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Aviation Daily, April 8, 2015

VOL. 401 NO. 6 April 03, 2015
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Airlines

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Virgin America Plans SFO- Hawaii Flights By Year’s End

Apr 07, 2015
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Rockwell Collins Confirms Second 767 Cockpit-Upgrade Customer, Eyes More

Apr 07, 2015
Installations are slated to start in August, with the Danish cargo carrier’s entire fleet expected to be done in about a year. The upgrade work will be done in Ireland.
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AirAsia X Targets Hawaii, Europe Flights By Year-End

Apr 07, 2015
This week, the carrier filed an application with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to launch a one-stop service to Honolulu, and executives also said they are moving ahead with efforts to fly to an unnamed European destination.
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Finnair Assumes Ownership Of Flybe Nordic As Talks With Outside Investors Lag

Apr 01, 2015
Finland’s flag carrier emphasizes that its full ownership and control of Flybe Nordic is on “an interim basis,” and that discussions on the planned purchase of 60% of Flybe Nordic’s shareholding by StaffPoint Holding and G.W. Sohlberg are continuing.

Safety

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FAA, NTSB Remain At Odds On ‘Dive And Drive’ Instrument Approaches

Apr 07, 2015
To date, the FAA has refused an outright ban on the technique, despite nearly a decade of pressure by the NTSB. UPS separately says it plans to prohibit the practice in its pilot manuals.

Cargo

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TNT Agrees To Takeover By FedEx

Apr 07, 2015
The takeover, announced on April 7, comes just over two years after an attempt by UPS to buy TNT collapsed in January 2013.

Air Traffic Management

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French ATC Strike Forces Hundreds Of Flight Cancellations

Apr 07, 2015
Flights to Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, and Toulouse are most affected, according to Air France, which revealed drastic short-haul schedule reductions in response to DGAC’s request.

Industry Data

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Business and Leisure Fares: Week of March 30

Apr 07, 2015
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Operations

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U.S. Coast Guard Needs To Test Crewing Concept, GAO Says

Apr 07, 2015
“The Coast Guard has delayed the feasibility test for using the crew rotation concept (CRC) to achieve increased operational days at sea with its National Security Cutters (NSC) until 2019,” GAO notes in the report, “Timely Actions Needed to Address Risks in Using Rotational Crews,” released earlier this month.

Technology

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Armed MV-22 Demos Darpa’s Digital Close-Air-Support Networking

Apr 07, 2015
Using a prototype of Darpa’s Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) system, the inert missile was fired from 4.5 mi. away to support a simulated downed friendly pilot during the Marine Corps infantry/aviation exercise Talon Reach.