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Aviation Daily, September 15, 2015

VOL. 402 NO. 53 September 15, 2015

Airframers/Suppliers

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Airbus Opens First Final Assembly Line In The U.S.

Sep 14, 2015
Airbus is facing a delay of several weeks in completing production stations at its new final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, but says it will catch up on the delay in the coming months.

Airlines

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EasyJet To Cease Flights To Russia

Sep 14, 2015
Although EasyJet secured traffic rights between London and Moscow in 2012, the U.K. LCC is suspending operations to Russia, as demand continues to fall and the visa-approval process becomes more difficult.
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Wizz Air Firms Up A321neo Order

Sep 14, 2015
Airbus secured its largest single order for the A321neo when Wizz Air firmed up a commitment signed in June at the Paris Air Show for 110 of the type.
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Alaska Airlines Changes Up Freight Business Model

Sep 14, 2015
As part of a larger strategy to retire its aging fleet of Boeing 737-400s, Alaska Airlines will turn some of its passenger aircraft into full freighters.
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United Says It Can Keep Increasing Ancillary Revenue

Sep 14, 2015
United Airlines sees major upside in its ability to increase ancillary revenue by using more-sophisticated pricing strategies and adding new products, Chief Revenue Officer Jim Compton said at a recent conference.
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SkyWest Airlines Will Fly 18 More E175s For United

Sep 14, 2015
Skywest Airlines will add 18 more Embraer 175s for United Airlines, and deliveries will begin in late 2016, the regional carrier said Sept. 14.

Labor

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IBT AND Republic Airways Stymy Continues

Sep 14, 2015
Leaders from Republic Airways and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 357 will meet with representatives from the National Mediation Board on Sept. 16 to determine how to proceed with contract negotiations, the union’s president told Aviation Daily. The IBT is expected to present the company with a counterproposal to Republic’s last-best-and-final contract offer. However, it’s not clear whether Republic will be willing to negotiate, as executives have previously said they will not budge from their August offer.

Safety

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Wideroe Dash-8 Incident Re-Investigated After Nearly Five Years

Sep 14, 2015
Norwegian air accident investigators have taken the unusual step of reclassifying an air safety incident as serious, almost five years after its occurrence.

Industry Data

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Airport Profile: Albuquerque Internatinoal Sunport

Sep 14, 2015
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