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Aviation Daily, March 19, 2018

VOL. 411 NO. 52 March 19, 2018

Airframers/Suppliers

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UTC-Boeing Agreement Clears Way For Rockwell Merger

Mar 16, 2018
United Technologies Corp. (UTC), which is in the process of buying Rockwell Collins, signed an agreement with ultra-important customer Boeing, representing a green light for UTC’s Rockwell acquisition and the consolidation of major aerospace suppliers.

Airlines

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Airline Fleet Analysis: United Sees Flexibility Benefit From Used Aircraft

Mar 16, 2018
United Airlines is “actively pursuing” more used aircraft and sees its recently activated strategy of adding second-hand lift as a long-term play that provides more fleet flexibility, a top executive said.
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Lufthansa Group Slows 2018 Capacity Growth

Mar 16, 2018
Lufthansa Group said it has been forced to slow down its 2018 capacity expansion because it is struggling to find additional aircraft and the build-up of low-fare unit Eurowings is taking longer than expected.
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Ryanair To Offer Pilots In Germany Direct Employment

Mar 16, 2018
Ryanair said it would offer all its pilots in Germany direct employment contracts after the agency supplying pilots to the LCC in Germany said it would stop providing them.
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LATAM’s Domestic Markets Boost 2017 Performance

Mar 16, 2018
Santiago, Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group reported a $155.3 million net profit for 2017, more than doubling the group’s $69.2 million in net income in 2016, on the back of the company’s highest full-year operating income ($715 million, up 25.8% from 2016) since its formative merger six years ago. LATAM met its operating margin guidance for the year, reaching 7%, up from 6% in 2016.
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Air Canada To Use 737 MAX To Replace Some Rouge Flying

Mar 16, 2018
Air Canada's recently-announced plans to increase frequencies on several North American leisure routes next winter includes swapping Rouge-branded Boeing 767-300s to mainline flying with 737-8s.
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Small Planet Targets Growth In Germany As Fleet Increases

Mar 16, 2018
Lithuanian leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines said it would add six Airbus aircraft to its fleet in 2018, bringing the total up to 28, and is poised to become the largest carrier in the Baltic States in terms of passengers, fleet and revenue this year.

Air Navigation

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FAA Says Money Will Be Saved By Retiring Some Radars

Mar 16, 2018
FAA expects to save money by retiring some existing radar systems as early as 2020, once the shift is made to automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) as its primary means of aircraft surveillance.

Suppliers

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TransDigm Buys Elastomers Unit From Esterline

Mar 16, 2018
Cleveland-based TransDigm Group bought the Kirkhill elastomers business from Esterline Technologies for $50 million in cash, the companies said March 15.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Mar 20, 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.)