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Aviation Daily, April 18, 2018

VOL. 412 NO. 13 April 18, 2018
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Safety

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Southwest Boeing 737 Inflight Engine Failure Causes Passenger Fatality

Apr 17, 2018
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after an apparent engine failure that caused a passenger fatality.
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Allegiant Air Denies Safety Allegations

Apr 17, 2018
Las Vegas-based ultra-LCC Allegiant Air is pushing back hard against new allegations that it runs an unsafe airline, pointing to changes aimed at improving its operations as evidence.

Airlines

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Air New Zealand Contends With Boeing 787 Engine Issues

Apr 17, 2018
Air New Zealand is being forced to reshuffle its widebody fleet and seek more leased aircraft as it grapples with new operational restrictions for the Boeing 787s used on its long-haul routes.
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Lufthansa’s Alitalia Bid ‘Most Promising’

Apr 17, 2018
Lufthansa Group’s bid for Alitalia has emerged as the front-runner, but the carrier’s fate remains unclear weeks after the Italian general election and almost a year after the struggling carrier filed for bankruptcy.
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Air France Seeks To End Strikes

Apr 17, 2018
Air France has presented a new “growth pact” pay proposal to unions in a bid to put an end to a series of strikes that has led to flight cancellations and disruptions.

Air Navigation

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Saab Signs Digital Tower Contract With Scandinavian Airport

Apr 17, 2018
Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions will install and remotely operate “digital towers” at Scandinavian Mountains Airport, a new airport being built outside Sälen, Sweden, near that country’s border with Norway.
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Eurocontrol, BT Sign Contract For Upgraded ATM Network

Apr 17, 2018
Eurocontrol signed a 10-year, €50 million ($62 million) contract with BT to provide an upgraded network for air traffic management (ATM) communications across 47 countries.

Technology

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Virgin Galactic Works On Space Flight Cabin

Apr 16, 2018
Commercial spaceflight venture Virgin Galactic has been working to design a cabin that works in multiple orientations, although the company is reluctant to put a timeline on its first passenger flight.

Industry Data

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Leisure And Business Fares: Week Of April 9

Apr 18, 2018