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Aviation Daily, August 15, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 33 August 15, 2014

Airframes/Suppliers

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A350 Certification ‘In The Coming Weeks’

Aug 15, 2014
Airbus says the Airbus A350-900 is “ready for certification in the coming weeks” as planned. During the recently completed route-proving campaign, “the aircraft has performed remarkably well confirming the high level of maturity that it has been demonstrating all the way during our development and certification tests,” Fernando Alonso, senior vice president-flight and integration tests, said. “I truly believe the aircraft is fit to enter service.”

Airlines

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Traffic Continues Growing in Asia, But Not Uniformly Across Region

Aug 15, 2014
SINGAPORE — Passenger traffic across the Asia Pacific region grew by 5% overall in the first half of 2014, with regional airports seeing a 3.3%…
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Brazil’s GOL Reports Record 2Q Revenue, Narrows Net Losses

Aug 15, 2014
São Paulo-based low-cost carrier (LCC) GOL reported a second-quarter net loss of BRL145 million ($65.8 million), narrowed from a net loss of BRL193.6…
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Hawaiian Strengthens Maui Service With New Route

Aug 15, 2014
Hawaiian Airlines is planning to launch a route from Maui’s Kahului Airport (OGG) to San Francisco, which will further boost its secondary hub at…
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Flight Attendant Union At Virgin America May Not Affect Operations

Aug 15, 2014
The new flight attendant union at Virgin America may result in increased labor costs and changes in work rules but likely will not greatly affect…

Briefs

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China’s Joy Air Aims At Low-Cost Conversion

Aug 15, 2014
Chinese turboprop operator Joy Air plans to convert itself to low-cost operation, saying its order for 30 Xian MA60 aircraft this month from an Avic…

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA’s Six UAS Test Sites Now Operational

Aug 15, 2014
All six civil unmanned aircraft test sites selected by the FAA in December are now operational, and the agency is soliciting proposals from…

Safety

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Q400 Heavy Landing Caused By Prosthetic Arm Detachment

Aug 15, 2014
LONDON — Air accidents investigators probing the heavy landing of a FlyBe Q400 turboprop airliner have found that the pilot’s prosthetic arm became…

MRO

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ST Engineering To Expand Engine Leasing Business

Aug 15, 2014
SINGAPORE — Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) is to inject S$622,400 (U.S.$500,000) into its three-year-old Total Engine Asset…
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Haeco Rallying From Labor Shortage, But Demand Softness Remains

Aug 15, 2014
The labor shortage that hit Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. (Haeco) hard in 2013 appears to have subsided, but the time needed to train newly…