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Aviation Daily, March 20, 2015

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Airlines

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United Airlines Pilots Respond To Jan. 9 Safety Bulletin

Mar 19, 2015
United Airlines pilots have asked management to overhaul training programs to place a greater emphasis on communication and ensure crews follow standard operating procedures more closely.
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LATAM Group Ends 2014 With $110 Million Full-Year Net Loss

Mar 19, 2015
A resurgent fourth-quarter net profit of $98.3 million helped to ease full-year net losses for Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group; the company closed out 2014 with a net loss of $109.8 million, narrowed from its $281.1 million net loss in 2013.

Analysis

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CRT: U.S. Carrier Backlog Safe; Risks To Gulf Carriers Could Destabilize Order Books

Mar 19, 2015
An analysis of the record backlogs at Airbus and Boeing suggests that U.S. carriers are the most likely to live up to their commitments, while the Middle East’s major airlines could disrupt order books if U.S.-led efforts to derail Gulf carrier expansion are successful, CRT Capital says.

Cargo

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Martinair Works Council Seeks Court Action Against Downsizing

Mar 19, 2015
Martinair’s works council intends to take legal action against Air France-KLM for its plans to drastically downsize the freighter airline from 10 aircraft to four Boeing 747-400Fs and phase out all six MD-11Fs by June 2016.

Regulatory/Legislative

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EU Seeks Mandate For Talks With Gulf States Over Subsidies

Mar 19, 2015
Citing “distortions in the market,” EU transport commissioner Violeta Bulc said she will seek a new mandate from EU countries to open talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Saudi Arabia over “unfair subsidies to airlines.”
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FAA Starts Maintenance Training School Rule Update

Mar 19, 2015
The long-needed revamping of FAA’s Part 147, the rules governing aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) schools, is underway, Steve Douglas, manager of the agency’s Aircraft Maintenance Division, confirmed.

Safety

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FAA Asks Airlines For ‘Committed-To-Stop Point’ For Landings

Mar 18, 2015
The request, delivered in an Information for Operators (InFO) note published Mar. 13, calls for airline, air taxi and fractional operators as well as their training managers and pilots to develop the procedures using approved performance data for the aircraft and manufacturers procedures: “(The procedures) should be part of the approach briefing and adopted in initial and recurrent training, the operator’s SOPs, flight operations manual and crew resource management-training programs.”

MRO

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Airod Eyes Indonesian Market For 737 Freighters

Mar 17, 2015
With a territory spanning thousands of islands, Indonesia makes an ideal market for small freighters, Airod Aerospace Chief Marketing Officer Syahril Shariff says. In Indonesia, air freight is often the only alternative to carrying goods domestically by sea.

Intelligence

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Aer Lingus Adds Premium-Economy On A350s

Mar 20, 2015
Aer Lingus will introduce a premium-economy class on long-haul flights when it starts taking delivery of its Airbus A350s. The new aircraft will have…

Fuel Watch

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Global Jet Fuel Prices As of March 18, 2015

Mar 20, 2015
Global Jet Fuel Prices (midpoint)* As of March 18, 2015, compared with previous week and previous year cts/gal prev. week prev. year NY Jet Barges…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees by Month 2010-2014

Mar 20, 2015
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