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Aviation Daily, July 17, 2015

VOL. 402 NO. 12 July 17, 2015

Regulatory/Legislative

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EC Urges Germany To Change Pilot Licensing Rules

Jul 16, 2015
BRUSSELS— The European Commission (EC) has ordered Germany to comply with EU rules for issuing pilot licenses and is threatening to take the country to court unless its takes corrective measures within two months.

Air Traffic Management

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EC Takes Further Legal Steps Against FABEC Member States

Jul 16, 2015
BRUSSELS— The European Commission (EC) is not giving up on its plan to make Europe’s airspace more efficient per plans laid out in the Single European Sky (SES) legislation,

Fuel Watch

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Fuel Watch: Global Jet Fuel Prices As of July 15, 2015

Jul 17, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/07/avd_07_17_2015_fuelw.pdf Global Jet Fuel Prices (midpoint)* As of July 15, 2015, compared with previous week and previous year cts/gal prev. week prev. year NY Jet Barges 158.42 -4.91 -127.26

Labor

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Republic Says Pilots Union Suit Is Without Merit

Jul 16, 2015
Republic Airways says a lawsuit filed last week by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the labor union representing the airline’s pilots, is “completely without merit” and suggests some of the allegations are “incomplete and factually incorrect.”

Airlines

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Air China Moves Boost New York Service, Strengthen Chengdu Base

Jul 16, 2015
BEIJING—Air China is expanding intercontinental services beyond the 2015 plan that it unveiled at the end of last year, increasing its frequency between Beijing and New York while applying for rights to connect Chengdu with Paris, which will help cement Chengdu’s increasingly prominent status as China’s unofficial western gateway.
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ANA Confirms Launch Of Australian Flights

Jul 16, 2015
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will reenter the Australian market this December with a flight to Sydney, and is considering what arrangements it will make with local carriers.
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Norwegian Returns To Profit In Second Quarter On Slower Growth

Jul 16, 2015
Norwegian is sticking to its plans for limited growth in 2015 after having returned to profitability in the second quarter.
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United Increases Its Spares To Improve Reliability

Jul 16, 2015
After a rough June marked by an unusual number of maintenance-related and weather cancellations, United Airlines says it has made several operational changes to improve its on-time reliability, including adding spare aircraft.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Czechs Roll Out Updated L410 19-Seater

Jul 16, 2015
Aircraft Industries of the Czech Republic has rolled of the prototype of its upgraded 19-seat turboprop airliner, the L410NG.

Propulsion

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First PD-14 Flight Tests Delayed Until October

Jul 16, 2015
MOSCOW—The first flight tests of Russia’s new PD-14 turbofan engine have been postponed until October, due to problems with the planned test aircraft, the engine maker’s CEO confirmed.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Airlines Seasonally-Adjusted Monthly Revenue Passenger Miles

Jul 17, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/07/avd_07_17_2015_cht1.pdf U.S. Airlines Seasonally-Adjusted Monthly Revenue Passenger Miles…