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Aviation Daily, June 23, 2015

VOL. 401 NO. 59 June 23, 2015

Airlines

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AA Plans Routes For Ski Season

Jun 22, 2015
American Airlines is bolstering its schedule for ski season, adding two new winter routes from Los Angeles and three from Chicago. From Los Angeles, American will fly an Airbus A319 to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and an Embraer 175 to Montrose, Colorado. From Chicago, American will fly A319s to Jackson Hole, E175s to Montrose, and Bombardier CRJ-700s to Aspen, Colorado. All services will operate daily from Dec. 17, 2015-Jan. 4, 2016, and on Saturdays through April 4.
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Delta Threatens Dallas With Legal Action Over Love Gates

Jun 22, 2015
Delta says the two gates were “abandoned” by United Airlines, and Southwest has been operating flights from the gates, giving it effective control of 18 of the 20 gates at Love Field. Virgin America operates the other two gates.
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AirAsia Refutes Criticism Of Financial Reporting

Jun 22, 2015
In a strongly worded response, VU Kumar, chairman of AirAsia’s audit committee, said the carrier is “somewhat distressed and peeved to have been accused of corporate-governance abuses and condoning accounting gimmicks.” He was referring to an analyst report by Hong Kong-based GMT Research earlier this month that caused a significant slide in the airline’s share prices.
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Lufthansa Flight Attendants Threaten To Go On Strike

Jun 22, 2015
Flight attendant union UFO said on June 22 that it had no choice but to stage strikes beginning July 1, unless Lufthansa comes forward with a “material offer” and reconfirms an understanding on basic principles reached last fall. UFO said it will announce strike dates on July 1, and that industrial action will be taken between the beginning of July and September 16.
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LOT Plans To Double In Size In Five Years

Jun 22, 2015
The carrier plans to invest significantly in a new fleet including new narrowbodies and additional long-haul aircraft, but needs additional equity to finance the move.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Airbus Considers Further A350 Stretch

Jun 22, 2015
“We are discussing with airlines whether they really need 40 more seats,” Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers John Leahy said at the Paris Air Show.

Cargo

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Virgin Australia Introduces New Cargo Business

Jun 22, 2015
The carrier will establish Virgin Australia Cargo on July 1, meaning it will “actively compete in the domestic and short-haul international cargo market for the first time.” Virgin’s exclusive cargo contract with Toll Group expires on June 30, and Toll has instead signed a contract with Qantas.

Safety

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Bulletin Warns Of ERJ 170, 190 Pitch-Trim Switch Issue

Jun 22, 2015
“We have become aware of cases of inverted installation [upside-down] of the pitch trim switches in the control yoke,” ANAC explained in a special airworthiness bulletin, citing Embraer service bulletins sent out in late February and early March.
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Dutch NLR Explores ‘Fit to Fly’ Fatigue Test

Jun 23, 2015
The two-year research project, funded by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority, focused on methods of gauging the fatigue levels of individual pilots rather than taking a generic approach of controlling duty hours, a practice used in fatigue-risk-management systems.

Suppliers

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Machinists: Onex and AIT Jointly Bidding On Spirit AeroSystems’ Fabrication Work

Jun 22, 2015
If they win the bid, the two companies plan to build a new facility in Wichita spanning one million square feet, according to Frank Molina, Machinists Union District Lodge 70 president and directing business representative.

Industry Data

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Airport Profile: Pittsburgh International (PIT)

Jun 22, 2015
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Programs

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Early Color Imagery Shows Pluto, Charon Differences

Jun 22, 2015
Some of the first color New Horizons images of Pluto and its largest moon Charon have answered one question – what color are they? But they have raised another – why are the two bodies in the same “binary dwarf” different colors?