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Aviation Daily, March 19, 2015

VOL. 400 NO. 51 March 19, 2015
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Airlines

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Cathay Pushes For Airport To Self-Fund Runway

Mar 18, 2015
Cathay Pacific executives stress that while a new runway is vital for Hong Kong International Airport, raising user fees to pay for construction could be detrimental to the airport’s competitiveness versus other hubs.
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Envoy Air Will Close JFK And LGA Bases

Mar 18, 2015
The development comes as Envoy concentrates flying at its two largest hubs: Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago. Envoy still operates some flights from Miami, but employees were also told this week that Envoy will halt operations there later this year.
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EasyJet Calls For ‘Full Rethink’ On SES, Suggests Opt-In Approach

Mar 17, 2015
Like other airspace users, Europe’s second-largest low-cost carrier (LCC) is frustrated by the slow progress in implementing the SES objectives.

MRO

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MRO Market To Become More Concentrated As Narrowbody Fleet Grows

Mar 18, 2015
This year’s air transport MRO spending is projected at $67 billion, the forecast shows. Of this, 85% will be generated by the top 10 aircraft types.

Intelligence

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Shuster Calls For ‘Transformational’ FAA Reauthorization

Mar 19, 2015
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) is vowing to push for a “transformational” FAA reauthorization…

Airframers/Suppliers

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Boeing’s Conner: Ex-Im Bank Supports 1.4 Million Aerospace Jobs

Mar 18, 2015
Ex-Im’s authorization has been temporarily extended to the end of June, but a long-term renewal for the bank has run up against opposition from, among others, Delta Air Lines and conservative Republicans in Congress.
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Boeing Flies 757 EcoDemonstrator

Mar 18, 2015
Boeing conducted the initial functional check flight and handling qualities test sortie for its newly completed 757 ecoDemonstrator test aircraft on March 17.

Safety

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Hamburg Incident Highlights Dangers Of Ignoring ILS ‘Critical Areas’

Mar 16, 2015
The pilots recovered to normal flight before returning for a non-eventful landing. Interfering with the glideslope transmitter was a Boeing 737 that had landed on a different runway and was waiting to cross Runway 23 to reach the terminal.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Airline Snapshot: US Airways

Mar 19, 2015
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