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Aviation Daily, February 5, 2018

VOL. 411 NO. 23 February 05, 2018

Analysis

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IATA: Fuel And Labor Costs To Slow Passenger Growth

Feb 02, 2018
Worldwide passenger traffic grew 7.6% in 2017, outpacing the 10-year average annual rate of 5.5%, according to IATA.

Airlines

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767s Continue United’s Used Buying Spree

Jan 30, 2018
United Airlines, broadening its used-aircraft acquisition strategy to widebodies, will add three Boeing 767-300ERs to its fleet in 2018.
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Air Belgium Starting Charleroi Operations To Asian Points

Feb 02, 2018
Startup Air Belgium has selected Brussels South Charleroi Airport as its home base for flights to China and other Asian destinations.
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Aeroflot, Lessor Avia Partner On 50-Aircraft MC-21 Order

Feb 02, 2018
Aeroflot has firmed up its order for 50 Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody airliners. The aircraft will be procured through Avia Capital Services, a leasing arm of the Russian government-owned conglomerate Rostec Corp.
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Eurowings Moves Long-Haul Base To Dusseldorf

Feb 01, 2018
Eurowings is closing its long-haul base at Cologne Bonn Airport and moving its widebody fleet to Dusseldorf Airport.
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Primera To Expand Europe’s Low-Cost Transatlantic Service

Feb 01, 2018
Primera Air plans to launch a route from London Stansted Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport in August, as it taps into the growing demand for low-cost transatlantic flights.
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Sharp Fuel, Labor Cost Hikes Among Hits To Allegiant Profit

Feb 01, 2018
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent of LCC Allegiant Air, reported $194.9 million in net income for 2017, an 11.2% decrease from $219.6 million in 2016.
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Fleet Transition Driving SkyWest Profit Turnaround

Feb 02, 2018
Regional carriers' parent SkyWest Inc. turned around its financial picture in 2017, citing its continuing fleet transition.

Safety

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NTSB Investigating Horizon Air Turboprop Taxiway Landing

Feb 01, 2018
Following an internal delay that also is under review, the National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the Dec. 29 taxiway landing of a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 turboprop at Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport in Washington state.

Technology

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Vahana’s First Flight A Success, A³ Says

Feb 02, 2018
The Vahana single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by A³, Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost, made its unmanned first flight at Pendleton, Oregon, on the morning of Jan. 31.
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JetBlue Joins Other Investors In Joby Aviation eVTOL Air Taxi

Feb 01, 2018
JetBlue Airways and Toyota are among investors plowing a total of $100 million into startup Joby Aviation to take its five-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi into pre-production and certification.

Industry Data

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U.S. Airline Employees: Top 10 Airlines, November 2017

Feb 05, 2018
View the U.S. Airline Employees: Top 10 Airlines, November 2017 chart in PDF format.
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SpeedNews Aircraft & Engines Marketplace

Feb 05, 2018
View the SpeedNews Aircraft & Engines Marketplace chart in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Feb 05, 2018
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Feb. 6-9—NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, https://www.nbaa.org/events/sdc/2018/