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Aviation Daily, August 12, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 30 August 12, 2014

Airlines

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AirAsia X Considering Up To 110 A330s

Aug 12, 2014
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X is looking at flying between 80 and 110 Airbus A330s in its fleet in coming years. CEO Azran Osman Rani said its latest order placed with Airbus—for 50 A330neos—could either be used as a replacement for its existing fleet of Airbus A330s, or alternatively, for fleet expansion by 2024.
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Norwegian Air Shuttle Records Strong July Growth; RASK down

Aug 12, 2014
The U.S. Transportation Department’s delay in approving Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign air carrier permit is surely not hindering the low-cost carrier’s growth, with passenger numbers up 17% in July.
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New Deliveries Will Spur International Growth For Fiji Airways

Aug 12, 2014
SYDNEY -— Fiji Airways plans to add turboprop, narrowbody and widebody aircraft to its fleet over the next few years, allowing it to expand its international services, the carrier’s CEO says.
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Cathay Invests In Biofuel Developer Fulcrum

Aug 12, 2014
BEIJING—Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has bought equity in U.S. biofuel developer Fulcrum BioEnergy and contracted for 10 years of fuel supplies from the company equivalent to 2% of the carrier’s current consumption. Cathay aims to achieve carbon-neutral growth from 2020.
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Southwest July PRASM Growth Surprises Analysts, Industry

Aug 12, 2014
Southwest Airlines reported in July that unit revenue grew by a percentage point more than it had previously guided, beating expectations on both growing load factors and traffic. The carrier said its passenger revenue per available seat-mile (PRASM) grew by 4% in July, up from the 3% growth-guidance which the carrier reported last month. Traffic rose 6.6% on capacity that was up 2.6%, while July load factor was almost 87%, compared with 83.5% in July of last year. Average stage length also rose 0.8%.
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SAA Needs Billions In Loan Guarantees To Survive

Aug 12, 2014
South African Airways needs around $4.6 billion in private funding to restructure and renew its inefficient long-haul fleet, but cannot count on direct government money as part of the rescue plan.
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Etihad Deal Could Lead To Management Changes At Alitalia

Aug 12, 2014
The agreement that will see Etihad Airways take a 49% shareholding in Alitalia will lead to a change at the top of the financially struggling Italian airline, including its CEO and chairman, and more than 2,000 jobs will be cut. Etihad is not losing any time with Alitalia’s restructuring and wants an accord by Sept. 10 delineating how many employees will take up the offer to accept the voluntary-redundancy package. Five days later, on Sept. 15, the letters of dismissal will be sent out.

Lessors

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Eyeing Fleet-Renewal Laggards, Lessors Boost Backlogs

Aug 12, 2014
While massive backlogs at some aspiring carriers help fuel talk of a potential order bubble, the number of established airlines yet to line up replacements for older aircraft have lessors bullish on long-term prospects—and their order books show it.

MRO

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Dublin Aerospace Adds A330 MRO

Aug 12, 2014
WASHINGTON—Dublin Aerospace added Airbus A330 base maintenance to its portfolio in response to leasing companies and airline customers who also operate A320s and want a single place to service both aircraft. Some of its customers who operate A330s include Aer Lingus, AerCap, BBAM, Gecas, Hi Fly, I-Fly and Flynas. The MRO, launched in 2009 after taking over most of SR Technics’ operation that closed at Dublin International Airport, also provides base maintenance, auxiliary power unit and landing-gear services for Boeing 737 and A320 aircraft.

Industry Data

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Airport Profile: Denver International (DEN)

Aug 12, 2014
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One-Year Fare Change by Airport

Aug 12, 2014
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