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EU bans Syrian airlines from its airports
The European Union (EU) has banned Syrian airlines from landing at any of its 27 EU member airports. The EU adopted the new sanctions to further increase pressure on Syrianpresident Bashar Assad’s regime over his government’s violence.
The sanctions do not ban Syrian Arab Airlines (RB) from flying over EU airspace and excludes emergency landings. RB is the only Syrian carrier operating flights to Europe.
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Turkish Airlines must double in size by 2020
Turkish Airlines (TK) needs to double in size by 2020, CEO Temel Kotil said. TK, which is about to take delivery of its 200th aircraft—its ninth Boeing 737-900ER—has opened 32 new routes this year, but needs to increase frequencies from 1,000 to 2,000 flights per day by 2020. “Otherwise our network will suffer,” he said.
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First Yakutia Superjet breaks cover

Siberian carrier Yakutia's first Sukhoi Superjet 100 has emerged in its full colour scheme, three years after the operator signed for a pair of the twinjets. Yakutia would become the second Russian customer to take delivery of the aircraft after Aeroflot.
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Guatemala secures financing for Super Tucano deal
The Guatemalan Congress has approved loans from Argentina and Brazil to buy six Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucanos, a command and control station and three ground-based radars. The Super Tucano light attack and trainer aircraft and related equipment will be purchased using a $133 million loan from Brazil's National Bank of Economic and Social Development. A separate loan for $36 million from Argentina's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya will help Guatemala install three radars, which will be supplied by Embraer subsidiary Atech.
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A400M advances refuelling trials with French Transall
Airbus Military has continued its flight test program to prove the A400M's ability to undergo inflight refuelling, with a new series of proximity trials having been performed behind a C160 Transall. The French air force tanker did not pass fuel during the tests, which involved an A400M making 20 "dry" contacts with its trailing hose and drogue. One of the connections was sustained for 12min, which Airbus Military says is "representative of a normal refuelling operation" for a large aircraft.
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AMR Reports USD$238 Million Q3 Loss
American Airlines parent AMR on Wednesday reported a third-quarter net loss of USD$238 million on worker severance and Chapter 11 costs.
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Kingfisher To Extend Grounding Of Flights
India's Kingfisher Airlines will extend the date to restart the carrier's operations, its chief executive Sanjay Aggarwal told reporters, after a meeting with employees.
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American's First Boeing 787 Delayed
In a US filing, American Airlines said delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be delayed due to 'production issues'.
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More UK Airport Capacity 'A Necessity' - Baker
The chief executive of Qatar Airways said Britain needs to take urgent action to increase airport capacity in London and the south east of England to avoid a "catastrophic situation" for the country's economy.
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Gatwick To Study Second Runway Plans
London's Gatwick airport is studying options to build a second runway and intends to submit the findings to a British government under pressure to resolve the country's air capacity crisis.
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Airbus predicts more deliveries than Boeing this year
The head executive of France-based Airbus says his company will deliver more planes than rival Boeing, this year. U.S.-based Boeing delivered more jets than Airbus through the third quarter and was expected to take the lead this year, but Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier said in an interview that Airbus is "still ahead of Boeing" in deliveries for the year.
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EU parliament keeps original time table for ETS vote
The European Parliament plans to maintain its scheduled vote on the emissions-trading scheme for February despite efforts by the European Commission to move the vote earlier, an anonymous source says. The vote would put in place an amendment addressing withholding carbon-emission allowances to support the market.
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Terminal at Chicago's O'Hare airport is set for $26.2M facelift
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is set for a $26.2 million makeover at Terminal 5, which is home to international flights. The plan is expected to include 15 new restaurants and stores by next autumn.
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Other News

Lufthansa (LH) is seeking to unify standards for engines and cockpits across its group of five airlines to boost purchasing power, staff magazine Lufthansaseat reported. LH hopes to bundle the interests of its airlines—LH, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Brussels Airlines and Air Dolomiti—and find a common denominator to place one single order and negotiate more favorable terms and conditions for aircraft, including the Airbus A320neo family, Bombardier CSeries, the Boeing 787 or the A350. Over several years’ time, LH plans to streamline fleets from nine aircraft versions on the short- and medium-haul segment to four. For example, it will phase out all Boeing 737-300/500s.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK) may announce a new cost-cutting package, several Scandinavian media outlets have reported. The package could include wide-ranging measures, including reducing staff costs by 15% through pay cuts and changes in work conditions, as it looks to counter the effects of the economic downturn and long-term overcapacity. However, an SK spokesperson told ATW: “Nothing has been decided so far. There is a lot of speculation and rumor in the media; we don’t have anything to say about that.”

American Airlines (AA) plans to hire more than 1,500 new flight attendants over the next year. The carrier will begin the recruiting and hiring process in November, with the first new-hire class beginning training in January 2013. “For the first time in over a decade, American is seeking to add more than 1,500 new flight attendants who we believe will bring new perspectives to the airline," AA VP-inflight service Lauri Curtis said.

Alaska Airlines launched 5X-weekly Orlando-San Diego Boeing 737-800 service.

Ryanair will launch Dortmund service to Alghero, Barcelona Girona, Faro, Malaga, Porto and Palma in March.

Frontier Airlines launched 4X-weekly Denver-South Bend, Ind. Airbus A319 service Oct. 11.

Aviation Quote

Everything I had ever learned about air fighting taught me that the man who is aggressive, who pushes a fight, is the pilot who is successful in combat and who has the best opportunity for surviving battle and coming home.

— Major Robert S. Johnson, USAAF.

On This Date

---In 1909... Charles Comte de Lambert, Wilbur Wright’s 1st aviation pupil, flies around the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

---In 1956…Air Force cancels the design efforts of the REX hydrogen fueled engines. This engine design was later considered for the SR-71. (Q)

---In 1979...First flight of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80.

---In 1983…Pan Am and American Airlines announce they will trade aircraft; Pan Am will send 15 McDonnell Douglas DC-10s to American in exchange for 8 Boeing 747s. It is the first time in history two airlines agree to a swap.

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An American In France

An American man is having his coffee, croissants, bread, butter and jam at the breakfast table when a Frenchman sits down next to him.

The American ignores the Frenchman who, nevertheless, starts a conversation. "You American folk eat the whole bread?" asks the Frenchman with a large piece of chewing gum in his mouth.

"Of course!"

The Frenchman blows a bubble with his chewing gum, then remarks, "We don't. In France, we only eat what's inside. We collect the crusts in containers, recycle them, then transform them into croutons, and sell them to the United States."

The Frenchman has a smirk on is face. All the while, the American listens in silence.

"Do ya eat jelly with the bread?" asks the Frenchman.

"Of course!"

The Frenchman cracks his gum between his teeth and chuckles, "We don't. In France, we eat fresh fruit for breakfast and put all peel, seeds and leftovers in containers, recycle them, then transform them into jam, and sell it to the U.S."

"And, what do you Frenchmen do with condoms once you've used them?" asks the American.

"We throw them away, of course," replies the Frenchman, with a dumbfounded look.

The American explains, "WE don't. In the U.S., we put them in a container, recycle them, then melt them down into chewing gum and sell it to France.

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