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Airlines

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Frontier CEO Siegel Resigns As Business-Model Transition Continues

May 15, 2015
Frontier Airlines CEO David Siegel resigned this week, citing personal reasons. Frontier announced that Siegel’s duties would be split by Chairman Bill Franke, who will handle strategy and finance, and President Barry Biffle, who will oversee day-to-day operations. Siegel, a former US Airways CEO, was a holdover from Denver-based Frontier’s previous owner, Republic Airways Holdings. Franke’s Indigo Group acquired Frontier in late 2013.
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We Will Go To Congress Against Gulf Carriers, U.S. CEOs Say

May 15, 2015
American, Delta and United chiefs say they have other avenues to pursue if the Obama administration does not move quickly on allegations about Etihad, Emirates and Qatar.
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Etihad Puts Numbers Behind Claim That U.S. Carriers Got Benefits

May 15, 2015
A report written at Etihad’s request by the Risk Advisory Group says Delta, including Northwest Airlines, accepted $15 billion in benefits, and United, including Continental Airlines, was given $44.4 billion.
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TUI Group Orders Boeing 787-9s, Moves to Single Brand Across Five Airlines

May 15, 2015
After receiving supervisory board approval on May 12, Europe’s largest integrated-tourism conglomerate finalized a Boeing order for one 787-9, with an option for another of the type.
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Virgin America Seeks 6-7 Aircraft Per Year In 2017-19

May 13, 2015
The airline’s decision will hinge on price and availability. The A321neo is likely best for the network—it could operate most routes without restrictions and allow the airline to add longer ones while reducing cost per seat-mile—but the aircraft is also most expensive with few delivery slots.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Boeing Marks 100th 767-300 Freighter Delivery

May 14, 2015
The milestone aircraft, delivered officially on April 26, enters service around 20 months after the first was delivered to FedEx in September 2013.

Air Traffic Management

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Trade Groups Discuss Whether FAA Should Spin Off ATC

May 14, 2015
“What we should have in this country is a nonprofit commercial entity that would be in charge of air traffic control operations and could make decisions on a business basis with a constant supply of funding,” A4A President Nick Calio said during a panel discussion at the RAA convention here.

Safety

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Joy MA60 Was Throttled Down Before Hard Landing

May 14, 2015
The regulator faults the turboprop airliner’s pilots and the airline, Joy Air, for the accident at Fuzhou in Eastern China.

Suppliers

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Airbus, FlightSafety Sign Agreement To Train Airbus Pilots

May 15, 2015
The two will offer candidates the opportunity to train from no prior flight experience to a qualified A320 first officer. FlightSafety will train the candidates to be qualified pilots, while Airbus will train them to be qualified on Airbus equipment.

Industry Data

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U.S. Air Carrier Traffic Statistics Through January 2015

May 15, 2015
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Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events

May 15, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) May 19-21—Aviation Fuel Forum, Palau de Congressos de Catalunya and Hotel Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos I, Barcelona, Spain, www.iata.org/events/aff/Pages/index.aspx

Aviation Conferences and Exhibitions

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Aviation Week's Conferences & Events

May 15, 2015
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events Jun. 17, 2015—Commercial Aerospace Manufacturing Briefing C0-located with the International Paris Air Show, Auditorium, (Conference Centre - Hall 2C), 9:00am-11:15am Oct. 13-15, 2015—MRO Europe, ExCel London Exhibition and Convention Center, London, U.K. Nov. 4-6, 2015—MRO Asia, SingEx Exhibition and Convention Center, Singapore.