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Aviation Daily, November 20, 2019

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Safety

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NTSB Calls For Redesign Of Boeing 737NG Engine Cowlings

Nov 19, 2019
The U.S. NTSB is recommending that Boeing redesign engine fan cowls on 737 NG-series airliners after finding that a fragmented fan blade compromised the structure on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 in 2018, leading to the first fatality on a U.S. passenger airline in nearly a decade.

Airlines

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EasyJet To Offset All Emissions; Sees Future Electric Fleet

Nov 19, 2019
UK LCC easyJet, which on Nov. 19 became the first major airline to offset 100% of its network-wide flight emissions, is forming a new electric-aircraft partnership with Airbus, paving the way towards an all-electric or hybrid fleet in the longer-term.
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Emirates Sees Big Network Changes From 2023 With Smaller Widebodies

Nov 19, 2019
Emirates Airline may end up buying more than the 150 Boeing 777Xs it has on firm order, and the airline is considering whether it could add the Airbus A350-1000 to its fleet as it is looking at future options to replace its A380 fleet.

Airframers

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Boeing Gains Commitments For 50 MAXs, Three 787s

Nov 19, 2019
Boeing’s MAX sales resurgence continued on the third day of the Dubai Airshow as the company announced a commitment from Air Astana for 30 MAXs and finalized a firm order behind the scenes for 20 more, Aviation Week confirmed.
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De Havilland Adds 14 Dash 8-400 Commitments

Nov 19, 2019
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, continuing its strong showing at the Dubai Airshow, unveiled commitments for 14 more Dash 8-400s on Nov. 19, pushing its show total to 37 and filling more gaps in its near-term production skyline.

Regulatory/Legislative

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MAX Saga Spotlights ‘Key’ Certification Issues, FAA’s Dickson Says

Nov 17, 2019
The unprecedented and ongoing examination of aircraft certification triggered by the two Boeing 737 MAX accidents has identified several areas that must change to improve outcomes, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said.
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Lawmakers Object To Air Marshals Using Counter-Drone Systems

Nov 18, 2019
U.S. House lawmakers in a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) derided an “irresponsible proposal” to have federal air marshals operate counter-drone systems near airports.

Technology

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Latecoere Proceeds With Li-Fi Development

Nov 12, 2019
Aerostructure and wiring specialist Latecoere has conducted an inflight demonstration of Li-Fi—light signal transmission via optical fiber and LEDs—as the infrastructure for faster inflight entertainment (IFE) systems.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Leisure and Discounted Business Fares: Week of November 11

Nov 21, 2019
View the Leisure and Discounted Business Fares: Week of November 11 chart in PDF format.