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Aviation Daily, April 27, 2015

VOL. 401 NO. 19 April 27, 2015
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Airlines

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Aigle Azur Gains China Route Through Codeshare

Apr 24, 2015
Aigle Azur finalized a codeshare agreement with Hainan Airlines and will start selling the Chinese airline’s thrice-weekly services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Xi’an Xianyang International airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan. The route is operated with an Airbus A330-300 configured with 16 business-class seats and 235 economy seats. Aigle Azur in 2012 revealed it would launch a scheduled Paris–Beijing route, cemented by the acquisition of a 48% stake by HNA Group.
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Record Quarter Does Not Alter American’s Conservative Growth Strategy

Apr 24, 2015
The renegotiated deal with Boeing will see four 787 deliveries shifted from 2016 to 2017, and a fifth pushed into 2018. Aircraft retirements will continue as planned, meaning the moves will reduce projected 2016 capacity by about 0.6%, and widebody capacity will be down 2.5%.
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Fleet Changes To Help United Maintain Capacity Discipline

Apr 24, 2015
During the company’s first-quarter earnings call, executives at the Chicago-based airline explained previously announced news that United and Boeing have struck a deal to exchange 10 Boeing 787 orders for 10 777-300ERs.
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Hawaiian Boosts Peak Capacity With 717 Refit

Apr 24, 2015
The carrier completed the first aircraft in March, and has now refurbished seven of its 18 717s, CEO Mark Dunkerley said during Hawaiian’s first-quarter earnings call. The rest of the fleet is expected to be upgraded by the fourth quarter.
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Southwest Adding Capacity Through Upgauging, Utilization

Apr 24, 2015
The increased capacity was not in response to lower oil prices changing the carrier’s strategy, Southwest leadership told analysts during the company’s first-quarter earnings call April 23. The carrier plans to keep its fleet at around 700 aircraft, CEO Gary Kelly said.
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Alaska Airlines Eyes Revenue Boost From More Targeted Seat Sales

Apr 24, 2015
As recently as a few years ago, Alaska averaged about one paid first class traveler per flight, despite having 12 or 16 premium seats on each aircraft. Now, the airline sells roughly five or six first-class revenue tickets on each flight, which, fleet-wide, amounts to a paid load factor of about one-third.
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IAG Joins European Low-Fare Airline Association

Apr 24, 2015
ELFAA represents the interest of LCCs including Ryanair, Easyjet, Norwegian and IAG-subsidiary Vueling. Iberia and BA are the first two legacy airlines to join it.
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Air Berlin Makes Major Management Changes

Apr 24, 2015
The airline—burdened by large losses over several years as well as negative equity—on April 24 announced the departure of Chief Commercial Officer Goetz Ahmelmann.

Industry Data

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U.S. Airlines Domestic Seasonally Adjusted Passenger Enplanements

Apr 24, 2015
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Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events

Apr 24, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Apr. 27-29—ISAGO Auditors Symposium, (Held in conjunction with the 28th IGHC Ground Handling Conference), Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey, www.iata.org/events/Pages/isago-auditors-symposium.aspx

Aviation Conferences and Exhibitions

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Aviation Week's Conferences & Events

Apr 24, 2015
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events May 5-6, 2015—MRO BEER (Baltics, Eastern Europe, Russia), Budapest, Hungary Jun. 17, 2015—Commercial Aerospace Manufacturing Briefing C0-located with the International Paris Air Show, Auditorium, (Conference Centre - Hall 2C), 9:00am-11:15am

Airports

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San Jose Raises Perimeter Fence

Apr 21, 2015
The currently 6-ft.-tall perimeter fence is being raised to 10 ft., topped by one foot of barbed wire, Rosemary Barnes, SJC public information manager, told Aviation Daily.