Air Transport World - March 2015

CONTENTS

5 EDITORIAL

The Golden Rule for UAS
Airspace Rulemaking

By Karen Walker

9 NEWS BRIEFS

9 Qatar buys stake in IAG; US majors challenge Open Skies

10 Bombardier completes more CSeries tests toward certification

11 All Nippon Airways places Airbus, Boeing orders

12 American nets $2.9 billion; decision not to hedge fuel pays off

13 Southwest Airlines earns record

$1.14 billion 2014 net profit

14 ANALYSIS

Playing the Hedging Game

When oil prices plunge, speculating on fuel can be a costly bet for airlines

By Aaron Karp

35 TRENDS

41 CUSTOMER SERVICES

41 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

41 ADVERTISERS’ WEBSITES

42 COMMENTARY
The Open Skies Debate

Gulf carrier competition is not fair.

By Lee Moak

43 INTERVIEW
French Flair
Fabrice Brégier, President & CEO
Airbus

By Kurt Hofmann

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Air Transport World

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