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Aviation Daily, April 9, 2015

VOL. 401 NO. 7 April 03, 2015
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Airlines

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American Receives Single Operating Certificate

Apr 09, 2015
The American Airlines-US Airways integration is one step closer to completion, now that the FAA has issued a single operating certificate to American Airlines for the merged carrier. Beginning April 8, air traffic controllers will refer to all US Airways and American flights with the call sign “American,” the carriers said.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Chinese Anti-Corruption Crackdown May End In 2017

Apr 09, 2015
BEIJING—The anti-corruption crackdown that has suppressed sales of business aircraft in China could end in 2017, according to one expert, though others see reasons for it to wind down sooner, or maybe later. The duration of the government’s campaign to catch bribe-taking officials and their business cronies is probably the biggest question for manufacturers looking to China as a potentially enormous market. When showing off a jet is no longer asking to be investigated, the theory goes, buyers will come back.
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Airbus And Boeing March 2015 O&D Roundup

Apr 08, 2015
Airbus’s largest order for the month came from Air Lease Corporation. The Los Angeles-based lessor firmed up an order for 30 Airbus A321neo LR aircraft, valued at approximately $3.73 billion at current list prices, and 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies, valued at approximately $7.12 billion at current list prices.

Industry Data

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Airline Snapshot: Lufthansa

Apr 09, 2015
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Corrected: Leisure Fares: Week of March 30 vs. Previous Week and Year-Ago Week

Apr 09, 2015
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MRO

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Sustained Low Fuel Prices Priming Pump For Aftermarket Spike, RBC Says

Apr 08, 2015
Soaring global airline profitability driven by sustained low oil prices is setting the aftermarket up for significant growth in 2015 and 2016, RBC Capital Markets analysts say.

Safety

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Tony Tyler: Germanwings Probe ‘Shouldn’t Set A Precedent’

Apr 08, 2015
“I’m not going to say anyone has done anything wrong, but the important thing to keep in mind is that accident investigations should be conducted on a non-punitive basis,” Tyler said on April 8.
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FAA Restores India Air Safety To Category 1

Apr 08, 2015
FAA had downgraded India to Category 2 in January 2014. The upgraded rating means India complies with international safety standards set by ICAO.

Air Traffic Management

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United Creates New Digital Operations Center

Apr 08, 2015
In an effort to avoid “costly [public relations] and litigation,” United Airlines will open a Digital Operations Center at its Chicago headquarters to more effectively monitor social media, message boards and other online channels, the carrier told employees in a recent note.

Airports

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Heathrow Proposes Cuts In Passenger Charges For Domestic Services

Apr 08, 2015
Heathrow—which is publicly campaigning to be the site of a new runway against rival Gatwick Airport—says it could cut domestic-passenger charges by a third to encourage airlines to increase the number of domestic services to destinations in the British Isles.