Aviation Daily, May 31, 2018

Volume 412, Issue 43

Airlines

May 30, 2018

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Aviation Daily

WestJet, ALPA Avoid Pilot Strike

Following an in-person intervention by the Canadian government’s labor minister, WestJet management and its pilots, as represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), agreed to federal mediation of the two sides’ heated contract negotiations, averting a threatened pilot strike action....More

May 30, 2018

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Aviation Daily

China’s 9 Air Plans To Fly Internationally

Chinese LCC 9 Air is preparing to fly internationally, three years after it began operations from its base in the southern city of Guangzhou....More

May 30, 2018

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Aviation Daily

China Southern Airlines will use Boeing 737-8s to operate a revived service between Urumqi in northwestern China and St Petersburg, Russia, replacing 757s....More

May 31, 2018

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Aviation Daily

Singapore Airlines has revealed new details of its planned nonstop flight to Newark, New Jersey, which will be the world’s longest route....More

Airframers/Suppliers

May 30, 2018

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Rolls-Royce Accelerating Boeing 787 Engine Fix

Rolls-Royce is accelerating the process of inspections and the development of a permanent fix for the issues impacting its Trent 1000 Package C engine powering the Boeing 787....More

May 30, 2018

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Aviation Daily

CR929’s Width Sized For Nine Abreast Seating

Designers of the Sino-Russian Craic CR929 widebody airliner have retained a fuselage width sized for nine-abreast seating, even as other dimensions have changed during early development....More

May 31, 2018

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Aviation Daily

Dubai’s DAE To Sell 16 Aircraft

Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital signed agreements to sell 16 aircraft, valued at approximately $900 million....More

Regulatory/Legislative

May 30, 2018

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UK Proposes New Drone Restrictions Near Airports

The UK introduced new laws May 30 that will restrict all unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from flying above 400 ft. and within 1 km of airport boundaries....More

Industry Data

May 31, 2018

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Aviation Daily

View the Leisure And Discounted Average Business Fares: Week Of May 21 chart in PDF format....More