Aviation Daily, December 13, 2017

Volume 410, Issue 51

Regulatory/Legislative

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

U.S. To Gulf Nations: We Won’t Reopen Open Skies Talks

The U.S. State Department has informed U.S. airlines and labor groups that it will not formally reopen negotiations on open skies agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, but instead will engage the Gulf countries in informal talks over alleged subsidies to their home-based airlines....More

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

Traffic Expansion Seen As EU, Tunisia Near Aviation Pact

The EU and Tunisia have agreed on the terms for a new aviation agreement, which is expected to bring an annual traffic expansion of up to 13% when finalized....More

Airlines

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

Malaysia Airlines Now Will Use A380s For Peak-Period Flying

Malaysia Airlines Berhad has adjusted its plans for how it will use its six Airbus A380s next year and will shift some of the aircraft to the carrier’s peak-period flights and charters....More

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

EasyJet Cleared To Take Over Air Berlin’s Tegel Base

The European Commission has allowed EasyJet to take over Air Berlin’s Tegel Airport base, but there are increasing concerns that Niki may collapse if the authority blocks its takeover by Lufthansa....More

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

HNA’s Suparna Airlines Begins Receiving Hainan’s 787-8s 1

Hainan Airlines has begun moving its Boeing 787-8 fleet to Suparna Airlines, a passenger carrier that the HNA Group converted from an all-freight business to serve as its main operator in the Shanghai market....More

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

Norwegian Air Argentina Granted Route Rights

Norwegian Air Argentina has received government approval to operate domestic and international routes....More

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

Air China Moving Into SAS’ Beijing-Copenhagen Market

Air China is planning to enter the profitable Beijing-Copenhagen market of its Star alliance partner SAS Scandinavian Airlines, applying to fly the route five times weekly....More

Labor

Dec 12, 2017

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Aviation Daily

Ryanair Labor Issues Escalate As Irish Pilots Vote To Strike

Conflict between Ryanair and its pilots is escalating in the run-up to the busy holiday period after some Irish pilots said they would strike on Dec. 20 and a German union asserted that negotiations were the only way to avert a strike, adding to similar recent calls in Portugal and Italy....More

Forecasts/Industry Data

Dec 13, 2017

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Aviation Daily

Leisure and Business Fares: Week of December 4

View the Leisure and Business Fares: Week of December 4 chart in PDF format....More