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The Allied Pilots Association’s (APA) board has voted to join in the merger talks between American Airlines’ parent AMR and US Airways. In a message to members, the union said its board voted 14-2 in favor of joining the merger talks. To do so, APA must sign the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that prevents the union from speaking publicly about further developments.
Virgin America traded slots with several airlines to gain access to slot-constrained Newark Liberty International Airport and will start operating three daily flights each to San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport on April 2.
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Airbus is studying whether it should offer a 236-seat version of the Airbus A321, industry sources tell Aviation Week. The high-density configuration would be possible using the latest slim seats with the literature bag above, rather than below, the seatback table. Seats also would have to be placed in a 28-in. pitch configuration throughout the cabin. No fuselage stretch or other modifications, such as additional emergency exits, would be needed. Airbus says it has “no firm plans” to raise A321 capacity further.
Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways and US Airways are battling for the rights to use a pair of takeoff and landing slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that Spirit Airlines returned to the government. But two of the carriers are trying to make their case for selection with an interesting twist—Southwest, on its average-fare calculation, and US Airways, with a sweetener that does not directly involve service to National at all.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has mounted a three-pronged plan to increase utilization of its PreCheck expedited passenger screening program, which currently is used by only five major airlines.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and US Airways continue their merger negotiations, and an announcement on whether US Airways’ bid has been accepted could come soon, people familiar with the matter say. AMR pilots last week ratified the carrier’s contract offer, removing the last big obstacle to AMR emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. US Airways long has made its preference known for a merger while AMR remains in Chapter 11, but AMR has said it will consider a merger only after it has completed the restructuring process.
AirBaltic is on track to firm its commitment for 10 CSeries aircraft before year-end. The Latvian national airline will most likely also place an order for four new Q400 NextGen aircraft.
Chinese aircraft lessor ICBC Leasing will lease new Airbus A320 aircraft to Lao Airlines, a boon for the small Asian carrier, but a sign of how difficult it is for aircraft leasing companies to lease A320 aircraft in a saturated market.
A consortium of three Chinese investors is acquiring a large majority stake in International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC). The group includes New China Trust, China Aviation Industrial Fund and P3 Investments. Two more companies, including ICBC International Holdings, could come on board at a later stage if an option to buy more of ILFC is exercised.
Virgin Atlantic has selected Aer Lingus as the partner airline to operate the short-haul feeder network into London Heathrow Airport. The long-haul carrier will wet-lease Aer Lingus A320s for an initial period of three years. The airline has been allocated 12 daily slot pairs in Heathrow as a remedy for BMI’s acquisition by British Airways earlier this year. Virgin Atlantic plans to operate six daily roundtrips to Edinburgh and three each to Manchester and Aberdeen to cater to the local market as well as being able to feed its Heathrow long-haul network.
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Turkish Airlines and Boeing have finalized a firm order for 15 777-300ERs plus options for five more of the type. The agreement firms up the commitment announced in November and joins an order by the Istanbul-based airline for 15 Airbus A330-300s announced in October. The new Boeing order is valued worth $4.7 billion at list prices. Turkish will take delivery of three 777-300ERs in 2014, seven in 2015, five in 2016 and five in 2017 if the options are lifted. The aircraft will have a three-class configuration with 386 seats.
Aviation Institute of the University of Nebraska at Omaha has named Duane E. Woerth, U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization, the recipient of the William F. Shea Distinguished Contribution to Aviation Award.
A new FAA analysis of the costs and benefits of applying its new crew rest rules to cargo carriers supports its decision to exclude those carriers from the new requirements when they take effect in January 2014, according to the FAA document released on Dec. 7. That conclusion seems certain to lead to a renewal of the battle in federal court, where a lawsuit filed by the Independent Pilots Association over the cargo carrier exclusion was suspended to give the FAA time to complete its new analysis.
American International Group (AIG) says it is in discussions to sell a 90% interest in International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) to an investor group in China. The group comprises New China Trust, New China Life Insurance and P3 Investments, together with China Aviation Industrial Fund and an investment arm of ICBC International, AIG says.
Lion Air’s new Malaysian carrier, Malindo Air, aims to start flying in March and have a sizable fleet by the end of 2013. Malindo CEO Chandran Ramamuthy says the carrier plans to have a fleet of 10-12 Boeing 737-900ERs by year-end. He says the aircraft will have Wi-Fi and seat-back inflight entertainment. The airline originally planned its launch in May, to coincide with the opening of KLIA2, the new low-cost carrier passenger terminal that Kuala Lumpur International Airport is building.
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has won its long-fought battle to organize American Airlines’ passenger service agents, and union voting is under way. Passenger service agents are one of the few American workgroups that are not represented by a union. The CWA last year began its efforts to organize the workgroup, but the ballot was delayed while American sought a court injunction to prevent voting.
