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Aviation Daily, March 26, 2015

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Safety

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Investigators Hopeful Of Quick CVR Analysis In Germanwings Probe

Mar 25, 2015
BEA is one important step closer to analyzing the aircraft’s March 24 accident sequence, after having recovered the Airbus A320’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR).
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German Investigators Cast Wider Net For Frozen AOA Sensors In Pamplona Dive Incident

Mar 25, 2015
Investigators studying the cause of an uncommanded pitch-down of a Lufthansa Airbus A321-200 near Pamplona, Spain, in November 2014, hope to discover the probability of similar events linked to frozen angle-of-attack sensors as the investigation continues.

Airlines

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Emirates’s Planned Orlando Service Stokes Fire Beneath Open-Skies Debate

Mar 25, 2015
Americans for Fair Skies, a group led by former Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) President Lee Moak, is aligned in its message with a coalition of organized labor, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines to oppose the Gulf carriers’ expansion into the U.S.
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Competition Watchdog Opposes Qantas-China Eastern Deal

Mar 25, 2015
In an interim decision released this week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it intends to deny an application from the two airlines to expand their existing codeshare agreement. The carriers want to coordinate more broadly on routes, pricing and scheduling between Australia and China.

Intelligence

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Finnair Brings Wi-Fi To Airbus Fleet

Mar 26, 2015
FINNAIR CONNECTS-—Finnair will invest approximately €30 million ($32.8 million) into bringing Wi-Fi connectivity to the majority of its widebody and narrowbody fleet. The Finnish carrier will introduce its first onboard Wi-Fi service this autumn, with the arrival of its first Airbus A50-900 aircraft. Finnair has 19 A350s on order, and will be the European launch customer for the aircraft and its third operator in the world.

Air Traffic Management

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U.S. Airlines Endorse ATC Privatization

Mar 25, 2015
During testimony March 24 at a House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on ATC reform, Parker, speaking on behalf of Airlines for America (A4A), said FAA is structurally ill-suited to operate the system and suggested that management of the ATC system should be moved out from under the agency’s umbrella.

Correction

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Correction

Mar 26, 2015
Correction: A story in the March 25 issue should have read that Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are the two carriers that usually operate…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Airline Snapshot: American Airlines

Mar 26, 2015
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