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Aviation Daily, October 19, 2015

VOL. 403 NO. 13 October 19, 2015

MRO

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Maintenance Contracts Face Scrutiny From European Commission

Oct 16, 2015
As part of that process, the regulator is sending questionnaires to relevant companies in order to learn more about how they develop maintenance contracts, among other things.

Airlines

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Air France Pilots Did Not Fulfill Commitments, French Court Concludes

Oct 16, 2015
The SNPL—which represents about 70% of the French carrier’s pilots—agreed to increase productivity by 20% from 2011-14, as part of a comprehensive turnaround program to bring Air France-KLM back to profitability.
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Allegiant Air Pilots Ask For Release From Negotiations

Oct 16, 2015
Pilots at Allegiant Air have asked the National Mediation Board to release it from labor negotiations with the airline, but a senior executive at the Las Vegas-based carrier said the request is too premature
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Southwest’s Houston Hobby International Concourse Opens

Oct 16, 2015
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flight from Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) to Cancun, Mexico, on Oct. 15 inaugurated Southwest’s international concourse at HOU.

Airports

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Denver International Is Aggressively Seeking New International Routes

Oct 16, 2015
Denver International Airport executives are talking with Copa Airlines about starting a flight to Panama City, after United Airlines removed considerable capacity from the route, airport CEO Kim Day told Aviation Daily.

This Week in Aviation History

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This Week In Aviation History

Oct 20, 2015
20 Years Ago Oct. 19, 1995­— Scientists from NOAA and NASA found higher-than-expected levels of sulfur-based aerosols being emitted by Air France’s supersonic Concorde jet, after taking direct measurements of the exhaust trail using a specially equipped NASA ER-2 aircraft that trailed the Concorde as it flew Mach 2. 10 Years Ago

Safety

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Zlin Makes Close Call For Jazz Dash 8

Oct 16, 2015
An unnoticed altitude on a controller’s screen and an unanticipated aerobatic maneuver by a training aircraft put an Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 and two-seat Zlin in dangerously close proximity as the Dash 8 departed Sault St. Marie Airport in Canada for Toronto in good weather on the afternoon of Sept. 3, 2014.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Avic Builds Test Compressor For Commercial Engine

Oct 15, 2015
The stage count of the compressor matches that of the CFM Leap, the engine with which the C919 is due to go into service.
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Mitsubishi Encouraged By Superjet’s First European Deal

Oct 16, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is encouraged by CityJet’s decision to order Sukhoi Superjet 100s, as it shows that new entrants can “break into this conservative market,” according to Yoshihisa Kumagai, the airframer’s president for Europe.

Industry Data

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U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees

Oct 20, 2015
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Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Oct 20, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Oct. 19-22—2015 Public Safety & Security Fall Conference, Arlington, Virginia, www.aci-na.org/event/5215 Oct. 20-22—IATA CIO Forum, Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), Hamburg, Germany, http://www.iata.org/events/passenger-symposium/Pages/cio-forum.aspx

Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions

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Aviation Week's Conferences & Exhibitions

Oct 20, 2015
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.awin.aviationweek.com/events Nov. 3-5—AerospaceDefenseChain, Scootsdale, Arizona. Nov. 4-6—MRO Asia, SingEx Exhibition and Convention Center, Singapore. Jan. 21-22, 2016—MRO Latin America, Lima, Peru. Feb. 3-4, 2016—MRO Middle East, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE.