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           VOLUME 127                            SEPTEMBER 28, 2017                   FORT WORTH, TEXAS

NEW & PROPOSED ROUTES                                        be operated by Airbus A330-300 equipment. Eurowings
                                                             will take over operation on both of these routes in the
                   Avianca Brasil plans to operate daily     summer of 2018. 6
                   service from Sao Paulo (GRU) to New
                   York Kennedy (JFK) beginning on           SEASONAL ROUTES
                   December 15. This route will be
                                                             Delta will add daily seasonal service from Atlanta (ATL)
operated by Airbus A330-200 equipment, although
                                                             to Lisbon (LIS) between May 24, 2018 and September 4,
reservations are not available yet. 1
                                                             2018. This flight will be operated by Boeing 767-332/ER
                  Icelandair (ILRF) will begin 4x            equipment.
                  weekly service from Reykjavik (KEF)
                  to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) on May          CHARTER FLIGHTS
                  30, 2018. This route will be
operated by Boeing 757-200 equipment. 2                                        Cathay Dragon will operate a one-
                                                                               off rotation from Hong Kong (HKG)
                 Volaris (Z5XF) will begin Friday service                      to Guam on November 19, with
                 from Puerto Vallarta (PVR) to Los                             return service operating on
                 Angeles (LAX) on November 17. This          November 23. This charter will be operated by Airbus
                 route will be operated by Airbus A319       A320 equipment. 7
equipment. 3
                                                                                 Scandinavian (SCSF) will operate
               HK Express has delayed its planned                                two round-trip rotations from
               new 3x weekly service from Nagoya                                 Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) to Austin
               (NGO) to Guam (GUM) that was                                      (AUS) on March 8 and 12, 2018.
               scheduled to start on October 31.             These two flights will be operated by Airbus A330-300
No new commencement date has been given. 4                   aircraft and support the South by Southwest festival. 8

                Delta Air Lines (DALA) has announced
                several new trans-Atlantic flights that
                                                             DROPPED ROUTES
                will begin in the spring and summer of
                                                             Delta will end service from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Guam
                2018. 3x weekly service from Los
                                                             on January 8. This route is currently served daily by
Angeles to Paris De Gaulle (CDG) will start on June 16,
                                                             Boeing 757-200 equipment. 9
2018, while 4x weekly service from Los Angeles to
Amsterdam (AMS) will start on June 17, 2018. Both of                         Korean Air (KALF) will end service
these routes will be operated by Boeing 777-232/LR                           from Seoul Incheon (INC) to Houston
equipment. 5x weekly service from New York Kennedy                           Intercontinental (IAH) on October 10.
to Ponta Delgada, Portugal (PDL) will start on May 24,                       This route is currently served 3x
2018. This route will be flown by Boeing 757                 weekly by Boeing 777-200/ER equipment. 10
equipment. 5
                                                             AVIATION SECURITY
                  Lufthansa (DLAF) will begin 5x
                  weekly service from Berlin Tegel           TSA discovered 70 firearms in carry-on bags for the
                  (TXL) to New York Kennedy and 3x
                                                             week ending September 10, 11 and 84 for the week
                  weekly service from Dusseldorf
                                                             ending September 17. 12 TSA has found 2,663 guns in
(DUS) to Miami (MIA) on November 8. Both routes will
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carry-on bags in 2017 so far. Click here to see how           (HNL) flight getting the honors. The flight will be
many guns have been found at each airport this year.          numbered UA747. 16

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released           Taking a quick look at a few Southern California
report GAO-17-194, which covers TSA and “Actions              airports: Ontario, California (ONT) welcomed 387,351
Needed to Systematically Evaluate Cost and                    passengers in August, an 8.2% year-on-year increase. 17
Effectiveness Across Security Countermeasures.”               Santa Ana (SNA) flew 934,515 passengers last month, a
                                                              .2% year-on-year dip, 18 while Burbank (BUR) hosted
Recent reports indicate that in FY 2015, TSA’s Secure         400,225 passengers in July, a 17.5% jump over July
Flight system vetted over 816 million passenger               2016. 19
records. Of these, TSA identified 15,383 (0.002 percent
of passenger records vetted) as confirmed matches to                             Irish discounter Ryanair estimates it
watch lists. Specifically, in fiscal year 2015, TSA                              will lose $29.9 million after crew-
identified 9,639 passengers as expanded selectees,                               related cancellations will cause the
5,019 passengers on the Selectee List, and 725                                   cancellation of two percent of its
passengers on the No Fly List. 13                             flights schedule from mid-September to the end of
                                                              October. 20
A fake bomb hidden in a cell-phone case was found by
alert screeners at India’s Mangalore Airport (IXE) on                            In somewhat of a surprise to certain
September 19. The passenger, a 26-year old male, was                             parties, Volaris Costa Rica was
traveling to Dubai (DXB), and remains in custody. 14                             granted a Foreign Air Carrier Permit
                                                                                 (FACP) by the Department of
                                                              Transportation (DOT) on September 21, paving the way
                                                              for the carrier to begin U.S. flights. 21 Volaris Costa Rica
                                                              is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volaris (Z5XF), a
                                                              Mexican carrier.

                                                                                    Norwegian Air UK Limited was
                                                                                    granted a Foreign Air Carrier
                                                                                    Permit by the DOT on September
                                                                                    21. Norwegian Air UK will join
                                                              Norwegian Air International, an Irish carrier, in
                                                              operating U.S. flights. 22

                                                                                Turkish Airlines (TQKF) intends to buy
                                                                                40 Boeing 787-9 frames in a deal that
                                                                                would be worth nearly $11 billion at
                                                                                list prices. 23

                                                              Dubai enjoyed a 6.6% year-on-year increase in
AVIATION INDUSTRY NEWS                                        passenger traffic in August, with 8.23 million passengers
                                                              flying through the airport. 24
GAO released a separate report looking at Airline Fees
for Optional Services. This report discusses ancillary                            Qatar Airways (QYCF) has ordered
fees and charges that are offered by airlines.                                    two Boeing 747-8 Freighters and
                                                                                  four 777-300/ER frames in a deal
JetBlue (YENA) realized an 87.1% system-wide load
                                                                                  worth $2.16 billion at list prices. 25
factor in August. 15
                                                              While operating a flight from Damazeem (RSS) to
                  Sadly, United Airlines (CALA) will
                                                              Khartoum (KRT) on September 24, a Badr Airlines
                  operate its final Boeing 747 revenue
                                                              (Sudan) Boeing 737 suffered a bird strike which
                  flight on November 7, with a one-
                  way San Francisco (SFO) to Honolulu
                                                          2
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obliterated the aircraft’s radome. The flight continued                                 Southwest     Airlines    (SWAA)
on and landed safely; no word on the size of the bird. 26                               expects to lose $100 million in
                                                                                        revenue after recent hurricanes
                                                                                        forced the cancellation of nearly
                                                                                        5,000 flights in the past few
                                                                   weeks. 30

                                                                                     WestJet (WJ0F) announced that its
                                                                                     upcoming ultra-low-cost subsidiary
                                                                                     will be named Swoop. Based in
                                                                                     Calgary (YYC), flights are expected
                                                                   to begin using ten high-density Boeing 737-800s next
                                                                   year. 31

In case you missed it, United Express operates a 3x
weekly flight from Santa Rosa (STS) to San Francisco
that is the shortest flight in the U.S. The flight currently
takes about 16 minutes. 27

                                                                   MISHAPS
                                                                   A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-200/ER (N261PS) collided
                                                                   with a tug on the ramp at Charlotte (CLT) on September
                                                                   13. All 31 passengers and three crew were unharmed
The U.S. government will impose tariffs of 220% on
                                                                   while the driver of the tug was injured. The flight had
Bombardier C Series aircraft, ruling that the Canadian
                                                                   arrived from Charlestown, West Virginia and was flying
manufacturer benefitted from unfair government
                                                                   under the American Eagle banner. 32
subsidies to sell the new aircraft at low prices. Boeing,
which brought the complaint, alleges that Bombardier               DID YOU KNOW?
sold Delta 75 CS100s frames for millions of dollars less
than the cost of production; Delta noted that Boeing               There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover the
does not even offer a competing product – a 100-seat               entire land mass of North and South America to a depth
aircraft. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Justin              of one foot.
Trudeau has threatened to end discussions with Boeing
for the purchase 18 Super Hornet jet fighters, stating             AIRCRAFT RETIREMENTS
that Canada “won’t do business with a company” that is
suing them. Bombardier and the Canadian government                                        N713AS, a Boeing 737-490 with
can appeal the ruling to dispute resolution panels                                        Alaska Airlines (ASAA), was
created under NAFTA or the World Trade Organization.                                      withdrawn from use (wfu) and
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                                                                                          ferried on September 8 to
                                                                   Victorville, California (VCV) for storage. This frame had
Delta will offer passengers free mobile text messaging
                                                                   52,954 hours and 30,423 hours as of March 17.
from October 1, with Apple iMessage, WhatsApp, and
Facebook Messenger being included in the program. 29

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                                                                                    The Aviation Update is compiled
                                                                                    by Greg Gayden from open source
                                                                                    material gathered across the
                                                                                    internet. The Aviation Update
                                                                                    features      news      regarding
                                                               international operations to/from the United States and
                                                               the commercial aviation industry in general. To
N713AS departing Los Angeles, November 2015.                   subscribe, simply send a request. The Update is
                                                               published multiple times each month as news warrants.
LN-RCU, a Boeing 737-683 with Scandinavian, was wfu
and ferried on September 14 to DGX for part-out and            Unless otherwise noted, IATA codes used for airports &
scrap.                                                         FAA designator codes for airlines.

N650SW, a Boeing 737-3H4 with Southwest, was wfu
and ferried on September 15 to Victorville for storage.                           The Third Edition of Commercial
                                                                                  Aviation 101, a 245 page book which
N633SW, a Boeing 737-3H4 with Southwest, was wfu                                  explores current security programs
and ferried on September 18 to Victorville for storage.                           and the basics of the aviation
                                                                                  industry, is now available on Apple
This frame had 66,363 hours and 51,934 cycles as of
                                                                                  iBooks, and may be downloaded for
July 7.                                                                           Amazon Kindle as well as in ePub and
                                                                                  PDF formats.
                  B-18207, a Boeing 747-409 with
                  China Airlines (SAJF), was wfu and
                  ferried on September 18 to Victorville
                  for storage.                                 SOURCES
N925DL, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 with Delta, was
wfu and ferried on September 15 to Blytheville,                1
                                                                http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27479
Arkansas (BYH) for storage. This frame had 74,860              3/avianca-brasil-files-preliminary-new-york-schedule-from-
hours and 56,786 cycles as of June 24.                         dec-2017/
                                                               2
                                                                 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dallas-fort-
                  A6-EHL, an Airbus A340-642 with              worth-international-airport-welcomes-icelandair-service-
                                                               connecting-customers-year-round-to-iceland-
                  Etihad Airways (YY6F), was wfu and
                                                               300519204.html
                  ferried on September 21 to Caude,            3
                                                                http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27478
                  Spain (TEV) for storage.                     8/volaris-plans-puerto-vallarta-los-angeles-nov-2017-launch/
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                                                                http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27484
N768UA, a Boeing 777-222 with United, was wfu and              5/hk-express-postpones-nagoya-guam-w17-launch/
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ferried on September 23 to Victorville for storage. This        http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27493
                                                               3/delta-s18-european-service-changes-as-of-23sep17/
1995 built frame, the 11th 777 produced, had 88,207            6
                                                                 http://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/english/press-
hours and 15,815 cycles as of September 4.                     releases/all/lufthansa-group-airlines-strengthens-its-long-
                                                               haul-services-in-berlin-and-north-rhine-
N116UA, a Boeing 747-422 with United, was wfu and              westphalia/s/bb16e25f-c343-4790-8370-0a50f2dc5550
                                                               7
ferried on September 25 to Victorville for storage. This        http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27485
                                                               5/cathay-dragon-files-one-time-guam-charter-in-nov-2017/
frame had 73,030 hours and 8,164 cycles as of June 19.         8
                                                                http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27498
                                                               0/sas-plans-stockholm-austin-limited-time-service-in-march-
                                                               2018/
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                                                                http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27482
                                                               7/delta-closes-tokyo-narita-guam-bookings-from-jan-2018/
                                                               10
                                                                 http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27482
                                                               3/korean-air-ends-houston-service-in-oct-2017/
                                                               11
                                                                  https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2017/09/13/tsa-week-review-
N116UA at Los Angeles, February 2007.
                                                               september-4th-%E2%80%93-10th-%E2%80%93-70-firearms-
                                                               prototype-projectiles-and-more
                                                               12
                                                                  https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2017/09/20/tsa-week-review-
                                                               september-11th-17th-84-firearms-discovered-69-loaded

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13
   http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687059.pdf Page 35-36.
14
   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4900138/Mobile-
phone-bomb-Mangalore-Aiport.html
15
   http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2017/09/jetblue
-reports-load-factor-for-august-drops/
16
   http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/27483
7/united-schedules-final-747-flight-in-nov-2017/
17
   http://www.highlandnews.net/business/ontario-airport-
posts-august-statistics/article_8efe23fc-9e4d-11e7-9c1a-
d733f2a2fddb.html
18
   http://www.oc-breeze.com/2017/09/25/109314_john-
wayne-airport-posts-august-2017-statistics/
19
   http://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-
blr-me-july-statistics-20170920-story.html
20
   http://atwonline.com/airlines/ryanair-take-30-million-hit-
flight-cancellations
21
   http://www.airlineinfo.com/ostpdf100/212.pdf
22
   http://www.airlineinfo.com/ostpdf100/231.pdf
23
   http://atwonline.com/airframes/turkish-airlines-buy-40-
boeing-787-9s
24
   https://theeagleonline.com.ng/dubai-airport-records-
sharp-rise-in-passenger-traffic/
25
   http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20295&item=1
30022
26
   http://newsinflight.com/2017/09/25/bird-strike-badr-
airlines-boeing-737/
27
   http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/United-Sonoma-
County-Airport-SFO-Santa-Rosa-flight-10963394.php
28
   https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-
security/us-slaps-220-percent-duty-on-canadas-bombardier-
jets/2017/09/26/f233336a-a328-11e7-b573-
8ec86cdfe1ed_story.html?utm_term=.4997a2b53480
29
   http://news.delta.com/delta-offer-free-mobile-messaging-
flight-providing-more-customers-access-free-messaging-any-
other
30
   http://atwonline.com/airline-financials/southwest-expects-
100-million-hit-hurricanes
31
   http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-
news/275002/westjet-unveils-canadian-ultra-low-cost-
airline-name/
32
   http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Plane-that-took-off-
from-Yeager-Airport-collides-with-vehicle-on-Charlotte-
airport-runway-444280763.html

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