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June 28, 2016

United, AFA Reach Agreement For Flight Attendants

Brings All FAs Into A Single Work Group For Collective Bargaining

An agreement on terms of a joint contract that would bring the airline’s more than 25,000 flight attendants together into a single work group, has been reached between United Airlines and the AFA.

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FAA Approves Addition Of ERJ 145XR To CommutAir Operating Certificate

Regional Carrier Plans To Take Delivery Of 40 Jets Over The Next Two Years

The FAA has approved the addition of ERJ 145XR Regional Jets to the operating certificate for regional airline CommunterAir. The authorization marks a key milestone in the company's growth plans as it expects to take delivery of forty jets over the next two years.

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SkyWest Airlines Announces Partnership With ATP Flight School

ATP Students May Receive Up To $11,000 Tuition Reimbursement

SkyWest Airlines has unveiled a new Tuition Reimbursement Program agreement with ATP Flight School, helping aspiring pilots solidify their career pathway to SkyWest Airlines. Together, SkyWest and ATP are providing a pathway for students to take control of their aviation careers.

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Boeing Political Ties Revealed In Iran Nuclear Deal

Former Clinton Administration Diplomat Involved In Negotiations Was On The Boeing Payroll

A former diplomat under then-President Bill Clinton who helped push through the Iran nuclear deal was being supported financially by Boeing.

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Taxing Canadian Airports Means Taxing Travellers, Too

Montreal Economic Institute Think Tank Suggests An Alternative Plan

Canadian airports have recently enjoyed a temporary break thanks to lower fuel prices and the weakness of the loonie, but the taxes and charges imposed on them by government remain too high and undermine the competitiveness of the Canadian airline sector, shows a Viewpoint published by the MEI.

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CALC Delivers Two New Airbus A320 Aircraft To Pegasus Airlines

Carrier Is The Chinese Company's First Customer In Europe

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited has delivered two new Airbus A320 aircraft to Turkey’s leading Low Cost Airline Pegasus Airlines, its first customer in Europe, based on the lease agreements signed in 2015. With the latest delivery, CALC’s fleet has expanded to 70 aircraft.

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NextGen Benefits At Los Angeles International

FAA Says Data Comm 'Revolutionizes Communications' Between Pilots And Controllers

NextGen is bringing new benefits to Los Angeles International Airport through a technology called Data Comm. Data Comm revolutionizes communications between air traffic controllers and pilots by replacing some traditional voice communications with digital information exchanges – like texting versus talking over the phone.  

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Transportation Department, NASA, Partners Visit Charlotte

Open Test Lab To Streamline Air Travel

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden were joined Friday by representatives from the FAA, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), American Airlines, and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to celebrate the official opening of a new airspace technology demonstration (ATD-2) laboratory. This laboratory is part of a five-year test project aimed to streamline the arrival and departure of aircraft and improve surface operations to increase safety and efficiency and reduce fuel use in our nation’s aviation system.

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Southwest Delays Delivery Of Nearly 70 737 MAX Airplanes

Will Still Become Launch Customer Next Year

Southwest Airlines has delayed the delivery of 67 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, while it has plans to accelerate the delivery of six 737-800s to 2017 rather than 2018.

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Airline Industry Opposes New Jersey Tax Hike Proposal

Plan Would Boost Tax On Aviation Fuel From Four To Seven Percent

A major airline industry trade association has come out strongly opposed to a proposal by the New Jersey State Legislature to increase aviation fuel taxes by three percent to fund infrastructure projects in the state.

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