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Aviation Daily, February 24, 2016

VOL. 404 NO. 35 February 24, 2016

Airlines

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Delta Makes Case For New Transatlantic Boeing Midsize

Feb 23, 2016
Delta Air Lines would have a strong interest in a new midsize aircraft being studied by Boeing that could fly transatlantic services, the airline’s senior vice president for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India, Nathaniel Pieper, told Aviation Daily.
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Qantas Plans Inflight Wi-Fi For Domestic Flights

Feb 23, 2016
Qantas plans to introduce high-speed inflight Wi-fF across its domestic network, as the carrier’s surging profits allow it to step up its fleet investment plans.
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Air China Plans Shenzhen-Melbourne Service

Feb 23, 2016
Air China has joined the rush to connect Australian destinations with Chinese secondary cities, applying for a service between Melbourne and Shenzhen.

Intelligence

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Boeing’s Board Elects CEO Muilenburg As Chairman

Feb 24, 2016
Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg will also be chairman of the board of directors.

Airframers/Suppliers

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New A350-900 Weight Variant To Meet PAL Requirement

Feb 23, 2016
Airbus plans to introduce another weight variant of the Airbus A350-900 as part of a recent agreement with Philippine Airlines (PAL) covering six of the aircraft.
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Mitsubishi Aircraft Considers Projects To Follow MRJ

Feb 23, 2016
As Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. struggles with the protracted development of its MRJ regional jet, the company’s next aircraft has already entered its calculations.

Safety

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IATA: Battery Ban Only As Good As Enforcement

Feb 23, 2016
The International Air Transport Association said it “respects” the Feb. 22 decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization Council to ban the bulk shipment of lithium-ion batteries and cells in the cargo holds of passenger aircraft starting April 1, but stressed the effectiveness of the measure will be limited by enforcement.

Suppliers

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Civil Aerospace Synergies May Drive A Honeywell, UTC Tie-Up

Feb 23, 2016
For many observers outside of the aerospace and defense world, a purported merger of multi-industrial conglomerates Honeywell International and United Technologies Corp. may spark curiosity and the question, “Why?”

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Leisure and Business Fares: Week of February 16

Feb 24, 2016
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