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Aviation Daily, March 2, 2015

VOL. 400 NO. 38 March 02, 2015
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Airframers/Suppliers

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Airbus Studies A320 Rates Above 60; Lowers A330 Output

Feb 27, 2015
Airbus is studying A320-family production rates in excess of 60 aircraft per month, as the company continues to see strong demand for the type.
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Bombardier Completes First Flight Of 135-160-Seat CS300

Feb 27, 2015
In a sign of the increasing maturity of Bombardier’s CSeries airliner, the first test aircraft for the stretched, 135-seat CS300 variant flew for about 5 hours on its first flight from Mirabel, near Montreal, on Feb. 27.

Airlines

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Southwest Airlines Adds Eight More Destinations From Dallas Love Field

Feb 28, 2015
With Wright Amendment restrictions in the rear-view mirror, Southwest Airlines has added daily flights from Dallas Love Field to eight more airports, bringing to 50 the number of destinations Southwest will serve from its home base. Southwest said the eight additional destinations are made possible by a deal between Southwest and United Airlines, under which the former is subleasing two Love Field gates from the latter. The arrangement gives Southwest control of 18 of Love Field’s 20 gates; it directly leases 16 gates.
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IAG Cheers Iberia Turnaround And Upgrades 2015 Profit Guidance

Feb 27, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG) has demonstrated it is possible to turn a struggling European legacy airline around, as Iberia reported a €50 million ($55.9 million) operating profit for 2014, reversing years of losses, and achieved a 1.5% operating margin.
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Volaris Focuses On International Growth, Ancillary Revenues

Feb 27, 2015
Mexican ultra-low-cost-carrier (ULCC) Volaris attributes much of its fourth-quarter and full-year success to the growth of ancillary revenues, which now account for 21% of total operating revenues.
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Air Tahiti Nui Agrees To Order Boeing 787s

Feb 27, 2015
Boeing and the airline intend to formalize the order soon, and deliveries of the 787s are due to begin in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Lessors

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Lessors Suggest Older Aircraft Gaining Favor, But Not At Expense Of Backlogs

Feb 27, 2015
Lessors are reporting more demand for older aircraft but see no evidence that airlines are changing their minds about new-generation models they have lined up for either expansion or replacement.

Airports

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Newest EMAS Vendor’s Initial Installation ‘Weathering Well’ At Midway

Feb 27, 2015
The debut installation by Runway Safe, provider of runway safety area overrun arrestor beds, is “weathering well through the harsh Chicago winter” and will soon be outfitted with special instrumentation to monitor its resilience to jet blast, the company’s head of U.S. operations tells Aviation Daily.

Industry Data

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U.S. Airlines International Seasonally Adjusted Passenger Enplanements

Feb 28, 2015
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Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events

Feb 28, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Feb. 24-Mar. 1—Avalon 2015, Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defense Exposition, www.airshow.com.au/airshow2015/index.asp

Aviation Conferences and Exhibitions