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Aviation Daily, December 15, 2014

VOL. 399 NO. 49 December 15, 2014

Airlines

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United Airlines To Give All Flight Attendants New iPhones

Dec 15, 2014
United Airlines will give iPhone 6 Plus smartphones to all of its 23,000 flight attendants starting in the second quarter of 2015, although the technology won’t immediately give the carrier much more functionality than it has now. At first, flight attendants will be able to process onboard transactions, including upgrades to Economy Plus and food and drink sales. They’ll also be able to check company email and United.com, as well as access some airline manuals. “What customers see will be gradual over time,” United spokeswoman Karen May said.
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American Airlines Will Add Gogo’s ATG Internet To Regional Jets

Dec 15, 2014
American Airlines on Dec. 11 said it will install Gogo Internet on all of its two-class regional jets, but the carrier elected to add a slower onboard system than United Airlines.
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Air Astana Considering Airbus’s Proposed A321neoLR

Dec 15, 2014
ALMATY, Kazakhstan—Air Astana will make a decision in 2015 on a new narrowbody order and says it is “definitely” looking at Airbus’s proposed long-range A321neo, which offers a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 97 metric tons and extra fuel tanks.
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Air New Zealand Adds South America To Network

Dec 15, 2014
Air New Zealand plans to launch its first service to South America with a flight to Buenos Aires, coupled with a new codeshare agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas. The three weekly flights begin in December 2015, using a Boeing 777-200ER. The extra 777 capacity will presumably be freed up when Air New Zealand takes more Boeing 787-9 deliveries in the second half of 2015.
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BTS: 80% On-Time Arrivals In October; 1.1% Of U.S. flights canceled

Dec 15, 2014
The on-time arrival performance for U.S. domestic scheduled flights in October was 80%, declining from September by 1.1 point and from October 2013 by 4.1 points, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The report says 1.1% of scheduled U.S. domestic flights were canceled in October. The month’s cancellations percentage improved slightly from September, but was otherwise 0.5 points higher than in October 2013.
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Etihad Reports Strong Demand On SFO Flight One Month After Launch

Dec 15, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO—Less than a month after launching service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways is seeing load factors in the “low 80s [percentage],” primarily driven by traffic between the Bay Area and India, CEO James Hogan said in an interview here.
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Southwest Seeks To Add Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica To Network

Dec 15, 2014
Southwest Airlines is applying for route authorities to four new cities in Mexico from the new international terminal it is building at Houston’s Hobby Airport (HOU). The carrier also has signaled its intent to fly from HOU to Belize and San Jose, Costa Rica. These route authorities are likely to be granted by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT). If approved, service on these routes, as well as the Mexico routes, is expected to begin October 2015.

Air Traffic Management

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Technical Failure Closes London Airspace

Dec 15, 2014
LONDON—Airspace over London has re-opened, after a computer problem at the U.K.’s main air traffic control (ATC) center caused it to close for more than an hour. The glitch at the Swanwick control center—which is operated by U.K.

Safety

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EASA To Probe Near Misses Of Russian Military Aircraft, Passenger Jets

Dec 15, 2014
LONDON – The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has been requested by the European Commission to investigate a series of near midair collisions between passenger jets and Russian military aircraft. The commission raised the alarm after several European Union states reported foreign military aircraft operating near their borders over the sea without transponders activated, nor was it possible, EASA says, to establish radio contact with them.
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Drone Came Within 20 Ft. Of Airliner At Heathrow

Dec 15, 2014
LONDON—A model helicopter or unmanned air vehicle (UAV) came within 20 ft. of colliding with an Airbus A320 airliner as it made its final approach into London Heathrow airport, investigators have revealed. The U.K. Airprox Board—which examines the causes behind air proximity incidents in British air space—detailed the July 22 incident and said it posed a serious risk of collision.

Aviation Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Dec 15, 2014
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Dec. 18-19—8th Australian Pacific Vertiflite Conference on Helicopter Technology and 3rd Asian-Australian Rotorcraft Forum (ARF), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Melbourne, Australia www.vtol.org/events/australian-pacific-vertiflite-conference-on-helicopter-technology

Aviation Week Conference & Exhibits

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Aviation Week Conferences & ExhibItions

Dec 15, 2014
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events Jan 13-14—MRO Latin America, Buenos Aires, Argentina Feb. 2-3—MRO Middle East, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE Mar. 5—Laureate Awards, Washington, D.C. Apr. 14-16—MRO Americas 2015, Conference and Exhibit Hall, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida