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Aviation Daily, March 9, 2016

VOL. 404 NO. 45 March 09, 2016

Airlines

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Two Investors Nominate Six Candidates For United’s Board

Mar 08, 2016
A day after United Airlines announced it would add three new members to its board of directors, two with substantial airline experience, two institutional investment firms said on March 8 they would nominate six board candidates at the carrier’s 2016 annual meeting, including former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune.
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United To Add 25 More 737s, Retire Its 747s Sooner

Mar 08, 2016
United Airlines said on March 8 it soon will add 25 new Boeing 737-700s and accelerate nine widebody deliveries so it can retire all of its 747s by 2018.
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African Liberalization Pace Partially ‘Slowed’ By Airlines

Mar 08, 2016
Airlines share equal responsibility with governments for the slow pace of liberalization in African aviation, according to the IATA regional vice president for the Middle East and Africa, Hussein Dabbas.

Regulatory/Legislative

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EC To Begin Talks On Safety Pacts With China And Japan

Mar 08, 2016
The European Commission (EC) soon will begin negotiations on bilateral aviation safety agreements (BASAs) with China and Japan to allow mutual recognition of safety certification standards.
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Australian Travel Groups Lobby For Passenger Fee Relief

Mar 08, 2016
As Australia sees a boom in inbound international travelers, a coalition of industry groups is calling for the government to ease certain taxes and fees they say could inhibit growth.
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EC To Begin Talks With China And Japan On Safety Pacts

Mar 08, 2016
The European Commission (EC) soon will begin negotiations on bilateral aviation safety agreements (BASAs) with China and Japan to allow mutual recognition of safety certification standards.

Air Traffic Management

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French Island Outpost Getting Remote Tower, ATC Center

Mar 08, 2016
Searidge Technologies is expected to install the remote tower and air traffic control center for the regional airports serving a small French overseas island territory off the Canadian province of Newfoundland.
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ESA Contract To Boost ATC-Pilot Communications

Mar 08, 2016
Based in part on a successful late February demonstration, the European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a contract with Inmarsat to provide datalink services that will enable next-generation time-based flow and controller-pilot communications over Europe.

Safety

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Boeing Investigates Ethiopian 787 Nose Gear Collapse

Mar 08, 2016
Boeing engineering team to aid the recovery of an Ethiopian Airlines 787-8 which suffered a nose gear leg collapse on March 4.

Cargo

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IATA: Air Cargo Traffic Continued Rebound In January

Mar 07, 2016
IATA’s January traffic data show that the global air cargo rebound that started in the second half of 2015 is continuing.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Leisure and Business Fares: Week of February 29

Mar 10, 2016
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