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Aviation Daily, March 6, 2015

VOL. 400 NO. 42 March 06, 2015
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Airlines

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U.S. Carriers Call For Gulf Capacity Freeze, Ask Administration To Begin Talks With Qatar, UAE

Mar 05, 2015
Representatives from the three major legacy U.S. carriers and their unions, ratcheting down demands to rip up the open skies deals with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are asking the Obama administration to begin talks with the countries over alleged subsidies for Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline.
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Emirates To Raise Subsidy Counterclaims Against U.S. Airlines

Mar 05, 2015
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says he will use upcoming meetings with U.S. government officials to raise numerous examples of how U.S. airlines have benefited from government support in his response to claims about the subsidization of Gulf carriers.
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Equity, Not Subsidy, Says Qatar CEO Al Baker

Mar 05, 2015
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has refuted claims made by U.S. airlines that Gulf carriers are heavily subsidized.
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Spirit Is Prepared For Atlanta Competition

Mar 05, 2015
Spirit Airlines is confident it can compete effectively with Frontier Airlines in Atlanta while not stealing too much share from Delta Air Lines, a Spirit executive told Aviation Daily.
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Indonesia AirAsia X Wins Approval For Australia Service

Mar 04, 2015
The new AirAsia X franchise in Indonesia has finally gained permission to operate to Australia, with safety regulators granting clearance more than two months after services were scheduled to begin.
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Ryanair Opens Berlin Base

Mar 05, 2015
Ryanair is opening a base in Berlin, and the move demonstrates where it will focus much of its attention over the next few years: Europe’s biggest economy, Germany.

Intelligence

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Iberia Accelerates A330-220 Deliveries

Mar 07, 2015
Iberia has accelerated by 14 months the delivery of eight Airbus A330-200s, which its parent, International Airlines Group (IAG), ordered last year…

Safety

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Delta MD-88 ‘Veered Off’ Runway At LaGuardia

Mar 05, 2015
PANYNJ Executive Director Pat Foye said Flight 1086, arriving during a snowstorm, touched down “literally minutes” after the runway was plowed.

Analysis

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Lessor Avolon Confident That Airbus, Boeing Will Manage Order Bubble

Mar 05, 2015
Airbus and Boeing may struggle to sell out delivery slots bridging current-generation and next-generation models, but will balance big-picture demand with deliveries while ensuring the current record backlog does not lead to unwanted aircraft, a top leasing executive maintains.

Fuel Watch

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Global Jet Fuel Prices As of March 4, 2015

Mar 07, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/03/avd_03_06_2015_fuelw.pdf Global Jet Fuel Prices (midpoint)* As of March 4, 2015, compared with previous week and previous year cts/gal prev. week prev. year NY Jet Barges 189.14 -0.45 -119.33 Chicago Jet 192.64 -3.42 -118.58 West Coast (LA) Jet 187.14 -7.92 -106.08 Europe: Rotterdam Jet (Barges) 180.16 0.23 -120.03

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Airlines Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs)

Mar 07, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/03/avd_03_06_2015_cht1.pdf U.S. Airlines Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs)…