, 2014
Oman Air has finally found a CEO to succeed Wayne Pearce, who left the Muscat-based carrier last February, and appointed Paul Gregorowitsch for an…
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Joy Air Fleet To Surge With Order For 30 MA60s

Aug 06, 2014
BEIJING—Avic subsidiary Joy Air will expand to more than four times its current size, with an order for 30 MA-60 regional airliners from sibling Xian…
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American Eliminates Charlotte-Brazil Flights, Adds Viracopos

Aug 05, 2014
American Airlines is retooling its Latin America schedule this winter, ending a Sao Paolo-Charlotte, North Carolina service, to focus on Miami as the carrier’s gateway to the continent.
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EU Sanctions Grounded Russia’s Dobrolet LCC

Aug 05, 2014
Russian LCC Dobrolet temporally suspended operations from Aug. 4, 2014 due to sanctions the EU imposed on July 29 over the Ukraine crisis. As a result of the sanctions, the airline’s lessor canceled an agreement for two Boeing 737-800s currently operated by Dobrolet. A source close to Dobrolet’s parent company, Aeroflot, told Aviation Week that both aircraft were leased from BBAM and would be returned to the lessor soon. The carrier had initially planned to obtain up to ten Boeing 737-800s by year’s end.
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Delta Reports July PRASM Growth; Latin America Loads Down

Aug 05, 2014
Delta Air Lines’ Latin-America traffic rose in July but load factors in the region fell, as business and leisure traffic dropped off during the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. Delta’s traffic in Latin America, measured in revenue passenger miles, rose more than 14% in July on more than 17% more capacity, measured in available seat-miles, but load factor was more than 2 points lower than the same month in 2013.

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