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Aviation Daily, August 4, 2015

VOL. 402 NO. 24 August 04, 2015
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Airlines

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Passenger, Cargo Airlines Band Together In Support Of Open Skies

Aug 04, 2015
A new coalition of U.S. airlines has thrown its support behind the government’s existing open skies policy, in direct opposition to the groups led by the legacy carriers, which have called for the U.S. to begin consultations with the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to freeze incoming capacity from those countries.
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United Pilots May Now Taxi Before Receiving Final Weights

Aug 03, 2015
United Airlines is reverting to a pre-merger United policy that will permit all pilots to taxi before they receive final weights, the carrier said in a memo dated July 31.
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SkyWest Reinvents Itself With Smaller Fleet

Aug 03, 2015
SkyWest, Inc. will continue to shrink the fleets of its two regional carriers in an attempt to improve profitability, executives said during a call with investors last week.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Australia Seeks Further Hong Kong Negotiations

Aug 03, 2015
Resuming stalled talks with Hong Kong is among the Australian government’s main international aviation goals, as it negotiates new or revised bilateral air service agreements with several countries.

Intelligence

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DFW To Stay Out Of Gulf Airline Access Dispute

Aug 05, 2015
SYDNEY—Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has been asked by both its U.S. and Gulf airline tenants to support them in their debate over U…

Obituary

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Aviation Journalist Pierre Sparaco Dies At 75

Aug 05, 2015
Veteran Aviation Week editor Pierre Sparaco died Aug. 3 in Aix-en-Provence, France, after a battle with leukemia. He was 75. Sparaco’s long career in…

Airframers/Suppliers

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Airbus Nears A320 Production Decision

Jul 31, 2015
Airbus plans to make a decision about a further ramp-up of A320neo production, likely before the end of the year, according to Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders.
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MHI Begins Final Assembly Of Seventh MRJ Test Airframe

Aug 03, 2015
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has begun final assembly of the last of seven airframes that will be used in the main certification program for the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet.

Air Traffic Management

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EC Clears Third Functional Airspace Block

Aug 03, 2015
Bulgaria and Romania have taken all necessary initiatives per the mandates of the Single European Sky (SES) legislation to make their common airspace more efficient and establish a Functional Airspace Block (FAB), prompting the European Commission (EC) to close the infringement procedures against the two countries.

Airports

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China To Become Australia’s Top Visitor Market

Aug 03, 2015
Australia’s airports are among the largest beneficiaries of the rapid growth in Chinese international travelers, and industry officials expect this market to become even more important in the near future.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Airlines Systemwide Seasonally Adjusted Passenger Enplanements

Aug 05, 2015
View the chart U.S. Airlines Systemwide Seasonally Adjusted Passenger Enplanements