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Aviation Daily, September 7, 2015

Airlines

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Indonesia Warns It Will Enforce Fleet-Size Rule

Sep 04, 2015
Indonesian authorities are threatening to revoke the operating licenses of eight airlines — including an AirAsia X affiliate — unless they meet minimum fleet-size requirements.
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Aeroflot Board Approves Transaero Acquisition

Sep 04, 2015
Aeroflot’s board on Sept. 3 approved the carrier’s acquisition of domestic competitor Transaero.
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Interjet Continues Expanding Network With Superjets

Sep 04, 2015
About two years after Mexican LCC Interjet began operating its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100), the airline has surpassed the halfway point for adding what will be a total of 30 SSJ100s to its fleet.
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Okay, Keen To Ditch MA60s, Looks At Widebodies

Sep 04, 2015
Tianjin-based Okay Airways is considering a significant upgauging of its operations, looking at introducing widebody aircraft while getting rid of weak regional-turboprop operations using Avic MA60s.
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United Faces Boeing 737-900ER Tail Tip Problem

Sep 04, 2015
United Airlines is concerned about possible tail-tip problems with its Boeing 737-900ERs on arrival when aircraft are not loaded according to the initial plan, the carrier told pilots in an Aug. 28 flight operations pilot bulletin.
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United Is Cutting Customer Service Jobs, Closing Two Call Centers

Sep 04, 2015
United Airlines will immediately eliminate 30 positions on its customer care team, and will close reservation call centers in Honolulu and Detroit over the next two years, according to a Sept. 2 message from Sharon Grant, the carrier’s vice president-customer contact centers.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Comac ARJ21 Due To Enter Service In February

Sep 04, 2015
Comac expects its first aircraft type—the ARJ21 regional jet—to enter service in February, more than a year after receiving airworthiness certification.

Air Traffic Management

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Airbus Chief: U.S. ATC System Reform A Necessity

Sep 04, 2015
Action, not more debate, is needed to transition the U.S. air traffic system out of FAA and into a stand-alone corporation, according to Airbus Americas’ chief and former FAA administrator Allan McArtor.

Labor

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Southwest, Pilots Reach Agreement In Principle

Sep 04, 2015
Southwest Airlines and its pilots union have reached an “agreement in principle” that must now be reviewed by the union’s board.

Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events

Sep 08, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.)

Aviation Week Conference & Exhibits

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Aviation Week's Conference & Exhibitions

Sep 08, 2015
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.awin.aviationweek.com/events Oct. 13-15—MRO Europe, ExCel London Exhibition and Convention Center, London, U.K. Nov. 4-6—MRO Asia, SingEx Exhibition and Convention Center, Singapore. Feb. 3-4, 2016—MRO Middle East, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. Mar. 3, 2016—Laureate Awards, The National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.

This Week in Aviation Daily History

Holiday Notice

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Holiday Note

Sep 07, 2015
In observance of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not be publishing on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The next issue will be dated Wednesday, Sept. 9.

Forecast/Industry Data