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Aviation Daily, December 2, 2015

VOL. 403 NO. 43 December 02, 2015

Airlines

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Pilot Actions Contributed To AirAsia Crash, Report Says

Dec 01, 2015
Indonesian safety officials have found a repetitive malfunction to be the original cause of problems for an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 that crashed in December, though the inability of the pilots to control an upset situation appears to be a critical factor.
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Hawaiian Airlines Adding Honolulu-Tokyo Narita Flights In 2016

Dec 01, 2015
Hawaiian Airlines will operate daily flights between Honolulu and Tokyo Narita Airport starting July 22, 2016.
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WestJet Seeks U.S. Codeshares With Emirates, TAM

Dec 03, 2015
WestJet Airlines is looking to feed its U.S.-Canada flights through new codeshare relationships with Emirates Airline and TAM Linhas Aéreas, two recent filings with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) show.
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Transavia Launches Munich Airport Base

Dec 03, 2015
France’s Transavia has chosen Germany as the country where it will establish its first base outside its home markets.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Boeing Begins Analysis Of 787 Fatigue Tests

Dec 01, 2015
Boeing has completed a five-year fatigue test of the 787 airframe, validating the basic strength of the predominantly composite primary structure and helping to define maintenance and inspections to cover the aircraft’s full projected-service lifetime.
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MRJ Regional Jet Completes Next Two Test Flights

Dec 01, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft has conducted the second and third test flights of its MRJ regional-jet program, first retracting the undercarriage and then the flaps of the aircraft.
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Mitsubishi MRJ Completes Additional Test Flights

Dec 01, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft has conducted the second and third test flights of its MRJ regional-jet program, first retracting the undercarriage and then the flaps of the aircraft.

Intelligence

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Russia Imposes Ban On Turkey-Bound Charter Flights

Dec 03, 2015
Russian airlines are banned from making charter flights to Turkey, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Nov. 28, also citing other anti-Turkey measures. These sanctions were imposed after a Turkish air force F-16 downed a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber near the Syria-Turkey border. The charter ban can seriously affect Russian carriers, as Turkey has been the most-popular foreign-leisure destination for Russian citizens. The ban can also affect business-aviation flights between the countries. Sanctions also include a ban on selling travel packages to Turkey.

Safety

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U.S. Downgrades Thailand To Category 2

Dec 01, 2015
The FAA has downgraded Thailand’s aviation safety rating, a move widely expected following audits of the Thai regulator by the U.S. agency and ICAO.

Air Traffic Management

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U.K. Government Mulls NATS Sale

Dec 01, 2015
The U.K. government has revealed that it could sell off its remaining share of U.K. air navigation service provider (ANSP) National Air Traffic Services (NATS).

Propulsion

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Rolls-Royce Begins Airbus A330neo Engine Tests

Dec 01, 2015
Test runs of the first Trent 7000 for the reengined Airbus A330neo are getting underway at Rolls-Royce’s Derby test site in the build-up to certification work, expected to run through early 2017.