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Aviation Daily, March 18, 2016

VOL. 404 NO. 52 March 18, 2016

Airlines

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China Growth Presents Major Opportunity For Qantas

Mar 17, 2016
Qantas is expanding its presence in the Greater China market through its own flights and partnerships with other carriers, as it looks to tap into surging inbound demand.
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Lufthansa Forecasts Little Profit Improvement For 2016

Mar 17, 2016
Lufthansa Group is forecasting only a modest profit improvement in 2016 even though the flagship airline will benefit greatly from much lower fuel costs.
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Frontier President Biffle Now Also CEO

Mar 17, 2016
Frontier Airlines has promoted President Barry Biffle to CEO, but the new title is not expected to markedly change his role, an airline spokesman said.
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Lufthansa Stops Taking A320neos, Awaits Engine Mods

Mar 17, 2016
Lufthansa has decided not to take more Airbus A320neos until Pratt & Whitney has made additional modifications to the PW1100G engines, which would allow the airline to lift some of the restrictions impacting operations at this stage.
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New Bridge Helps Aeromexico Grow In Tijuana

Mar 17, 2016
Aeromexico is adding more than 2,000 seats per week from Tijuana, which recently gained a bridge connecting passengers to the San Diego area.
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Virgin America Chases Tech Company Accounts

Mar 17, 2016
Virgin America, which on March 15 launched three daily nonstop flights between San Francisco and Denver, added the route because it was the top request of Google, its most profitable corporate customer.

Fuel Watch

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Global Jet Fuel Prices As of March 16, 2016

Mar 19, 2016
View the Fuel Watch: Global Jet Fuel Prices As of March 16, 2016 chart in PDF format.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Obama To Ireland’s Kenny: No Political Obstacles For NAI

Mar 17, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama has assured Irish President Enda Kenny that there are no political obstacles to Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign air carrier permit to serve the U.S., Aviation Daily has learned.

Air Traffic Management

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Senate Promotes Concept Of Small UAS Air Carrier

Mar 17, 2016
An FAA reauthorization bill making its way through the U.S. Senate could require the Department of Transportation to create within two years a “final rule authorizing the carriage of property by operators of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for compensation or hire within the United States.”

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Material Market Heavy Airframe Maintenance

Mar 19, 2016
View the Material Market Heavy Airframe Maintenance chart in PDF format.
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Alaska Airlines Air Fuel Cost 2014 vs 2015

Mar 19, 2016
View the Alaska Airlines Air Fuel Cost 2014 vs 2015 chart in PDF format.