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Aviation Daily, April 2, 2015

VOL. 401 NO. 2 April 02, 2015

Cargo

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Cathay Targets Cargo Growth Via Freighters And Belly Space

Mar 31, 2015
Cathay will grow its overall cargo capacity by about 10% this year, with a similar increase in both its dedicated freighters and in the belly capacity of its passenger fleet, Cathay Pacific Director-Cargo James Woodrow told Aviation Daily.

Airlines

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Delta, Aeromexico File For Antitrust Immunity

Apr 01, 2015
In a filing with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT), Delta says ATI would allow the two SkyTeam Alliance members to share revenues, codeshare on U.S.-Mexico routes, upgauge on transborder flights to increase traffic and efficiency, and coordinate schedules.
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Allegiant Air Pilots Say They Will Strike On Thursday

Apr 01, 2015
The news comes two days after Allegiant asked a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada to block what the airline believed was an “imminent” strike (Aviation Daily, April 1).
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Austrian Airlines CEO Jaan Albrecht Moves To SunExpress

Apr 01, 2015
The move by Albrecht, whose contract was due to expire in October, comes at a critical time for the Austrian carrier, which on April 1 is folding Tyrolean’s entire flight operation back into Austrian Airlines.
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SIA Denies Interest In Hong Kong Airlines Stake

Apr 01, 2015
Speculation grew that SIA was in preliminary discussions to buy a stake in HKA, after some media reports cited sources close to the negotiations.
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Air India Gets 20th 787 Aircraft

Apr 02, 2015
NEW DELHI—Air India has taken delivery of its 20th Boeing 787, which was built at the U.S. manufacturer’s facility in North Charleston, South…

Air Traffic Management

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FAA Buys More Time to Resolve Flight Service Station Quandary

Apr 01, 2015
Lockheed Martin has been the sole-source provider of the free AFSS services since 2005, when the FAA spun off the program from the government and consolidated the workforce and locations.

Safety

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Ground Collision—Potential Versus Reality

Apr 01, 2015
NASA acknowledges that an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System developed initially for military use could be adapted to commercial aircraft, but cautions that such a transition remains some way off.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Russian Government Puts Cash Infusion Into United Aircraft Corp.

Apr 01, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 27 that the state-owned corporation would receive an infusion of 100 billion rubles ($1.7 billion) as capital.

Intelligence

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Pratt & Whitney: Analytics To Help Reduce Engine Anomalies

Apr 02, 2015
Pratt & Whitney believes advances in “big data” analytics will enable a huge reduction in unplanned anomalies of airliner engines. “I can easily see…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Airline Snapshot: United Airlines

Apr 02, 2015
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