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October 30, 2013

BTS Releases August Passenger Airline Employment Data

August 2013 Employment Down 2.2 Percent From August 2012

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 380,328 workers in August 2013, 2.2 percent fewer than in August 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported Tuesday. August was the 12th consecutive month that full-time equivalent (FTE) employment for U.S. scheduled passenger carriers was below that of the same month of the previous year.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada Invests $275 Million In Facilities

Major Investments Revolve Around The Creation Of A World-Class Center Of Excellence For Intelligent Manufacturing In Longueuil

Accompanied by Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, Quebec government representatives, members of the aerospace industry and academic/research sectors and many employees, John Saabas, President, Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), today announced investments totaling $275 million over five years, including the creation of a World-Class Center of Excellence for Intelligent Manufacturing in Longueuil.

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China Southern A380 Makes First Flight To Australia

Superjumbo Aircraft Lands In Sydney On Inaugural Flight

New South Wales, Australia Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner on Tuesday welcomed the first China Southern A380 flight into Sydney, saying it is an important service for Australia-bound Chinese visitors who now surpass New Zealand visitor numbers to NSW.

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Gold Bars Discovered In Airliner Toilet

Authorities Suspect Smuggler Got Spooked And Ditched The Loot

A cleaning crew working on an airplane from an unnamed airline that had just completed a flight from Dubai to Bangladesh got an unexpected surprise when they were cleaning a toilet on the airplane.

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AD NUMBER: 2013-20-14

PRODUCT: Certain the Boeing Company Model 747-400 and -400F series airplanes.

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IAM Members Ratify Contracts At United Airlines

Vote Concludes Four Years Of Negotiations

After more than four years of negotiations, a merger of three airlines and numerous representation elections, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced Tuesday that members at United Airlines ratified agreements covering approximately 30,000 fleet service, passenger service and stockroom employees.

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Boeing Continues To Tweak 737 MAX Performance

Efficiency Increases By An Additional One Percent In Recent Tests

Boeing says the 737 MAX program has continued to make steady development progress since reaching Firm Configuration on the 737 MAX 8 in July. Engineers have completed an assessment of the airplane's performance confirming an additional 1 percent fuel-efficiency improvement over the 13 percent already promised to customers.

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