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Aviation Daily, February 13, 2019

VOL. 415 NO. 29 February 13, 2019
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Airlines

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EC Approves Air France-KLM, Delta, Virgin Joint Venture

Feb 12, 2019
European Commission (EC) regulators have approved a joint venture (JV) agreement between Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic that will see the Franco-Dutch airline group acquire a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic.
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IAG Sets Limit On Non-EU Shareholding

Feb 12, 2019
International Airlines Group (IAG) has placed a limit on the number of its shares that can be held by non-European Union (EU) citizens.
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Dutch Government Backs Renewal Of KLM CEO Contract

Feb 12, 2019
Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra has thrown his support behind KLM CEO Pieter Elbers, amid reports that Elbers’ contract may not be renewed by Air France-KLM.
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U.S. Regional Southern Airways Acquires Mokulele Airlines

Feb 12, 2019
U.S. regional carrier Southern Airways Express has acquired Hawaiian-based commuter carrier Mokulele Airlines, in a deal that will result in the combined entity operating 1,380 weekly flights. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Regulatory/Legislative

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U.S Lawmakers Introduce Mandatory Secondary Cockpit Barriers Bill

Feb 12, 2019
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that will require all commercial aircraft operating in the U.S. be retrofitted with secondary cockpit barriers to prevent terrorist attacks similar to 9/11.

Suppliers

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Arconic To Break Up, Reorganize

Feb 11, 2019
Aerospace and defense components manufacturer Arconic will break up, it’s days-old new leadership announced Feb. 8, with the company’s business sorted into Engineered Products & Forgings or Global Rolled Products, and one of them spun off.
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Report: Aviation Biofuel Production Increasingly Reliant On Palm Oil

Feb 12, 2019
As ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) meets in Montreal to discuss which aviation biofuels will be classed as sustainable, international NGO Biofuelwatch has warned that alternative jet fuels cannot be sufficiently scaled up without relying on palm oil, which could have “disastrous” environmental consequences.

Airframers

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Flying Whale Airship Completes Small-Scale Wind Tunnel Testing

Feb 12, 2019
Flying Whales, the French developer behind large airships for commercial freight, has completed a test campaign at an ONERA wind tunnel in Lille, France.