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Aviation Daily, March 9, 2015

VOL. 400 NO. 43 March 09, 2015

Airlines

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Ryanair Vows More Customer Service Improvements As Traffic Shoots Up

Mar 06, 2015
Europe’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC) launched its “Always Getting Better” (AGB) customer initiative at the end of 2013, hoping to shed its unfriendly image, lift yields and accelerate growth.
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Air Caraibes Parent Scraps Plans To Buy Corsair

Mar 05, 2015
TUI Group will have to find a new potential investor for its struggling French airline, Corsair International, as negotiations with Air Caraibes-parent Groupe Debrueil collapsed after strong protests by Corsair staff.
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Vietnam Airlines Targets Foreign Investor, Fleet Overhaul

Mar 06, 2015
Vietnam Airlines is preparing for some major changes this year, as it assesses potential strategic partners and plans significant fleet modernization moves.
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JetBlue And Pilots Union Will Begin Negotiations On March 31

Mar 06, 2015
This will be JetBlue’s first union contract, and no one is sure how the company will react. In a discussion with analysts this week, CEO Robin Hayes said the company “respects” the pilot group’s decision and will negotiate in “good faith."
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Piedmont Ramps Up ERJ-Training Curriculum, New Pilot Promotion

Mar 06, 2015
Piedmont Airlines says is ramping up its Embraer ERJ 145 training curriculum as it awaits first delivery of the type in October and begins service before year-end.
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New Jiangxi Airlines Aims For Fleet Of 30 By 2020

Mar 06, 2015
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has authorized the establishment of Jiangxi Airlines, 60% of which will be owned by China Southern Airlines affiliate Xiamen Airlines.
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Skymark Cites Promising Results From Fleet Reduction

Mar 05, 2015
As Japan’s Skymark Airlines continues to develop its restructuring plans, it appears the carrier’s initial moves following the bankruptcy-protection filing are already yielding improvements.
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Peach Plans Expansion For Okinawa Hub

Mar 05, 2015
Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach is continuing its home-market growth by boosting services at its secondary hub in Naha, Okinawa.
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Norwegian Air Shuttle Hobbled By Pilots Strike

Mar 07, 2015
Norwegian Air Shuttle said the company is in a “state of emergency” due to a strike by 680 pilots of its Norwegian Air Norway subsidary, which operates all domestic routes in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and routes between the Scandinavian countries as well as a number of flights to Europe. Norway’s national mediator met with management and union representatives on March 6 in a bid to end the dispute. Pilots want a collective bargaining agreement with the parent group instead of with its Norwegian Air Norway subsidiary. The walkout began Feb.

Analysis

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Domestic Travel Weakness Sandbagging Global Traffic Growth

Mar 06, 2015
Strong domestic demand helped offset weaker international growth in the second half of 2014 (Aviation Daily, Feb. 24). But stagnation in key local markets, such as China, took hold at the start of the year.

Industry Data

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U.S. Airlines Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Load Factor

Mar 07, 2015
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Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events

Mar 07, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Mar. 8-10—ISTAT Americas 2015, JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Scottsdale, Arizona, www.istat.org/Americas

Aviation Conferences and Exhibitions

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Aviation Week's Conferences & Events

Mar 07, 2015
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events Apr. 14-16, 2015—MRO Americas 2015, Conference and Exhibit Hall, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida May 5-6, 2015—MRO BEER (Baltics, Eastern Europe, Russia), Budapest, Hungary