IFALPA Daily News – 19 August 2013‏

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New Hungarian airline to launch next month   Monday, 19 August 2013 10:35 New Hungarian airline Solyom will launch its first charter flights next month and scheduled flights from early October, the company’s chief executive Jozsef Vago said on Sunday.

Japan’s big airlines vie for landing rights   Monday, 19 August 2013 10:31 Tokyo’s Haneda airport is the latest battleground for Japan’s two major carriers, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, in a politically-charged fight over USD$400 million worth of landing rights.   Boeing issues advisory on 787 fire extinguishers   Monday, 19 August 2013 10:29 Boeing has advised all operators of 787s to inspect their airplanes for “improperly configured” engine fire extinguisher bottles following discoveries by Japan’s All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines of a problem in a total of four Dreamliners.   Airports may benefit from move to block airline merger   Monday, 19 August 2013 10:26 The US government’s lawsuit to block the proposed merger between US Airways and American Airlines could be “marginally positive” for airports if the move heralds the end of an industry-wide consolidation trend, Fitch Ratings said on Friday.   Turkish pilot abandons flight to protest abducted colleagues in Lebanon   Monday, 19 August 2013 10:24 A Turkish Airlines pilot abandoned an Istanbul-Beirut flight on Sunday to protest the abduction of two Turkish pilots in Lebanon earlier this month, private Dogan news agency reported.

 
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