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Aviation Daily, March 6, 2018

VOL. 411 NO. 44 March 06, 2018
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Air Navigation

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ANSPs Tout Progress On Drone Management Solutions

Mar 05, 2018
MADRID—On the eve of the World ATM Congress set to begin here March 6, the air navigation service providers (ANSPs) of the UK, Germany and Switzerland touted air traffic management (ATM) systems for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
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Inmarsat, Airservices Australia To Evaluate Satellite Voice for ATC

Mar 05, 2018
MADRID—Satellite communications provider Inmarsat and Airservices Australia will evaluate the use of satellite voice (satvoice) for air traffic services in Australia to cover areas beyond the reach of traditional VHF voice radio.

Airlines

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Airberlin Administrator Considers €1 billion In Claims Against Etihad

Mar 05, 2018
Airberlin’s insolvency administrator Lucas Floether is nearing a decision on making claims in excess of €1 billion ($1.25 billion) against former shareholder Etihad Airways.
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Aeromexico Rolls Out Branded Fares; Delta Expands Basic Economy

Mar 05, 2018
The Aeromexico-Delta Air Lines transborder joint venture (JV) moved full-fledged into into ultra-low fares March 5 as Aeromexico debuted its “branded fares” concept and Delta touted the increasing range of basic economy fares now available on over 50% of Delta’s U.S.-Mexico flights.
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HNA’s Airlines Unaffected By Cash Crunch, Group Tells CAAC

Mar 05, 2018
BEIJING—HNA Group Chairman Chen Feng met with Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) officials in late January to assure the agency that HNA’s financial troubles were not affecting the group’s airline operations, an industry source said.
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Ryanair, Aer Lingus Reach Connecting Flights Deal

Mar 05, 2018
Ryanair and Aer Lingus plan to launch connecting flights this year, a spokesperson for Ryanair confirmed after Irish media reports said the two Dublin-based carriers had signed a deal that would help boost passenger numbers through Dublin.
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Spirit Airlines Forecasts Higher Unit Costs From Pilot Contract

Mar 05, 2018
Following the resolution last week of a new labor contract with its pilots, Fort Lauderdale-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines raised its expected operating expenses excluding fuel for the 2018 first quarter and full-year 2018 by approximately three percentage points compared to 2017.
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Panama’s Copa Plans November Move To New Tocumen Terminal

Mar 05, 2018
Copa Airlines expects to start service out of Panama City Tocumen International Airport’s new Terminal 2 (T2) in November and be “fully operational” in the new facility by mid-2019, the airline’s top executive said.

Airport Profile

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Airport Profile — George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (IAH)

Mar 07, 2018
View the Airport Profile — George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (IAH) chart in PDF format.