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February 19, 2013

NBAA Applauds Progress On International Aircraft Emissions Policy

Bolen Says The New Standards Represent A 'Milestone' For The Industry

The NBAA is praising two notable accomplishments by a global body tasked with creating standards, which will begin to limit aircraft-carbon emissions and continue to reduce noise levels in the near term. The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) wrapped up its current three-year assignment from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on February 14.

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AA Mechanics Reach Majority Support For Teamsters At Key Stations

Have Been Gathering Cards Since September 2012

The Teamsters Airline Division and the Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition (TAMC) announced late last week that at many maintenance stations across the country, American Airlines mechanics and related workers have reached a majority of cards signed for Teamster representation. With a majority of cards at the major hubs in hand, the Teamsters Union is nearing majority support throughout the system and is one step closer to filing for an election with the National Mediation Board.

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GOL Announces CEO Of Smiles S.A.

Executive Moves To Airline From Banco Citibank

Low-cost Latin American airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. had named Leonel Andrade s Chief Executive Officer of Smiles S.A. ("Smiles"), a subsidiary of the Company. According to Constantino Junior, hiring Leonel Andrade will add value to Smiles.

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Airbus Goes To Battery 'Plan B'

Will Not Place Lithium-Ion Batteries Into Service Aboard A350 XWB

While saying it is confident that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe, there will not be any of the batteries aboard the airplanes when it enters service, the company says.

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Boeing Eyes Short-Term Battery Solution

Will Propose Interim Fix As Early As This Week

Boeing thinks it has a short-term solution to the battery problems that have grounded the entire fleet of Dreamliners for more than a month, and hopes to be able to propose a stop-gap fix to regulators as early as this week.

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US Airways' PSA Airlines, ALPA Reach Tentative Agreement

Details Of Contract Not Yet Released By The Pilots' Union

PSA Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US Airways, announced late last week that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents the airline's 515 pilots. Details of the agreement will be made available by ALPA.

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