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Aviation Daily, December 15, 2016

VOL. 406 NO. 52 December 15, 2016

Airlines

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Alaska Closes Virgin America Buy

Dec 14, 2016
Seattle-based Alaska Air Group has closed its $4 billion acquisition of San Francisco-based Virgin America, creating the fifth largest airline in the U.S.
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Southwest ‘Confident’ About Cuba Market

Dec 14, 2016
Southwest Airlines did not foresee flying to Cuba at the beginning of 2016, but jumped on the opportunity to apply for flights as soon as it could earlier this year.
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Taiwan’s Far Eastern Seeks To Take Over Grounded TransAsia

Dec 14, 2016
Taiwanese carrier Far Eastern Air Transport plans to take over TransAsia Airways, a much larger rival that ceased flying in November.
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Aeromar Kicks Off Fleet Renewal

Dec 14, 2016
Aeromar has received the first of eight ATR 42-600 series turboprops it ordered to renew its fleet, the Mexico City-based airline said Dec. 13.

Labor

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British Airways Cabin Crew Vote To Strike

Dec 14, 2016
Cabin crew on British Airways’ mixed fleet have voted in favor of a strike over what their union, Unite, describes as “poverty pay and broken promises.”

Airports

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Lufthansa Fights Fraport Incentive Model

Dec 14, 2016
Lufthansa has threatened to consider legal action against a new incentive model that Frankfurt airport operator Fraport has introduced to attract Ryanair as a new operator.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Settlement Removes CRJ200s From SkyWest Service

Dec 14, 2016
U.S. regional carrier SkyWest expects to record a pretax impairment charge of $440–490 million in the fourth quarter to remove its 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200s from service.

Safety

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ATSB: Part Failures Behind 787 Engine Incidents

Dec 14, 2016
Part failures were the root cause of two Boeing 787 engine incidents for Jetstar Airways and Scoot Airlines in August and September 2016, respectively.

Airline Snapshot

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Airline Snapshot: JetBlue Airways Corp.

Dec 16, 2016
View the Airline Snapshot: JetBlue Airways Corp. chart in PDF format.