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Commercial
First A321neo rolls out for test-equipment installation Airbus has completed the initial assembly work on its first A321neo at its German Hamburg Finkenwerder plant. The aircraft, MSN6673, has been rolled off the assembly line and is being transferred for installation of flight-test equipment. It will be fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines but Airbus says that this will not happen until the technical issue which has halted PW-powered A320neo flights is resolved. Link
Viking breaks ground of Twin Otter training facility and prepares for anniversary tour Viking Air has broken ground on a Series 400 Twin Otter training centre adjacent to its headquarters in Vancouver Island, Canada. The 10,000ft2 (920m2) facility, being built in partnership with Canadian training provider Pacific Sky Aviation, will house a single Series 400 Level D full flight simulator/seaplane trainer when its opens in the fourth quarter of 2016, and will be expanded as demand grows. Link
Airlines
American Airlines to partner with Qantas Airways on Australia route American Airlines has announced that it will be expanding its relationship with Qantas Airways to include service to Sydney, Australia. According to the announcement American will offer non-stop flights from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia while Qantas provides service from Sydney to San Francisco. Link
China Air, EVA Air To Reduce Flights To South Korea Taiwan's China Airlines and EVA Airways are temporarily cutting flights to South Korea by nearly half, citing falling travel demand because of the MERS outbreak. China Airlines will cut flights from 42 to 27 a week, while EVA Air will cut its weekly flights to seven from 20, according to statements from the companies. The cuts will run to the end of July. Link
Flavor Flav hands out peanuts on Southwest flight Rapper Flavor Flav put in a surprise appearance behind the snack cart on a flight from Phoenix to Las Vegas this Saturday, handing out pretzels and peanuts. According to the rapper this is not a unique occurrence, "This is what I do on all my flights," he said, "I have a lot of fun with the airlines." Link
Tunisair takes delivery of first A330-200 Tunisair has taken delivery of the first Airbus A330-200, following an order for three placed in July 2008. The aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, was handed over during a ceremony in Toulouse on 9 June before departing to Tunis. It has been configured with 24 business-class and 242 economy-class seats, and its interior includes wi-fi capabilities and a new in-flight entertainment system. Link
Airports
Charlotte Douglas International launches new 10-year plan Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina was putting together a $2.5 billion improvement plan even as it put the finishing touches on a 10-year, $1.8 billion set of improvements -- all without hiking airport taxes on the traveling public. The airport, an American Airlines hub, expects to average 3.5% annual growth Link
Keeping costs low is key to growth at N.C. airport Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina is experiencing flat passenger numbers moving into the summer months. Planes are departing at 94% capacity, but director Julie Wilsey sees opportunity for growth in Wilmington's location so long as she can keep prices low and planes full. Link
Military
Full Paris display to underscore Airbus confidence in A400M One month after four of its flight-test personnel were killed when an A400M tactical transport crashed in Seville, Airbus Defence & Space has committed itself to performing a full display with the type at the Paris air show. In a statement released on 10 June, the company says: “The A400M will take part in the flying display at the Paris air show, and will perform the same routine that it has been demonstrating at airshows since 2010.” Link
US approves possible $462M A-29 Super Tucano sale to Lebanon Sierra Nevada Corporation could receive an order from Lebanon for six of its American-built A-29 Super Tucanos following the US government’s approval of a potential foreign military sale. The company is in a partnership with Brazil’s Embraer to deliver 20 of the light-attack turboprops to the Pentagon for transfer to the Afghan Air Force. The first batch of aircraft built in Jacksonville, Florida, arrived at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia last September for the start of training. Link
Regulatory
EPA Takes First Step To Regulate Aircraft Emissions The US Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said CO2 emissions from aircraft endanger human health, taking the first step toward regulations for the domestic aviation industry. The EPA's endangerment finding starts a process to regulate emissions from the aviation industry, the latest sector to be regulated under the Clean Air Act. Link
Scrapping UK Air Travel Tax 'Would Boost Economy' Abolishing the tax on air travel could boost Britain's economy by 1.7 percent by 2020, British Airways and easyJet said, calling on the UK government to go beyond recent concessions on the duty. A study by PwC, commissioned by the airlines, found scrapping air passenger duty (APD) would lift gross domestic product by about 0.5 percent in the first year and by 1.7 percent by 2020, with tax receipts from other sources more than offsetting the revenues lost from APD. Link
Aviation Quote
The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland.
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
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