NAS Daily 17 APR 18

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Commercial

Rolls engine blade fault severely curtails 787 ETOPS
Significantly reduced ETOPS and performance limits plus a new set of mandatory inspections for operators of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package C-powered Boeing 787s are set to cause further disruption to a fleet already under strain from earlier problems and replacements.
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Embraer transitions with 1Q 2018 delivery slowdown
Embraer delivered 14 commercial aircraft in the first quarter of 2018, down 22.2% from a year ago, and slowing from the 23 aircraft the Brazilian manufacturer delivered in 4Q 2017. No new orders for commercial aircraft were placed during the quarter.
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Jet Aviation plans to complete Hawker Pacific acquisition in May
Jet Aviation hopes to complete its $250 million acquisition of fellow business aviation services provider Hawker Pacific in May, and says it is eyeing further expansion through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, as part of a strategy to provide global coverage for its customers.
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Airlines

US ultra-LCC Allegiant strongly denies ‘unsafe’ allegations
US ultra-LCC Allegiant Air is pushing back hard against new allegations that it runs an unsafe airline, pointing to changes aimed at improving its operations as evidence.
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Air France faces more strikes as pay dispute continues
Air France faces day-long strikes April 17, 18, 23 and 24 as a series of strikes continues, part of a long-running pay dispute between the airline’s employees and management.
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Fitch: Air Canada, WestJet not ‘overly concerned’ by ULCC threat
Air Canada and Calgary-based LCC WestJet face the biggest threats from each other rather than planned ultra LCC operators eyeing shares of a market dominated by the two carriers, Fitch Ratings said.
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Emirates braces for ‘more pressure’ from low-cost, long-haul carriers
Emirates Airline is “expecting more pressure” from the new breed of low-cost, long-haul carriers, the Dubai-based airline’s president Tim Clark said.
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Eurowings begins long-haul flights from Munich
Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings has introduced its first long-haul service from Munich as part of plans to double capacity from the German base in 2018.
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Wizz Air to take first 239-seat A321neo in January 2019
Central and eastern European LCC Wizz Air will install 239 seats in its Airbus A321neos, which will begin arriving in January 2019. The Hungary-based carrier’s current A321ceo has a 230-seat configuration.
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Virgin Australia expands New Zealand network after partnership breakup
Virgin Australia is increasing routes and frequencies to New Zealand following the termination of its alliance with Air New Zealand, which becomes effective in October.
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PICTURE: Primera receives first A321neo
European leisure carrier Primera Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. The jet, assembled in Hamburg, is the first of three A321neos that Primera will lease from GECAS, notes Airbus.
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PICTURE: BA puts first A320neo into service
British Airways has put its first Airbus A320neo into service with a flight to the Portuguese capital Lisbon.
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Airports

US DOT approves Hong Kong Airlines, Etihad codeshare to SFO, LAX
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved a codeshare between Hong Kong Airlines and Etihad Airways on two intercontinental services from Hong Kong to San Francisco International (SFO) and Los Angeles International (LAX) airports.
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Hong Kong cargo dips in March
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) decreased by 2.5% to 422,000 tonnes in March, said the airport authority.
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European airports continue to report cargo growth in February
European airports saw cargo demand increase again in February, although there was a slowdown on growth levels recorded in January.
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Military

JASSM-ER makes combat debut against Syrian chemical weapons facilities
US, French and British aircraft fired several cruise missiles at chemical weapons research and production facilities in Syria on 13 April, resulting in the combat debut of the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended-Range.
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Aviation Quote

It was war. We were defending our country. We had a strict code of honor: you didn't shoot down a cripple and you kept it a fair fight.

- Captain Wilfrid Reid 'Wop' May, RFC, 13 victories WW1