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Aviation Daily, February 26, 2018

VOL. 411 NO. 38 February 26, 2018

Airlines

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IAG’s Rapid Capacity Expansion Plan Makes Investors Wary

Feb 23, 2018
Encouraged by much-improved results across all of its airline units and a robust unit revenue performance, International Airlines Group (IAG) plans to expand capacity significantly in 2018. But investors are expressing concern about the plan.
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Qatar Airways Ready To Go Supersonic

Feb 23, 2018
Qatar Airways is keeping a close eye on supersonic transport projects as a hoped-for next step in luxury air travel, CEO Akbar Al Baker said on the sidelines of the carrier’s first Airbus A350-1000 delivery here Feb. 20.
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Volaris Faces ‘Challenging’ Year As It Adds Capacity

Feb 22, 2018
Mexico City-based ultra LCC Volaris, faced with an extremely competitive low cost market combined with fluctuating currency exchange rates, posted a MXP595 million ($30.2 million) full-year net loss for 2017, a reversal of the airline’s MXP3.5 billion net profit in 2016.
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Tourism Increase Spurs Expansion For Thai AirAsia

Feb 23, 2018
International travelers to Thailand increased by 9% in 2017 to 35.4 million, and the Thai government projects the total will rise to more than 37 million this year.
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Flydubai Optimistic For 2018

Feb 22, 2018
Dubai-based hybrid carrier flydubai reported a full-year profit of AED37.3 million ($10.1 million) for 2017, up on the 2016 figure of AED31.6 million.
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LATAM Examines Maintenance Strategy

Feb 23, 2018
LATAM Airlines Group is more than one year into its new business model aimed at increasing competitiveness against ULCC competitors; the next step involves examining particular aspects of its maintenance strategy.
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Level Beats Expectations; Fleet Decision Next

Feb 23, 2018
International Airlines Group (IAG) is reviewing the future fleet composition of its new long-haul LCC Level now that the airline has produced encouraging results in its first seven months of flying.

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Changes Airline, Repair Station Data-Collection Process

Feb 23, 2018
The FAA has ordered inspectors to stop asking airlines and repair stations to submit data that supports the agency’s new certificate oversight methodology following industry input that the process doesn’t have required higher-level government approval.

Cargo

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New HNA Cargo Carrier To Shift Traffic From Beijing

Feb 24, 2018
An HNA Group airline intended to shift cargo traffic away from congested Beijing Capital International Airport plans to begin flying on May 2.

Safety

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Flight Safety Foundation Calls For International Drone Regulation

Feb 22, 2018
Declaring that a “compelling public safety need exists,” the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is calling on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to expedite the development of international standards for regulating small drones.

Technology

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Battery Selection Moves Eviation’s Regional Aircraft Toward Flight

Feb 22, 2018
Israeli startup Eviation Aviation has selected South Korea’s Kokam to supply lithium-polymer batteries for its initial Alice all-electric regional aircraft, and hopes to fly a full-scale prototype by early 2019.

Suppliers

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Safran’s Third Leap Fan Blade Factory Part Of CFM Ramp-Up

Feb 23, 2018
The latest factory is in Querétaro, Mexico, and follows joint Leap factories opened by Safran and Albany in Rochester, New Hampshire, and Commercy, France, in 2014.

Industry Data

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U.S. Airline Employment: Low-Cost Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees By Month 2013-2017

Feb 26, 2018
View the U.S. Airline Employment: Low-Cost Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees By Month 2013-2017 chart in PDF format.
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SpeedNews Aircraft & Engines Marketplace

Feb 26, 2018
View the SpeedNews Aircraft & Engines Marketplace chart in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Feb 26, 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. 26-28—National Business Aviation Association Leadership Conference, Loews Coranado Bay Resort, San Diego, California, nbaa.org/events/leadership/2018/