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Aviation Daily, November 6, 2015

VOL. 403 NO. 27 November 06, 2015

Safety

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British Carriers Plan Sharm El Sheikh Evacuation Flights

Nov 05, 2015
Several British airlines plan to operate flights from Sharm El Sheikh on Nov. 6, in order to transport at least part of the several thousand tourists stranded at the Egyptian holiday resort.
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ALPA: ICAO Panel’s Lithium-Battery Recommendations Inadequate

Nov 05, 2015
ALPA President Tim Canoll has said he is “disappointed” with a set of lithium-ion battery-transport recommendations that ICAO’s Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) will forward to decision makers in Montreal later this month, and notionally approved for implementation in early 2017.

Airlines

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EC Expected To Rule On Estonian Air

Nov 05, 2015
Estonian Air is most likely to follow the fate of former Hungarian flag carrier Malev and enter bankruptcy if the European Commission (EC) orders the Tallinn Airport-based airline to repay various forms of state aid it got from the Estonian state.
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Republic Airways Says It Must Streamline And Shrink

Nov 05, 2015
Republic Airways Holdings—which announced on Nov. 5 it plans to cancel orders for 24 large Embraer regional jets—must shrink its business and reach more concessions with its mainline partners, executives said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
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IAG Earmarks Two New A330s For Aer Lingus

Nov 05, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG) is ordering two Airbus A330-300s to expand Aer Lingus’s fleet, and the new aircraft will be delivered next year, thanks to options IAG secured last year.

Fuel Watch

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Global Jet Fuel Prices As of November 4, 2015

Nov 07, 2015
Global Jet Fuel Prices (midpoint)* As of November 4, 2015, compared with previous week and previous year

Labor

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Southwest Pilots Reject Contract, Union Assessing Next Move

Nov 05, 2015
The leadership of Southwest Airlines’ pilots union is polling its membership about why it rejected the company’s latest contract offer.
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Lufthansa Faces Week-Long Cabin Crew Strike

Nov 07, 2015
FRANKFURT—Following the failure of a last-minute attempt to resolve a dispute with cabin-crew union UFO...

Propulsion

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Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 Engine For A350-1000 Takes To Skies

Nov 05, 2015
The most-powerful Rolls-Royce production engine ever flown, the 97,000-lb.-thrust Trent XWB-97 for the Airbus A350-1000, has entered flight-testing under the wing of the aircraft manufacturer’s A380 flying testbed.

MRO

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GMF AeroAsia Opens Massive Hangar In Indonesia

Nov 05, 2015
GMF AeroAsia has opened a 16-line narrowbody aircraft hangar at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the facility also includes a dedicated paint bay.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Virgin America Fuel Cost 2014 vs 2015

Nov 07, 2015
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