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Aviation Daily, August 19, 2014

VOL. 397 NO. 34 August 19, 2014
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Safety

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Icelandic Authorities Concerned About Volcanic Activity

Aug 19, 2014
LONDON — Icelandic authorities have raised aviation alert levels to orange after seismic activity around one of the country’s volcanos was detected. A swarm of earthquakes have been measured by Icelandic experts with the country’s Meteorological Office around the Barðarbunga volcano that could indicate signs of an impending eruption. Experts raised the alert level from yellow green to yellow on August 16, and then to orange on August 18 after the strongest earthquakes detected around the volcano since 1996.

Airports

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Shifting Airline Schedules Continue To Hammer Smaller Airports

Aug 19, 2014
The multi-year shakeout that is reshaping U.S. airline networks is nearly complete, but smaller airports are suffering until the bitter end as carriers continue their shift toward strategies that emphasize bigger, more lucrative markets, a Moody’s analysis concludes.
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Toronto Tightens Control Of Airport Vehicles After Incursion

Aug 19, 2014
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority boosted its oversight of airport vehicles following the near-collision of an Air Canada Embraer E190 regional jet and a Sunwing Airlines maintenance van at the Toronto airport, according to a final report on the March 2013 incident issued by Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB).

Airlines

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AeroMobile Poised To Announce Further Customers

Aug 19, 2014
Inflight-connectivity provider AeroMobile is expecting to sign at least two new airlines this year and swell its installed fleet by 50% within the next 12 months. Over the first-half of 2014, the number of AeroMobile-connected aircraft rose 30% to 245 aircraft, with widebodies forming the bulk of that total. Usage also shot up, as data tripled and texts increased 48%.
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Frontier Airlines Guts Frequent-Flier Program

Aug 19, 2014
In another sign that Frontier Airlines has shifted from full-service airline to an ultra low-cost carrier (LCC), the Denver-based airline has revamped its frequent-flier program, moving from two elite tiers to one and cutting many benefits.
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SkyWest Airlines Continues To Cut Back On At-Risk Flying

Aug 19, 2014
SkyWest Airlines plans to cut another at-risk route from its network, saying it cannot turn a profit with twice daily Embraer E-120 service between Los Angeles and Yuma, Arizona.
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Adria Airways Details Its Long-Term Strategy

Aug 19, 2014
Slovenian carrier Adria Airways has detailed plans to hit two million passengers and a €220 million ($295 million) turnover by 2020, supported by a fleet of 16 aircraft. In 2013, Adria carried roughly one million passengers, generating €150 million in revenue. This marks a drastic turnaround from Adria’s €67 million net loss in 2010.
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A380s, 787s Will Upgrade Etihad’s Australian Offering

Aug 19, 2014
Etihad’s introduction of Airbus A380s and Boeing 787s will mean major changes for its Australian network, as this will be among the early markets to see the carrier’s new aircraft types. The airline is on track to take delivery of its first A380 in December, and is due to receive four more in 2015. While the first few will be deployed to the Abu Dhabi-London route on Dec. 27 and March 1, one of the other 2015 deliveries will take over the Abu Dhabi-Sydney route in June.

Lessors

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Avic Capital In Talks To Buy Lessor Avolon

Aug 19, 2014
BEIJING — Avic subsidiary Avic Capital says it is in talks to buy Irish aircraft lessor Avolon but stresses that no deal is certain. In a stock-exchange statement, Avic Capital denies a newspaper report that the deal will be valued at €12 billion ($16 billion). Reuters reported last week that Avic Capital and state-run firm China Investment Corp. were negotiating to buy Avolon for $4-5 billion, including the value of debt that they would assume in the acquisition.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Germany Considers Dropping Air Transport Tax

Aug 19, 2014
Key representatives of the ruling grand coalition in Germany are proposing to drop the country’s air transport tax. The deputy chairmen for the parliamentary groups of the two ruling parties wrote a joint letter to Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt saying the tax should be abolished.

Industry Data

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National-Level Domestic Average Fare Series By Quarter

Aug 19, 2014
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